Open Competition for Professional Fellows Program

The summary for the Open Competition for Professional Fellows Program 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.

Open Competition for Professional Fellows Program: The Professional Fellows Division in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs‟ Office of Citizen Exchanges announces an open competition for grants to conduct the Professional Fellows Program (PFP) in Africa (AF), East Asia (EAP), Europe (EUR), the Near East and North Africa (NEA), South Central Asia (SCA) and the Western Hemisphere (WHA). The Professional Fellows Program is a global exchange program designed to strengthen leadership capacity and professional skills for mid-level professionals. U.S. public and non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c) (3) may submit proposals that focus on one of the following three themes: 1) Economic Empowerment, 2) Media, and 3) Legislative Process and Governance.