Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative: Summer Institute for Youth

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	Federal Grant Title:	Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative: Summer Institute for Youth
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Please see full announcement.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ECA-PE-C-PY-06-49
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 22, 2006
	Creation Date:	Mar 22, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 27, 2006 04/27/2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 28, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$171,750
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$171,750
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see full announcement.
Grant Description: The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Summer Institute for Youth, a pilot project under the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3), including accredited, post-secondary U.S. educational institutions, may submit proposals to provide a three-week U.S.-based institute in the summer of 2006 for up to 40 teenagers aged 16-19 from Europe, Eurasia, and the United States focused on civic education, leadership development, and community activism as a way to unite young adults across the Atlantic Ocean. Please note: Funding for this program will be provided from FREEDOM Support and SEED Act transfers. This program will be funded pending the successful transfer of funds to ECA.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative: Summer Institute for Youth
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/apr027rfgp.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Hans Posey
PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Phone (202)203-7466 PoseyHE@state.gov PoseyHE@state.gov
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