Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0007849
The FY 2021 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from the Western Hemisphere grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0007849) is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) program that seeks a single recipient to design and carry out five separate Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for student leaders from countries in the Western Hemisphere. The project is administered through ECA's Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS), and the award will be made as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of State expects to be actively involved with the recipient during planning and implementation rather than simply providing funds and stepping back.
The core purpose of the opportunity is to support five-week, intensive academic and experiential institutes that bring emerging student leaders to the United States for structured programming that advances mutual understanding and aligns with U.S. foreign policy priorities in the region. These institutes are scheduled to occur across two implementation windows: summer 2022 and winter 2023. While the announcement does not list every operational detail in the excerpt provided, the framing indicates that the implementing organization will be responsible for the end-to-end program design and delivery for all five institutes, including academic content, enrichment activities, and overall participant experience consistent with SUSI models.
Each institute must be organized around a specific thematic focus tied to priority areas for the Western Hemisphere. The stated themes are Civic Engagement; Entrepreneurship and Economic Development; and Women's Leadership, with a specific emphasis on Indigenous and Afro-Latina women. The inclusion of these themes suggests programming that blends classroom-style instruction with practical exposure, such as meetings with practitioners, site visits, community engagement, and leadership development activities that help participants understand U.S. approaches, institutions, and civic and economic systems. The Women's Leadership institute theme is notably targeted, indicating an expectation that the curriculum and participant experience will address the lived realities, leadership pathways, and policy and community contexts relevant to Indigenous and Afro-Latina women, rather than treating women's leadership as a generic topic.
Eligible applicants include accredited U.S. post-secondary institutions (community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and public or private universities) as well as other U.S. public or private nonprofit organizations that meet 501(c)(3) requirements. The listing also includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, and notes there may be additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The funding instrument is discretionary, and the associated CFDA number is 19.009, which is commonly used for ECA public diplomacy and exchange-related assistance awards.
From a funding and competition standpoint, the opportunity anticipates one total award with an award ceiling of $1,500,000. In practical terms, that indicates the Department of State intends to select one lead organization to run the full set of five institutes under a single cooperative agreement rather than making multiple separate awards for each institute. The notice was created on March 25, 2021, and the original closing date for proposal submission was May 24, 2021. Applicants would therefore have been expected to submit a full technical program plan and budget that demonstrate capacity to recruit, host, and deliver high-quality programming across multiple institute cohorts and timeframes, with strong administrative and compliance capabilities appropriate to a federal cooperative agreement.
Overall, this opportunity funds a multi-institute exchange and leadership development initiative that uses a structured, theme-based SUSI model to engage student leaders from the Western Hemisphere in U.S.-based academic and experiential learning. The implementing partner is expected to translate the three stated themes into coherent five-week institutes delivered in summer 2022 and winter 2023, while coordinating closely with ECA due to the cooperative agreement structure.Apply for SFOP0007849
- The Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2021 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from the Western Hemisphere" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.009.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 25, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 24, 2021. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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 (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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