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FY 2022 Fulbright Specialist Program

ID: SFOP0007709 • Type: Posted

Description

The Office of Academic Exchange Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the U.S. Department of State invites proposal submissions for a cooperative agreement to assist in the FY 2022 administration of the Fulbright Specialist Program, pending the availability of funds. The Fulbright Specialist Program is a key element of the Fulbright Program and a distinct component of the Fulbright Scholar Program. It offers opportunities for U.S. academics and professionals (such as attorneys, business professionals, artists, and journalists) who possess significant professional, academic or artistic experience in their respective field, to build capacity and promote linkages between their home and overseas host institutions by engaging in short-term, collaborative projects. For 75 years, the Fulbright Scholar Program has offered awards for college and university faculty, as well as for non-academic professionals and independent scholars, to lecture and conduct research abroad. Tens of thousands of U.S. and non-U.S. scholars and professionals have participated in these exchanges since the Fulbright Program's inception in 1946. The Fulbright Specialist Program sends approximately 465 U.S. academics and professionals annually to educational and other institutions in all regions of the world for periods ranging from two to six weeks. The Fulbright Specialist Program is unique in Fulbright's suite of programming in that U.S. Fulbrighters do not carry out their own research agenda, but rather are matched to projects designed by partner host institutions overseas. During the short-term exchange, specialists share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their professional skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions, which may include universities, teacher-training institutions, government ministries, cultural institutions, NGOs, and think tanks. Pleas
Background
The Office of Academic Exchange Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the U.S. Department of State is seeking proposals for a cooperative agreement to assist in the FY 2022 administration of the Fulbright Specialist Program. The program aims to enhance mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries, strengthen ties between nations, and assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations.

Grant Details
The Fulbright Specialist Program sends approximately 465 U.S. academics and professionals annually to educational and other institutions worldwide for periods ranging from two to six weeks. Specialists share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their professional skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions.

The program offers opportunities for U.S. academics and professionals with significant experience in their respective fields to engage in short-term, collaborative projects designed by partner host institutions overseas.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Organizations with less than four years of experience in conducting international exchanges are ineligible to apply under this competition.

Applicants must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and be registered in SAM.gov.

Period of Performance
The anticipated project completion date is December 31, 2024. Pending successful implementation and availability of funds, it is ECA's intent to renew this cooperative agreement for at least two but up to four additional consecutive fiscal years before openly competing it again.

Grant Value
Approximately $4,500,000 in U.S. Government funding will be available to support the administration of the Fulbright Specialist Program worldwide in FY 2022.

Place of Performance
The Fulbright Specialist Program operates in over 150 countries worldwide.
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Overview

Agency
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) [DOS]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
19.401 - Academic Exchange Programs - Scholars
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 3/4/21 the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs posted grant opportunity SFOP0007709 for FY 2022 Fulbright Specialist Program. The grant will be issued under grant program 19.401 Academic Exchange Programs - Scholars. It is expected that one grant will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
March 4, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
June 1, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
March 4, 2021, 11:55 a.m. EST
Version
2
Archive Date
July 1, 2021

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Info
Please see full announcement.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$4,500,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
1

Contacts

Contact
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Contact Email
poseyhe@state.gov
Contact Phone
(703) 516-1684
Additional Information
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Organizational Funding Opportunities
Additional Information Site
https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations

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