Federal grant programs / Department of State

Foreign Affairs IT (FAIT) Fellowship (19.205)

Also known as FAIT Fellowship

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.9 million
• Grant awards3
• Typical award$2.6 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$0
• Size rank1,567 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreement

Key findings

• It is the 1567th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.

What the program funds

Develop new Information Technology talent for the Department of State’s Foreign Service at the undergraduate and graduate level; individuals who are dedicated to pursuing Foreign Service careers, and can effectively “respond to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations,” particularly in the vital Information Technology realm. The program seeks to attract and recruit highly talented and qualified candidates to a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State through a program of educational support and professional development

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other public institution/organization, Non-Government - General, Minority group, Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funding is used to support program administration as well as coordinating program logistics. Funding supports activities and financial obligations such as tuition costs for graduate study; room and board; student travel; books, fees and costs associated with student summer internship programs including stipends, travel, passport fees, inoculation and visa fees. Additionally, a designated amount of funds may be used for administrative costs associated with the program administrationFunding is to used to support program administration as well as coordinating program logistics. Funding supports activities and financial obligations such as tuition costs for undergraduate and graduate study; room and board; student travel; books, fees and costs associated with student summer internship programs including stipends, travel, passport fees, inoculation and visa fees. Additionally, a designated amount of funds may be used for administrative costs associated with the program administration. Funding is used to support program administration as well as coordinating program logistics. Funding supports activities and financial obligations such as tuition costs for graduate study; room and board; student travel; books, fees and costs associated with student summer internship programs including stipends, travel, passport fees, inoculation and visa fees.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply see grants.gov for deadlines. Program is not currently making new awards, but previously funded projects may still be reporting expenditures.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.