FY 2024 Study of the U.S. Institutes Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program

Background
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), is seeking proposals from U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) for the design and implementation of four Institutes for the Study of the U.S., Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program (Albright Young Women Leaders Program). The program aims to provide multinational groups of undergraduate female students with a deeper understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions while simultaneously developing their leadership skills.

Grant Details
The grant opportunity involves designing and implementing four Institutes for the Study of the U.S., Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program. Each Institute will focus on a theme reflecting U.S. foreign policy priorities: Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Environmental Issues, and Public Policy.

The program will include classroom-based lectures, discussions, readings, group presentations, site visits, educational travel, leadership development, community service activities, and opportunities to interact with a wide variety of Americans.

The Institutes will be approximately five weeks in duration and will include an approximately four-week academic residency at a U.S. academic institution and an approximately one-week integrated study tour that complements the academic residency.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Applicants must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application.

Additionally, organizations must demonstrate at least four years of experience in conducting international exchanges to be eligible for awards exceeding $130,000 in ECA funding.

Period of Performance
The program will take place over five weeks in summer 2025.

Grant Value
One cooperative agreement of up to $1,400,000 will support the program in FY 2024 with additional funding in Non-Competitive Continuation Year One in FY 2025 and Non-Competitive Continuation Year Two in FY 2026.

Place of Performance
All Institutes will take place on U.S. university and college campuses.