# FY 2024 (Academic Year 2025-2026) Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0010046-fy-2024-academic-year-2025-2026-congress-bundestag/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350004

> Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $1.4 million (at least $130,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $12.9 million in total. Applications closed on October 26, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0010046 |
| Agency | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 26, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.4 million |
| Award floor | $130,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $12.9 million |
| 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 the full announcement.

## What the grant funds

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/PY), of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2024 (Academic Year 2025-2026) Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program and outbound Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange (CBBSX). U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501 (c) (3) may submit proposals for any of the following Components of the CBYX program: Administrative, Secondary School, Vocational, and Young Professionals. CBBSX participants will be supported by the organization that facilitates the Young Professional exchanges. The CBYX and CBBSX programs support the exchange of American and German young people to sustain and strengthen the American-German friendship based on the common value of democracy. The program also builds lasting personal and institutional relationships. Please see the full announcement for additional information.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0010046 still open?

No. It closed on October 26, 2023. A newer notice is open: DFOP0017180, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for FY 2024 (Academic Year 2025-2026) Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange?

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 2024 (Academic Year 2025-2026) Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange?

Closed October 26, 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 $1.4 million each. About $12.9 million in total across about 8 awards.

### 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.