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U.S. Department of State (DOS) - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) - Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division
05/20/22 11:59 PM
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations and IHEs to find placements and arrange activities for foreign exchange high school students. Required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for all placement and activity needs to make the exchange successful.
The YES program annually provides approximately 800 high school students (aged 15 to 18.5 at the start of the program) from countries with significant Muslim populations an opportunity to live with an American family, attend high school, engage in community service, and participate in school and community activities. Funding through the Placement Components awards is also intended to allow Placement Organizations to sponsor local activities that will enhance students’ understanding of American style democracy and civil society. YES students are recruited from Albania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Egypt, Gaza, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel (Arab Communities), Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, and the West Bank.
YES Inbound Program Goals: The overall goals of the YES program are as follows:
Recipient Responsibilities: https://eca.state.gov/files/bureau/fy_2022_yes_placement_components_nofo.pdf
Allowable Costs: https://eca.state.gov/files/bureau/fy_2022_yes_placement_components_nofo.pdf#page=21
GrantWatch ID#: 202380
Approximately 10 to 12
Approximate Average Award: $240,000 to $360,000 to place 30 students; $2,400,000 to $3,600,000 to place 300 students. Funding level is dependent on the number of proposed students, the monitoring plan, the quality of support, and the volume of activities, pending the availability of funds.
Ceiling of Award Range: $9,196,600
The Bureau anticipates that the cooperative agreements will begin on approximately September 1, 2022, and end on approximately September 30, 2026, subject to the availability of funds and pending successful performance.
It is the Bureau’s intent to award cooperative agreements with a duration of one base year (covering academic year 2023-24) plus two non-competitive continuation (NCC) years (covering academic years 2024-25 and 2025-26).
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