FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Placement Components
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FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Placement Components: The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for cooperative agreements for the FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Placement Components. YES is a merit-based program that brings approximately 450 emerging leaders to the United States each year from countries of strategic importance. Participants live with volunteer Americans host families in all 50 states, study in U.S. high schools, engage in community service activities, and develop leadership skills for an academic year. The program promotes U.S. national security and strengthens the global competencies of American youth and host families across the country, mainly in small and rural communities, through their interaction with international participants. Please see the full announcement for additional information.
Federal Grant Title: | FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Placement Components |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs (DOS-ECA) |
Grant Categories: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | DFOP0017289 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.415 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | August 15th, 2025 |
Original Application Deadline: | August 15th, 2025 |
Posted Date: | June 17th, 2025 |
Creation Date: | June 17th, 2025 |
Archive Date: | September 14th, 2025 |
Total Program Funding: | $21,726,750 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $7,242,250 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | June 17th, 2025 |
- Category Explanation
- Please see full announcement.
- 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Organizational Funding Opportunities
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Katherine David-Fox
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