Opportunity Information: Apply for ECA A E USS 11 05 09
Apply for ECA A E USS 11 05 09
- 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 "Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars and Secondary Educators" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.401 Academic Exchange Programs Scholars.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 17, 2010 and posted on Sep 17, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 27, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,520,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $360,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
- Please see full announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Branch for the Study of the United States, offered a discretionary grant competition to fund the design and implementation of five separate Study of the United States Institutes (SUSIs). These Institutes were planned as intensive, six-week academic and cultural programs beginning in June 2011, contingent on the availability of funds. The overall purpose was to bring together multinational cohorts of experienced foreign educators and give them a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the United States, with emphasis on U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions, in ways participants could take back into their teaching, curriculum development, and broader professional work.
The opportunity supported five different Institute themes, and each applicant organization was allowed to compete to host only one of them. Four Institutes were structured for groups of 18 foreign university-level faculty members, each centered on a specific topic: American Politics and Political Thought; Contemporary American Literature; Religious Pluralism in the United States; and U.S. Foreign Policy. A fifth Institute, designed as a more general survey of U.S. studies, was intended for a larger cohort of 30 foreign secondary educators. A key compliance rule shaped the competition: submitting more than one proposal under this funding opportunity made all submissions from that applicant technically ineligible, meaning they would not move forward for review.
Awards were to be made as cooperative agreements, reflecting a model in which the funding agency typically expects substantial involvement in program direction and oversight compared with a standard grant. The competition anticipated making five awards total, aligning with the five Institute options. Total estimated funding for the competition was $1,520,000, with individual awards expected to fall within a relatively tight band: a funding floor of $290,000 and a ceiling of $360,000 per award. Cost sharing or matching funds were not required, lowering a common barrier for eligible organizations.
Eligible applicants included U.S. public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category listing). The catalog reference connected to this opportunity was CFDA 19.401, Academic Exchange Programs. The funding opportunity number was ECA A E USS 11 05 09, and the posted and creation date were September 17, 2010. The application deadline was October 27, 2010, and the opportunity was archived on October 28, 2010.
For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed program contact was Hans Posey, Program Specialist, reachable at poseyhe@state.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What agency offered this grant opportunity?
This discretionary grant competition was offered by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Branch for the Study of the United States.
2) What is the overall purpose of the funding opportunity?
The purpose was to fund the design and implementation of five separate Study of the United States Institutes (SUSIs). The Institutes were intended to bring together multinational cohorts of experienced foreign educators and provide a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the United States, with emphasis on U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions. The expectation was that participants would apply what they learned to teaching, curriculum development, and broader professional work in their home contexts.
3) What type of program was a Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) under this competition?
Each SUSI was planned as an intensive academic and cultural program lasting six weeks, beginning in June 2011, contingent on the availability of funds.
4) How many Institutes (awards) were anticipated?
The competition anticipated five awards total, corresponding to five separate Institute themes/options.
5) What were the five Institute themes supported by this opportunity?
The five Institute themes were:
- American Politics and Political Thought
- Contemporary American Literature
- Religious Pluralism in the United States
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- A general survey of U.S. studies (for secondary educators)
6) Who were the intended participants for the four topic-specific Institutes?
Four Institutes were structured for cohorts of 18 foreign university-level faculty members, each centered on one of the specific topics (American Politics and Political Thought; Contemporary American Literature; Religious Pluralism in the United States; and U.S. Foreign Policy).
7) Who were the intended participants for the general U.S. studies Institute?
The fifth Institute was designed as a general survey of U.S. studies and was intended for a cohort of 30 foreign secondary educators.
8) Could an organization apply to host more than one Institute theme?
No. Each applicant organization was allowed to compete to host only one of the Institute themes under this funding opportunity.
9) What happened if an applicant submitted more than one proposal?
Submitting more than one proposal under this opportunity made all submissions from that applicant technically ineligible, meaning they would not move forward for review.
10) What award instrument was expected (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Awards were to be made as cooperative agreements, which indicates the funding agency typically expects substantial involvement in program direction and oversight compared with a standard grant.
11) What was the estimated total funding available for the competition?
The total estimated funding for the competition was $1,520,000.
12) What was the expected funding range per award?
Individual awards were expected to range from $290,000 (floor) to $360,000 (ceiling) per award.
13) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching funds were not required.
14) Which organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included:
- U.S. public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category listing)
15) What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The catalog reference for this opportunity was CFDA 19.401, Academic Exchange Programs.
16) What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was ECA A E USS 11 05 09.
17) When was the opportunity posted?
The posted and creation date was September 17, 2010.
18) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was October 27, 2010.
19) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on October 28, 2010.
20) When were the Institutes planned to begin?
The Institutes were planned to begin in June 2011, contingent on the availability of funds.
21) Who was the program contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed program contact was Hans Posey, Program Specialist.
22) How could the program contact be reached?
Hans Posey could be reached by email at poseyhe@state.gov.
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