# FY 2021 Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program Organizational Components

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0007611-fy-2021-future-leaders-exchange-flex-program-organizational/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331427

> Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $13.6 million to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on April 15, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0007611 |
| Agency | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 15, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $13.6 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.415 |

## 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please see full announcement.

## What the grant funds

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to manage the FY 2021 Organizational Components of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program. The Organizational Components award includes managing a broad range of administrative program details, including recruitment and selection of both foreign and U.S. participants, communication with natural parents and U.S. embassies, and arranging for alumni activities for the participants for the 2022-23 academic year. Information on the program is available at https://exchanges.state.gov/non-us/program/future-leaders-exchange. Pending the availability of funds, the FY 2021 FLEX Organizational Components agreement will include funding for a FLEX Abroad pilot program. The FLEX Abroad program will recruit and select 15-20 U.S. high school students to spend an academic year abroad in one of the FLEX partner countries. The FLEX Abroad students will be placed in approximately three of the existing FLEX countries, which will be chosen at a later date based on U.S. foreign policy priorities, the in-country capacity of the recipient, and input from U.S. embassies and the Department’s regional bureaus.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0007611 still open?

No. It closed on April 15, 2021. A newer notice is open: DFOP0017180, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for FY 2021 Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program Organizational Components?

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY 2021 Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program Organizational Components?

Closed April 15, 2021. 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 $13.6 million each.

### Who has won Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., International Research and Exchanges Board Inc., World Learning Inc. The program made 289 awards worth $569 million in that time.