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Youth Ambassadors Program with South America and Haiti

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Synopsis
       


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Description of Modification

The original announcement has been amended to extend the closing date of the RFGP.

Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA-PE-C-PY-13-42
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 15, 2013
Creation Date: Mar 20, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 29, 2013   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 09, 2013   
Archive Date: Apr 10, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
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: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
Award Floor: $250,000
CFDA Number(s): 19.415  --  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 Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Youth Ambassadors Program with South America and Haiti. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants, to provide the participants with three-week exchanges focused on civic education, community service, and youth leadership development, and to support follow-on projects in their home communities. Exchange delegations will travel from 10 South American countries and Haiti to the United States, and U.S. exchange delegations will travel to select countries. ECA anticipates awarding one to five cooperative agreements that cover the program’s administration. Total funding for the project is approximately $1,500,000, pending availability of funds.

Link to Additional Information

Youth Ambassadors Program with South America

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Hans Posey
Program Specialist
poseyhe@state.gov

Synopsis Modification History

The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown in a light grey background.

File Name Date
Modification #2 Feb 28, 2013
Modification #1 Feb 28, 2013
Original Synopsis Feb 15, 2013