Opportunity Information: Apply for ECA ECAAE 17 008
The FY 2017 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ECA-ECAAE-17-008) was a discretionary funding competition run by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically the Office of Academic Exchange Programs through its Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS). The program sought proposals to design and carry out three separate Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars, with each institute structured as a six-week academic program scheduled to begin in June 2017. The overall purpose was to support intensive, themed institutes that provide an in-depth look at the United States for participants at the scholar level, combining academic content with exposure to U.S. society and institutions, as detailed in the full announcement referenced in the solicitation.
Funding was to be provided through a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal government anticipated an active partnership role with the award recipient(s) during planning and implementation rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The opportunity was categorized under "Other" for the funding activity category, and it carried the CFDA number 19.401, which is associated with ECA's academic exchange programming. The solicitation made clear that implementation was contingent on the availability of FY 2017 appropriated funds, a standard condition that signals awards depend on final budget outcomes and agency allocations.
Eligible applicants included accredited U.S. post-secondary institutions and a range of U.S.-based nonprofit organizations, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (including those that are not higher education institutions). The announcement also allowed for consortia of organizations, which typically enables universities and nonprofits to partner in order to combine academic expertise, logistical capacity, and program delivery experience. In practice, this eligibility structure is designed to encourage proposals from organizations capable of hosting international scholars, delivering rigorous academic programming, and managing the administrative and compliance responsibilities that accompany federal cooperative agreements.
Key timing details in the public notice indicate the opportunity was created on November 7, 2016, with an application closing date of January 6, 2017, giving applicants roughly two months to assemble proposals. The posted award ceiling was $290,000, which generally indicates the maximum amount ECA expected to provide per award or per project under the terms described in the full solicitation, though the precise interpretation (for example, per institute versus per cooperative agreement covering multiple institutes) would be clarified in the full announcement. The competition anticipated making awards sufficient to support the design and implementation of the three institutes described, but the notice snippet does not specify the exact number of awards expected; it does, however, emphasize that three distinct institutes were to be implemented.
In practical terms, the solicitation asked applicants to propose how they would develop and run these six-week institutes starting in June 2017, including the academic structure and the program components needed to deliver a comprehensive Study of the U.S. experience. While the brief summary does not list the institute themes or required curricular elements, it signals that applicants were expected to submit proposals aligned with ECA's exchange goals and operational requirements, and to consult the full announcement for the detailed scope of work, participant profile, deliverables, budget rules, and evaluation expectations.Apply for ECA ECAAE 17 008
- The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2017 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.401.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-11-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-01-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $290,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: 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.
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