FY-2010 Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars

The summary for the FY-2010 Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY-2010 Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars
	CFDA Number:	19.401
	CFDA Description:	Academic Exchange Programs - Scholars
	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-A-E-USS-10-02-04
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 30, 2009
	Creation Date:	Oct 02, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 03, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 03, 2009
	Archive Date:	Dec 04, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$920,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$360,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$290,000
	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 Branch for the Study of the United States, Office ofAcademic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,invites proposal submissions for the design and implementation of three Study ofthe United States Institutes to take place over the course of six weeks beginningin June 2010. These Institutes should provide a multinational group ofexperienced educators with a deeper understanding of U.S. society, culture,values, and institutions.Two of these Institutes will be for groups of 18 foreign university level faculty,focusing on U.S. Culture and Society, and Journalism and Media. The thirdInstitute will be a general survey course on the study of the United States for agroup of 30 foreign secondary educators.Applicants may propose to host only one Institute listed under this competition.Should an applicant submit multiple proposals under this competition, allproposals will be declared technically ineligible and given no furtherconsideration in the review process.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Hans Posey Program Specialist
poseyhe@state.gov [poseyhe@state.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • FY 2012 Fulbright Scholar Program; • Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars and Secondary Educators