FY 2025 EducationUSA Advising Services

Background
The Educational Information and Resources Branch (EducationUSA Branch or ECA/A/S/A) in the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces a NOFO for up to three cooperative agreements to administer FY 2025 EducationUSA Advising Services. EducationUSA is the U.S. Department of State’s global network of over 430 educational advising centers in more than 175 countries and territories. The goal is to increase student mobility between the United States and other countries through EducationUSA advising.

Grant Details
The grant includes three components:

Component A for EducationUSA Global Advising Services,

Component B for EducationUSA Advising Services in Eurasia and Central Asia, and

Component C for EducationUSA Advising Services in the Middle East and North Africa. Each component has specific tasks and services to be completed, such as supporting advising operations worldwide, advising services in specific regions, development and maintenance of IT infrastructure, training resources and materials, global strategic communications and outreach, employment and management of Regional Educational Advising Coordinators (REACs), among others.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants can submit proposals for one, two, or all three components. The recipient must have offices and staff in the Washington, DC metropolitan area dedicated to working on this/these award(s). Applicants who do not currently have offices and program staff in the Washington, D.C. area should include in their proposals a detailed plan for establishing a staffed office in Washington, D.C. to work on this/these award(s) no later than October 1, 2024.

Period of Performance
The period of performance is pending the availability of FY 2025 funds. FY 2025 award recipients should be prepared to work closely with implementing partners funded by previous fiscal year awards across all components to maintain continuity of programming and operations during the award's period of performance.

Grant Value
It is ECA’s intent to award up to three cooperative agreements for an estimated total amount of $8,750,000.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations include worldwide for Component A, Eurasia and Central Asia for Component B (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine), and the Middle East and North Africa for Component C (Egypt, Gaza, Lebanon, Tunisia, West Bank, Yemen).