Deadline: 13 February 2020

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has announced an open competition for the 2020 On-Demand Youth Leadership Program.

Goals

The goals of the program are to:

• Promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries;
• Prepare youth leaders to become responsible citizens and contributing members of their communities; and
• Foster relationships among youth from different ethnic, religious, and national groups.

Objectives

The objectives of the program are for participants to:

• Demonstrate a better understanding of community engagement as practiced in the United States;
• Deepen critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills; and
• Develop program planning and implementation skills to bring community project ideas to fruition.

Themes

The primary themes of the program are:

• Civic education (citizen participation, democracy, and rule of law);
• Community engagement (social/corporate responsibility, volunteerism, and philanthropy; and
• Youth leadership development (such as team building, public speaking, negotiation, goal setting, and project planning)

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,200,000
• Award Ceiling: $1,200,000

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications may be submitted by U.S. public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).
• 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

For more information, visit https://eca.state.gov/files/bureau/odylp_fy2020_nofo_as.pdf