Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	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-08-11
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 21, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 21, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 15, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 15, 2008
	Archive Date:	May 16, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	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 Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for cooperative agreements to support exchange programs and relationship building between American high school students and those who have just graduated, and host communities in selected countries with significant Muslim populations. Through these cooperative agreements the Bureau will fund a pilot exchange program for recipients to recruit and select American students, and enroll them in secondary schools for an academic semester or year of study in a foreign country currently participating in the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, incorporating themes for enhancement activities that promote respect for diversity, civil society, and mutual understanding. We expect that most students will be placed in host families, but will consider alternative housing arrangements, such as dormitories. Alternative arrangements must include daily adult resident supervision that ensures the security of participants and be combined with brief home stays. In either case, the student must be ensured his or her own bed. The exchange programs will take place between January 2009 and June 2010, and we anticipate that recruitment and planning will take place during the summer/early fall of 2008. We anticipate funding approximately four cooperative agreements for a total of fifty students and $1,000,000. The YES Abroad program builds on a tradition established by the YES program that has brought high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations to the United States each year since 2003. For more information about the YES program please refer to the website: http://www.exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/students/programs/yes.htm.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/may15rfgp.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Hans Posey Program Specialist
poseyhe@state.gov [poseyhe@state.gov]
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