Opportunity Information: Apply for ECA ECAPEC 14 052
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- The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2014 Workshops for Youth Leaders in English Teaching (WYLET)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.415 Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs Citizen Exchanges.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 16, 2014 and posted on Apr 16, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2014 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $420,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 Workshops for Youth Leaders in English Teaching (WYLET) grant opportunity, offered by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), sought one organization to run a multi-phase exchange and training program focused on English language teaching, specifically teaching English as a foreign language. ECA planned to fund this work through a single cooperative agreement, meaning the recipient would carry out the project in close coordination with ECA rather than operating entirely independently. The overall intent was to strengthen participants ability to teach and lead English learning activities after returning to their home countries, using a structured workshop model paired with sustained alumni engagement.
The core program design centered on three in-person workshops in the United States delivered to consecutive cohorts of competitively selected students who were already participating in ECA-funded academic-year high school exchange programs. These workshops were meant to equip students with practical skills and confidence to actively engage others and teach English upon returning home. A defining feature of the project was its emphasis on alumni follow-on: the announcement makes clear that alumni support and post-workshop continuation activities were not an optional add-on but, in many ways, the most important component of the entire effort. The expectation was that participants would not only learn during the workshop, but also transition into multipliers who could train peers and support English teaching in their communities over time.
A major expansion element in this FY 2014 cycle was the planned training and inclusion of former workshop alumni as peer trainers. Beginning with the previously funded spring 2015 workshop, alumni would be prepared to help teach and facilitate future U.S.-based workshops. Program development and planning were expected to begin in September 2014, including a transparent, merit-based recruitment strategy to identify workshop alumni who would travel to the United States starting in the first half of 2015. Those alumni would then participate in teaching at a series of U.S. workshops scheduled for spring 2016, 2017, and 2018. To prepare alumni for these facilitation roles, the program called for a virtual training component, indicating that ECA expected structured remote preparation before alumni arrived in the U.S. to serve as peer trainers.
The opportunity also highlighted continuity with earlier federal investment. ECA noted that a similar award had been made in FY 2012 to support workshops conducted in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and that ECA would assist the FY 2014 award recipient in reaching out to workshop alumni and building on resources developed through that FY 2012 project. In practical terms, this suggested the FY 2014 recipient should leverage existing materials, networks, and lessons learned rather than starting from scratch, and should coordinate with ECA to connect with former participants.
Financially, ECA anticipated an award in the range of 350,000 to 420,000, with an award ceiling of 420,000 and an award floor of 350,000. The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, and cost sharing or matching was required. The program fell under CFDA 19.415 (Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges), reflecting its exchange-program structure and public-diplomacy focus rather than purely domestic education programming.
Eligibility was open to several types of U.S.-based entities, including nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that category), as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. The opportunity was posted on April 16, 2014, and closed on May 23, 2014, with the archive date listed as June 22, 2014. The federal listing identifies the opportunity as discretionary and classifies its activity category as "Other" (with no additional clarification provided in the category explanation field).
For applicants, the practical takeaway is that ECA was looking for an organization capable of designing and delivering recurring workshops for high school exchange students, building a structured pipeline that turns past participants into trained peer facilitators, and sustaining momentum through alumni follow-on activities and virtual preparation. The program was designed to create a cycle of youth leadership in English teaching, where each cohort supports the next and where the long-term impact depends heavily on how well alumni are trained, mobilized, and supported after the initial workshop experience.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - FY 2014 Workshops for Youth Leaders in English Teaching (WYLET)
1. What is the FY 2014 WYLET grant opportunity?
The FY 2014 Workshops for Youth Leaders in English Teaching (WYLET) opportunity was a U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) grant seeking one organization to run a multi-phase exchange and training program focused on English language teaching (teaching English as a foreign language). The project was structured around in-person workshops in the United States combined with sustained alumni follow-on activities after participants returned home.
2. Who offered this funding opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).
3. What was the main goal of the WYLET program?
The intent was to strengthen participants' ability to teach and lead English learning activities in their home countries after returning from the U.S., using a structured workshop model paired with ongoing alumni engagement and support.
4. What type of award was used to fund the project?
ECA planned to fund the work through a single cooperative agreement. This means the recipient would carry out the project in close coordination with ECA rather than operating fully independently.
5. How many organizations were expected to be funded?
ECA sought one organization to implement the program under a single cooperative agreement.
6. What did the core program design include?
The core design centered on three in-person workshops in the United States delivered to consecutive cohorts of competitively selected students. These students were already participating in ECA-funded academic-year high school exchange programs.
7. Who were the intended workshop participants?
Participants were competitively selected students who were already part of ECA-funded academic-year high school exchange programs.
8. What were the U.S.-based workshops intended to teach participants?
The workshops were intended to build practical skills and confidence so participants could actively engage others and teach English after returning to their home countries.
9. Why were alumni follow-on activities emphasized?
The opportunity stated that alumni support and post-workshop continuation activities were not optional. They were described as, in many ways, the most important component of the effort because long-term impact depended on participants becoming "multipliers" who could train peers and support English teaching in their communities over time.
10. What does it mean that participants were expected to become "multipliers"?
It means participants were expected to carry skills and leadership back home and extend the impact beyond themselves by teaching others, training peers, and sustaining English learning activities within their communities after the workshop.
11. What new expansion element was highlighted for the FY 2014 cycle?
A major expansion was the planned training and inclusion of former workshop alumni as peer trainers. Alumni would be prepared to help teach and facilitate future U.S.-based workshops, beginning with the previously funded spring 2015 workshop and continuing with workshops scheduled for spring 2016, 2017, and 2018.
12. When was program development and planning expected to begin?
Program development and planning were expected to begin in September 2014.
13. How were alumni peer trainers expected to be selected?
The program called for a transparent, merit-based recruitment strategy to identify workshop alumni who would travel to the United States starting in the first half of 2015.
14. When were alumni expected to travel to the United States as part of the peer-trainer pipeline?
The plan anticipated alumni traveling to the United States starting in the first half of 2015.
15. What were the planned U.S. workshop years where alumni would serve as peer trainers?
The announcement referenced a series of U.S. workshops scheduled for spring 2016, 2017, and 2018 in which trained alumni would participate in teaching and facilitation.
16. Was there a virtual training component?
Yes. The program called for a virtual training component to prepare alumni for facilitation roles before they arrived in the United States to serve as peer trainers.
17. How did this opportunity relate to prior ECA funding (FY 2012)?
ECA noted that a similar award had been made in FY 2012 to support workshops conducted in 2013, 2014, and 2015. ECA also indicated it would assist the FY 2014 award recipient in reaching out to workshop alumni and building on resources developed through the FY 2012 project.
18. Was the FY 2014 recipient expected to use existing materials or networks?
Yes. The description suggested the FY 2014 recipient should leverage existing materials, networks, and lessons learned from the earlier FY 2012 project rather than starting from scratch, and coordinate with ECA to connect with former participants.
19. What was the expected award amount?
ECA anticipated an award in the range of $350,000 to $420,000.
20. What were the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling was $420,000 and the award floor was $350,000.
21. Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching was required under this opportunity.
22. What CFDA number applied to this program?
The program fell under CFDA 19.415, titled "Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges."
23. What did the CFDA classification suggest about the program?
The CFDA classification reflects an exchange-program and public-diplomacy focus, rather than a purely domestic education program.
24. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was open to U.S.-based entities including: (1) nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that category), (2) public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and (3) private institutions of higher education.
25. When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on April 16, 2014 and closed on May 23, 2014.
26. What was the archive date?
The archive date listed for the opportunity was June 22, 2014.
27. How was the opportunity classified in the federal listing?
The federal listing identified the opportunity as discretionary and classified its activity category as "Other" (with no additional clarification in the category explanation field).
28. What practical capabilities was ECA looking for in an applicant organization?
Based on the description, ECA was looking for an organization capable of designing and delivering recurring U.S.-based workshops for high school exchange students, building a structured pipeline that turns past participants into trained peer facilitators, and sustaining momentum through strong alumni follow-on activities and virtual preparation.
29. What was the long-term theory of impact behind WYLET?
The program was designed to create a cycle of youth leadership in English teaching where each cohort supports the next, and where long-term outcomes depend heavily on how well alumni are trained, mobilized, and supported after the initial workshop experience.
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