Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program
	CFDA Number:	19.410
	CFDA Description:	Educational Exchange_Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
	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-08-08
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 11, 2007
	Creation Date:	Oct 11, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 08, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 08, 2007
	Archive Date:	Nov 09, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	7
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,256,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	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 CBYX program supports the exchange of American and German young people in order to sustain and strengthen German-American friendship based on common values of democracy, and to convey lasting personal and institutional relationships to the successor generation. The primary objective of the program is to encourage American and German youth to learn about each other's society and culture through educational exchange. Additional goals for this competition include a renewed effort to promote the participants' roles as young ambassadors and the impact they can have on US-German relations, and to strengthen the linkages between US Representatives and their Bundestag counterparts. The program provides a full scholarship for an academic year experience of living and studying in the host country.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/nov8rfgp.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Hans Posey Program Specialist
poseyhe@state.gov [poseyhe@state.gov]