# Youth and Education Exchange

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sau90023ca0020-youth-and-education-exchange/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348656

> U.S. Mission to Austria offered grants of up to $120,000 (at least $100,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $120,000 in total. Applications closed on July 31, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SAU90023CA0020 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Austria |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 31, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $120,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $120,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. Embassy Vienna Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: Youth and Education Exchange Funding Opportunity Number: SAU90023CA0020 Deadline for Applications: July 31, 2023 Assistance Listing Number: 19.040 Total Amount Available: $100,000-$120,000 pending availability of funds A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Vienna of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to promote and foster U.S. culture, shared values, and diversity, with a specific focus on the contemporary American political and media landscape, among young Austrian students. Please follow all instructions below. As there is a growing need for improving media literacy and strengthening young Austrians’ understanding of the contemporary American political and media landscape, U.S. Embassy Vienna invites proposals for a Youth and Education Exchange to be carried out between September 2023 and December 2024. In times of increasing discord and misinformation, this program promises to contribute to coming generations of Austrian leaders’ understanding of the United States. Priority Region: None Program Objectives: This exchange program will focus on U.S. culture, shared values, disinformation, diversity, and the contemporary American political and media landscape. The goal is to reinforce the power of shared democratic values, provide a first-hand look at the U.S. political process, and enhance people-to-people ties between young Austrians and Americans. In times of increasing discord and misinformation, this program contributes to a closer connection between future generations of Austrian and American leaders and enhances Austrian participants’ understanding of the United States. The program will reduce stereotypes and produce informed young Austrians who can act as citizen ambassadors, thus benefiting the Austrian-American relationship in the years ahead. The program will provide an exchange experience focused on U.S. culture, shared values, disinformation, diversity, and the contemporary American political and media landscape. The goal is to reinforce the power of Western democratic values, provide a first-hand look at the U.S. political process and the role of civil society, while increasing people-to-people ties. As this will be a cooperative agreement, U.S.

## Questions people ask

### Is SAU90023CA0020 still open?

No. It closed on July 31, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Youth and Education Exchange?

U.S. Mission to Austria accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities.

### What is the deadline for Youth and Education Exchange?

Closed July 31, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $120,000 each. About $120,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.