Opportunity Information: Apply for ECA PE C PY 11 30
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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 "Youth Leadership Program with South Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives) and the Youth Leadership Program with Azerbaijan" 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 Mar 21, 2011 and posted on Mar 21, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,311,500.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Please see full announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Youth Programs Division. It announces an open competition for two separate but related Youth Leadership Programs: one focused on South Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives) and another focused on Azerbaijan. The intent is to fund organizations that can design and run reciprocal exchange programs that bring together high school-aged youth and adult participants for structured leadership development experiences, with a strong emphasis on civic engagement and practical community impact.
Both programs are built around substantive, roughly three-week international exchanges hosted in the partner countries and connected to parallel engagement in the United States. The programming is meant to go beyond simple cultural exposure and instead concentrate on core civic themes: civic rights and responsibilities, youth leadership development, respect for diversity, and community activism. A key expected outcome is that participants return home prepared to plan and carry out projects that address real community needs, suggesting the program is designed to produce tangible follow-on action rather than ending when the travel concludes.
The opportunity is offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically means the government expects to be more involved in guiding or collaborating on the project than it would under a standard grant. Two awards are expected in total, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,311,500 across both awards. The award ceiling is listed as $700,000, indicating that no single award should exceed that amount. Cost sharing or matching is required, so applicants must contribute some portion of resources (cash and/or allowable in-kind support) in addition to the federal funds.
The two program tracks differ mainly in geographic focus and participant scale. Program A, the Youth Leadership Program with South Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives), asks applicants to plan to recruit and select approximately 30 youth and adult participants spread across the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United States. Program B, the Youth Leadership Program with Azerbaijan, is larger, asking applicants to plan to recruit and select approximately 105 to 125 youth and adult participants in Azerbaijan and the United States. In both tracks, the expectation is that participants include high school students along with adults, which commonly implies educators, youth mentors, or community leaders who can support youth learning and help sustain projects after the exchange.
Eligibility is aimed primarily at organizations capable of managing international exchanges and youth programming. Public and private nonprofits that qualify under IRS 501(c)(3) are explicitly invited to apply. The eligible applicant categories also include private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and potentially other entities as described in the full announcement. The funding falls under CFDA number 19.415, Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs (Citizen Exchanges), which aligns with ECA's broader public diplomacy mission of fostering mutual understanding through people-to-people engagement.
Key administrative details place this as a 2011 competition: it was posted and created on March 21, 2011, with a closing date of May 11, 2011, and an archive date of May 12, 2011. The funding opportunity number is ECA PE C PY 11 30. Anyone needing help accessing the full announcement was directed to contact Hans Posey, Program Specialist, at poseyhe@state.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this funding opportunity?
This is an open competition from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, to fund Youth Leadership Programs that use reciprocal exchange programming to build youth leadership and civic engagement.
2. Who is the sponsoring office within the U.S. Department of State?
The opportunity is administered by ECA (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs), specifically the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Youth Programs Division.
3. What programs are being competed under this announcement?
The announcement covers two separate but related Youth Leadership Program tracks:
- Program A: Youth Leadership Program with South Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives)
- Program B: Youth Leadership Program with Azerbaijan
4. What is the purpose or intent of the programs?
The intent is to support organizations that can design and run structured leadership development experiences for high school-aged youth and adult participants, with a strong emphasis on civic engagement and practical community impact.
5. What are the main themes the programming is expected to address?
The exchange programming is expected to focus on core civic themes, including:
- Civic rights and responsibilities
- Youth leadership development
- Respect for diversity
- Community activism
6. Is the exchange primarily cultural, or is it focused on civic outcomes?
Based on the description, the program is intended to go beyond cultural exposure and instead concentrate on civic engagement and leadership development, with participants prepared to take practical action in their communities after the exchange.
7. What outcomes are expected for participants after the exchange ends?
A key expected outcome is that participants return home ready to plan and carry out projects that address real community needs, indicating follow-on community action is an important goal of the program.
8. What is meant by "reciprocal exchange" in this opportunity?
The opportunity describes reciprocal exchange programming that connects a substantive international exchange hosted in partner countries with parallel engagement in the United States, bringing together participants from the United States and the partner country/region.
9. How long is the international exchange component expected to be?
The programs are built around substantive, roughly three-week international exchanges hosted in the partner countries.
10. Where are the exchanges hosted?
The international exchanges are hosted in the partner countries relevant to each program track (South Asia partner countries for Program A, and Azerbaijan for Program B), and the programming is connected to engagement in the United States.
11. What type of award is expected?
This is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement.
12. How is a cooperative agreement different from a standard grant in this context?
The description notes that a cooperative agreement typically means the U.S. government expects to be more involved in guiding or collaborating on the project than it would be under a standard grant.
13. How many awards are expected?
Two awards are expected in total across the two program tracks.
14. What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $1,311,500 across both awards.
15. What is the maximum amount allowed per award?
The award ceiling is $700,000, meaning no single award should exceed $700,000.
16. Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required, so applicants must contribute resources in addition to federal funds (cash and/or allowable in-kind support).
17. What is Program A (South Asia) and which countries does it involve?
Program A is the Youth Leadership Program with South Asia and involves Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, along with engagement involving the United States.
18. What participant scale is expected for Program A (South Asia)?
Applicants are asked to plan to recruit and select approximately 30 youth and adult participants spread across the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
19. What is Program B (Azerbaijan) and what participant scale is expected?
Program B is the Youth Leadership Program with Azerbaijan and is larger in scale, asking applicants to plan to recruit and select approximately 105 to 125 youth and adult participants in Azerbaijan and the United States.
20. Who are the intended participants (youth vs. adults)?
Both tracks are expected to include high school-aged youth as well as adult participants. The information suggests adults commonly include educators, youth mentors, or community leaders who can support youth learning and help sustain projects after the exchange.
21. What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is aimed primarily at organizations capable of managing international exchanges and youth programming. Eligible applicants explicitly include:
- Public and private nonprofit organizations that qualify under IRS 501(c)(3)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Potentially other entities as described in the full announcement
22. What CFDA program does this opportunity fall under?
This opportunity is under CFDA number 19.415, Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs (Citizen Exchanges).
23. What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is ECA PE C PY 11 30.
24. When was the opportunity posted and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted and created on March 21, 2011. The closing date was May 11, 2011, and the archive date was May 12, 2011.
25. Who should be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
For help accessing the full announcement, the notice directs applicants to contact Hans Posey, Program Specialist, at poseyhe@state.gov.
26. Does this announcement specify how applicants should structure recruitment and selection?
The information provided indicates applicants should plan to recruit and select participants at the approximate scales listed for each program track, but details beyond that are referenced as being in the full announcement.
27. Are the two program tracks funded together or separately?
The notice describes two separate but related programs under one competition and states two awards are expected in total, indicating each track is anticipated to be funded as its own award.
28. What does "open competition" mean here?
The announcement states it is an open competition, meaning eligible organizations may apply to compete for the awards under the terms of the opportunity.
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