Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES): US YES Inbound Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components

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	Federal Grant Title:	Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES): US YES Inbound Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components
	CFDA Number:	19.415
	CFDA Description:	Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges
	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-10-07
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2010
	Creation Date:	Apr 23, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 03, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 03, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jun 04, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$9,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$750,000
	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 Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for grants to support exchanges and relationship building between high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations and the people of the United States. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) and public institutions may submit a proposal for the YES Inbound U.S. Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components. The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program provides scholarships for reciprocal high school academic exchanges of approximately 1077 students from approximately 35 countries coming to the U.S. and approximately 50 American students traveling to approximately 10 of these countries. To implement the entirety of the YES program, two Requests for Grant Proposals are being announced: one (this announcement) covers Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program Inbound U.S. Placement and YES Abroad Recruitment Components. A second, separate announcement will solicit proposals for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) Overseas Recruitment and YES Abroad Placement and Alumni Components to: develop marketing materials and a handbook for US and non-US students, host families and host schools, recruit and select approximately 1077 YES Inbound participants, make a final selection of approximately 50 American Outbound participants and place them in 10 eligible countries overseas, and organize all alumni programs for YES Abroad and YES Inbound participants.
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]
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