Youth Leadership Program with Central America

URL:
http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Youth Leadership Program with Central America. 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 in the seven countries of Central America and to provide the participants with three-week, U.S.-based exchanges focused on entrepreneurship and business skills, community engagement, and leadership. The program will conclude with follow-on activities in the participants’ home communities in which they apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the exchange experience. ECA plans to award a single grant of $994,000 for the management of the program and encourages organizations to work together as partners for effective administration in all seven countries and in the United States. 

  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)