FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0017057
- Agency
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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,000,000
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
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is seeking applicants for the FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa (YA-AF) program. This cooperative agreement will provide a three-week exchange program in the United States for youth (ages 15-18) and adult mentors from sub-Saharan African countries, focused on civic engagement, leadership development, and pluralism. Eligible applicants include U.S. public and private academic institutions, as well as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with at least four years of international exchange experience. The application deadline is February 3, 2025, and the evaluation criteria will assess the applicant's ability to coordinate program logistics, engage participants, and measure performance outcomes using ECA's standardized Monitoring Data for ECA (MODE) Framework.
ECA anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement worth approximately $1,000,000 with a 24-month period of performance beginning June 1, 2025. The program will be implemented in calendar year 2026, with U.S. embassies responsible for recruiting and selecting the participants from sub-Saharan African countries. The recipient organization will be required to coordinate all aspects of the U.S.-based programming, including pre-departure activities, international/domestic travel, homestay placements, and follow-on community projects in the participants' home countries.
Synopsis
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Update #3 · Latest ·
This NOFO, FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa (YA - AF) program, has been cancelled. -
This NOFO, FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa (YA - AF) program, has been cancelled.
Update #2 ·
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa (YA - AF) program. U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to provide youth and adult mentors from countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a three-week exchange program in the United States focused on the primary themes of civic engagement, leadership development, and pluralism. U.S. embassies and consulates (here after referred to as posts) in sub-Saharan Africa will recruit, screen, and select the participants. ECA funding will support the planning and implementation of U.S.-based programming, including pre-departure domestic travel, participant international travel, as well as supporting participant follow-on projects designed to share the benefits of the exchange in home communities.
It is ECA's intent to award one cooperative agreement for programming in 2026.
Please see the full announcement for additional information.
Update #1 ·
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa (YA - AF) program. U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to provide youth and adult mentors from countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a three-week exchange program in the United States focused on the primary themes of civic engagement, leadership development, and pluralism. U.S. embassies and consulates (here after referred to as posts) in sub-Saharan Africa will recruit, screen, and select the participants. ECA funding will support the planning and implementation of U.S.-based programming, including pre-departure domestic travel, participant international travel, as well as supporting participant follow-on projects designed to share the benefits of the exchange in home communities. It is ECA's intent to award one cooperative agreement for programming in 2026. Please see the full announcement for additional information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Performance Monitoring Plan_2-24.pdf | ||
| Performance Monitoring Plan_2-24.docx | DOCX document | |
| FY_25_YA_AF_POGI.pdf | ||
| FY_25_YA_AF_NOFO.pdf | ||
| FY_25_YA_AF_NOFO.pdf |
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