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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
ECA-PE-C-12-01
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Feb 01, 2012
Creation Date:
Feb 01, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 27, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 27, 2012
Archive Date:
Mar 28, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
Please see full announcement.
Expected Number of Awards:
20
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$8,300,000
Award Ceiling:
$750,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
19.415
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Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
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.
Agency Name
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Description
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.
