Opportunity Information: Apply for ECA ECAPEC 18 103
The FY 2018 Youth Leadership Programs with Algeria, Iraq, the Philippines, and Russia is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically its Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division. The competition is designed to fund four separate, single-country youth exchange programs, meaning the Department intended to make one award per country program rather than a single combined award. The overall purpose is to bring groups of young people to the United States for an intensive, four-week exchange experience centered on civic education and practical leadership development, while also building participants' understanding of diversity and strengthening their ability to engage constructively in their communities.
At the core of each program is a structured U.S.-based exchange that emphasizes four primary themes: civic education, leadership development, respect for diversity, and community engagement. Applicants were expected to propose programming that goes beyond lectures by incorporating hands-on, participatory learning such as workshops, site visits, community meetings, volunteering, and other activities that show how civic life works in practice. A key design feature is that the exchange is not meant to end when participants return home. The program also supports participants in implementing service projects in their home communities, translating what they learn in the United States into tangible local initiatives and continued civic participation.
The opportunity includes an adult engagement component for most of the country programs. For the Algeria, Iraq, and Philippines programs, the exchange would also include approximately 3 to 5 adult educators and/or community leaders who participate alongside the youth during the U.S. programming. This adult cohort is meant to strengthen the long-term impact of the program by connecting youth participants with mentors and institutional partners who can help sustain civic and community activities after the exchange. The Russia program is the exception to this approach, as it is the only one that does not include this adult educator/community leader component as described in the announcement.
Another distinctive element is that the Algeria and Iraq programs were expected to include U.S. secondary school students who would join the exchange activities in the United States. These U.S. participants would be competitively selected, and their inclusion is intended to create peer-to-peer engagement, deepen cultural exchange, and encourage mutual understanding rather than a one-directional program. This feature makes the U.S.-based portion more immersive by building relationships among youth from different backgrounds while they work on leadership and community-focused activities together.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the Department of State anticipated substantial involvement in the project during implementation, such as collaboration on program design elements, approvals, and monitoring. ECA planned to make four cooperative agreement awards total, one per country program, rather than multiple awards per country. The announcement also describes a multi-year structure: a base year plus two potential non-competitive continuation years for each program, contingent on funding availability and satisfactory performance. The estimated total funding across all four programs was approximately $3,780,000 when considering the base year and the possible continuation years.
Eligible applicants included U.S. public and private nonprofit organizations that meet 501(c)(3) requirements, as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, with the eligibility categories reflecting the kinds of organizations that commonly run exchange programming and can manage compliance, participant support, and international program logistics. The opportunity was listed under CFDA (now often referenced as Assistance Listing) number 19.415. The Funding Opportunity Number was ECA-ECAPEC-18-103, and the original closing date for applications was April 30, 2018. The listed award ceiling was $1,200,000, indicating an upper bound per award or per proposed program budget depending on how applicants scoped their proposals under the announcement terms.
In practical terms, organizations applying to this competition were being asked to demonstrate an ability to recruit and support youth participants, design a four-week U.S. exchange that meaningfully addresses civic and leadership themes, incorporate diversity and inclusion into the experience, coordinate with partner organizations and host communities, and then provide follow-on support so participants can complete service projects once they return home. The structure of four distinct country programs, the selective inclusion of adult cohorts, and the addition of U.S. peers in the Algeria and Iraq exchanges were all intended to maximize long-term impact by combining intensive in-person exchange with sustained community-based action afterward.Apply for ECA ECAPEC 18 103
- The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2018 Youth Leadership Programs with Algeria, Iraq, the Philippines, and Russia" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.415.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-02-28.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-04-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: 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.
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