Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges

Program objective

Citizen Exchange activities include a variety of programs and modalities designed to engage U.S. and foreign professional, cultural, and youth audiences. Programs include American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy,Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, Future Leaders Exchange Program, Global Media Makers, Global Sports Mentoring Program, International Sports Programming Initiative, Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program, Leaders Lead On-Demand, National Security Language Initiative for Youth, Professional Fellows Program, Sports Envoy Program and Sports Visitor Program, Stevens initiative, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, Youth Leadership Programs, and other Professional and Cultural Exchange programs.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓Nonprofit Organization

Pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act) the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State awards grants and cooperative agreements to educational and cultural public or private nonprofit foundations or institutions. Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Organizations must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application. Please refer to the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's MyGrants (formerly SAMS Domestic) announcement for further eligibility criteria.

Intended beneficiaries: Public nonprofit institution/organization and Private nonprofit institution/organization.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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