FY 2016 Emerging Young Leaders Award

The summary for the FY 2016 Emerging Young Leaders Award grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
FY 2016 Emerging Young Leaders Award: The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2016 Emerging Young Leaders Award (EYL). EYL honors and supports international youth that have done exceptional work to create positive and impactful social change in challenging environments. The FY 2016 EYL Award will cover two years of programming. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3) may submit proposals to provide approximately ten youth each year with a two-week exchange program in the United States focused on advanced leadership development, peacebuilding and conflict prevention, and democracy and civil society. The exchanges will take place in April 2017 and April 2018 and include an award ceremony with senior U.S. Department of State officials in addition to activities related to the program themes. It is the Bureau's intent to award one cooperative agreement for an estimated total of $400,000. For more information, please see the full announcement.
Federal Grant Title: FY 2016 Emerging Young Leaders Award
Federal Agency Name: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA-ECAPEC-16-049
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 321582
CFDA Descriptions: Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges
Current Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016 No Explanation
Original Application Deadline: May 30, 2016 No Explanation
Posted Date: Apr 25, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 25, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 29, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $400,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
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Applicants Eligible for this Grant
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
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Please see full announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
FY 2016 Emerging Young Leaders Award
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