Opportunity Information: Apply for ECA ECAAE 18 011
The FY 2018 Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders from the Western Hemisphere is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically the Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS). Through this program, ECA is seeking proposals to design and implement a set of intensive, academic-style institutes for emerging student leaders from countries in the Western Hemisphere. The overall intent is to bring participants to the United States for a structured educational and cultural exchange experience that deepens their understanding of U.S. society and institutions while building leadership skills and strengthening regional ties.
The opportunity funds five separate institutes that each run for about five weeks, with programming planned to begin in June 2018 (contingent on the availability of FY 2018 funds). Each institute is expected to be a cohesive program that combines academic content, leadership development, and exposure to U.S. communities and institutions through activities such as lectures, seminars, site visits, and structured cultural engagement. While the announcement excerpt does not lay out the full program model, SUSI programs typically emphasize interactive learning, dialogue with practitioners, and a balance between classroom-style instruction and experiential components that help participants connect themes to real-world U.S. practices.
Applicants must propose one of three topic areas, with the five institutes distributed across those themes in a specific way: one institute focused on Public Policymaking, two institutes focused on Social Entrepreneurship, and two institutes focused on Women’s Leadership. The expectation is that each grantee designs an institute around one of these themes, tailoring curricula, guest speakers, site visits, and leadership activities to match the institute’s focus. The full solicitation contains additional detail on what ECA expects within each theme, but at a high level these topics signal that the institutes should address how decisions are made and implemented in the U.S. public sector, how mission-driven ventures and innovation can address social problems, and how leadership development and civic participation intersect with issues affecting women and girls.
Language of instruction is a major design requirement. Four of the institutes are to be delivered entirely in Spanish, and one institute is to be delivered in English. That affects everything from instructional staffing and guest speaker selection to participant support, materials development, and how site visits and community engagement are managed. Organizations proposing to run a Spanish-language institute would need to demonstrate strong Spanish-language instructional capacity and the ability to deliver high-quality programming without relying on ad hoc translation.
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government expects a more involved partnership than a standard grant, typically with substantial federal involvement in shaping, overseeing, or coordinating elements of program implementation. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number associated with the opportunity is 19.009. The funding opportunity number is ECA ECAAE 18 011, and the posting (creation) date is November 13, 2017, with an original application closing date of January 11, 2018. The listed award ceiling is $4,500,000, indicating the maximum amount available under the competition overall as presented in the summary data.
Eligible applicants include accredited U.S. institutions of higher education (public and state-controlled institutions, and private institutions), as well as U.S. public and private nonprofit organizations that qualify under IRS 501(c)(3), including nonprofits other than institutions of higher education. In practical terms, this means a wide range of universities, colleges, and mission-aligned nonprofit organizations can compete, as long as they can demonstrate the academic, administrative, and programmatic capacity to host and run a five-week institute for international student leaders, deliver the required theme content, and meet the language requirements.
In short, this opportunity supports U.S.-based organizations in running five intensive SUSI institutes for Western Hemisphere student leaders in summer 2018, aligned to three defined themes and delivered mostly in Spanish, under a cooperative agreement structure administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.Apply for ECA ECAAE 18 011
- The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2018 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 2017-11-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-01-11. (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 $4,500,000.00 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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