FY 2025 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Enhancement Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0016959
- Agency
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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $150,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is seeking applicants for the FY 2025 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Enhancement Program. The program is designed to provide civic education workshops for up to 300 German CBYX participants in the United States, covering topics such as civil society, political life, and U.S.-Germany relations. Eligible applicants are U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting 501(c)(3) requirements. The application deadline is December 4, 2024, and ECA anticipates awarding up to two cooperative agreements of one base year plus one non-competitive continuation year.
ECA anticipates awarding up to $1.5 million in total funding for this program. The workshops are planned for the 2026-2027 academic year, with potential continuation in 2027-2028 pending performance and funding. The program is authorized under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and falls under the Department of State's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415).
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the administration of the FY 2025 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Enhancement Program.
The CBYX Program was inaugurated in 1983 through a bilateral agreement between the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag. The program celebrates German-American friendship based on common values of democracy and conveys lasting personal and institutional relationships through an academic year school and home-stay experience. Annually, up to 300 American and 300 German youth participate in the program's high school, young professionals and vocational components. There are more than 29,000 U.S. and German alumni of the program.
American participants in Germany are provided with mid-year enhancement activities as well as end-of-year sessions which include meetings with members of the Bundestag. The CBYX Enhancement Program is designed to provide a similar experience to the German participants in the United States.
U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit a proposal to conduct civic education workshops covering all 300 2026-2027 CBYX participants or may submit a proposal covering the 235 2026-2027 high school participants or covering the 65 2026-2027 young professional participants, respectively.
Please see the full announcement for more information.
Update #1 ·
The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the administration of the FY 2025 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Enhancement Program. The CBYX Program was inaugurated in 1983 through a bilateral agreement between the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag. The program celebrates German-American friendship based on common values of democracy and conveys lasting personal and institutional relationships through an academic year school and home-stay experience. Annually, up to 300 American and 300 German youth participate in the program's high school, young professionals and vocational components. There are more than 29,000 U.S. and German alumni of the program. American participants in Germany are provided with mid-year enhancement activities as well as end-of-year sessions which include meetings with members of the Bundestag. The CBYX Enhancement Program is designed to provide a similar experience to the German participants in the United States. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit a proposal to conduct civic education workshops covering all 300 2026-2027 CBYX participants or may submit a proposal covering the 235 2026-2027 high school participants or covering the 65 2026-2027 young professional participants, respectively. Please see the full announcement for more information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Monitoring Plan_2-24.pdf | ||
| Performance Monitoring Plan_2-24.docx | DOCX document | |
| FY25 CBYX Enhancement POGI.pdf | ||
| FY25 CBYX Enhancement NOFO.pdf |
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