Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program

 

As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange programs, including the exchange of scholars, researchers, professionals, students, and educators. ECA programs foster engagement and encourage dialogue with citizens around the world. Educational and cultural engagement is premised on the knowledge that mutual understanding, the development of future leaders, and the benefits of education programs influence societies and affect official decision-making almost everywhere in the world today. ECA programs inform, engage, and influence participants across strategic sectors of society including young people, women, teachers, scholars, journalists, and other professionals increasing the number of foreign individuals who have first-hand experience with Americans and with the values of freedom, representative government, rule of law, economic choice, and individual dignity, while building international knowledge and capacity among Americans. The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) facilitates short-term visits to the United States for current and emerging leaders from around the world to exchange best practices with American counterparts in a broad range of professional fields directly tied to U.S. foreign policy priorities. Interagency staff at U.S. embassies worldwide nominate and select participants in government, politics, business, education, the media, the arts and other fields for the program; there is no application process. Over 500 alumni of the IVLP went on to become Chiefs of State or Heads of Government in their countries. IVLP projects provide opportunities for participants to explore issues in the U.S. context, meet with their American professional counterparts, experience U.S. society, and understand American values. Participants meet with representatives of the private sector and civil society, as well as with government officials at all levels. The IVLP partners with a network of non-government, non-profit organizations, including about 90 community-based organizations and 40,000 volunteers across the country. These citizen diplomats host the International Visitors and share the American way of life by bringing them into their places of work, schools, communities, and homes. Americans, in turn, benefit from the opportunity for first-hand, in-person exchange with current and emerging leaders from around the world. The IVLP broadens international understanding and supports the local economy in both rural and urban communities throughout the United States. Virtually the entire IVLP budget is spent within the United States in support of program partners and local businesses.

Active 19.402 Bureau of Educational and Cultural, Department of State B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 No Current Data Available. 4,466 International Visitors participated in 579 projects.
Fiscal Year 2017 An estimated 5,600 International Visitors will participate in 670 projects.
Fiscal Year 2018 In 2018, the Office of International Visitors programmed approximately 5,304 participants in 186 countries on 601 projects.
Fiscal Year 2019 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2020 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2021 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2022 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2023 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2024 No Current Data Available. The Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended., Public Law 87-256, 22 U.S.C. 2451 Pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act) the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State awards grants and cooperative agreements to educational and cultural public or private nonprofit foundations or institutions. Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Organizations must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application. Please refer to the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcement for further eligibility criteria. Beneficiaries include recipient organizations, educational institutions, other non-government organizations (NGOs) that meet the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3), as well as sponsored participants, the American people and the people of participating countries who interact with the international participants. Pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act), the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State awards grants and cooperative agreements to educational and cultural public or private nonprofit foundations or institutions. Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Organizations must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application. Please refer to the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcement for further eligibility criteria. OMB Guidance 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart E Cost Principles under Special Considerations for States, Local Governments, and Indian Tribes applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. OMB Guidance 2 CFR Parts 200 and 600 entitled the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audi Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Announcements are posted on the Grants.gov and the U.S. Department of State's website: http://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic website for organizations meeting eligibility requirements. Announcements are made as necessary during the fiscal year. The application procedures are described in the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcement. Final awards cannot be made until funds have been appropriated by Congress, allocated and committed through internal Bureau procedures. Successful applicants will receive a Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from the Bureau's Grants Office. The FAA and the original proposal with subsequent modifications (if applicable) shall be the only binding authorizing document between the recipient and the U.S. Government. The FAA will be signed/validated by an authorized Grants Officer, and sent via the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic to the recipient's responsible officer identified in the application. Not applicable. From 60 to 90 days. Not applicable. As stated in the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcements. As stated in the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcements. Funding is provided for nonprofit organizations to support their work in planning, organizing, and directing programs of travel, observation, consultation, study, and practical experience for foreign visitors from countries throughout the world selected and assigned by the Department. Programs are intended to bring U.S. embassy selected International Visitors into contact with influential Americans and representative organizations and institutions across the United States, with the intention of increasing communication and mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Recipients are responsible for insuring that programs are balanced, non-political, non-partisan, and representative of the diversity of American political, social, and cultural life. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs seeks balance and diversity in terms of itinerary, geography and community-size; the range of opinions to which visitors are exposed; the professional backgrounds of those commenting on the issues; the ethnic, socio-economic and age diversity of the American people; and other factors which may be of particular relevance to the particular subject or particular visitor(s) for whom programming is being arranged. Please refer to the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcement for further information. Performance Reports: As stated in the Grants.gov announcements. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Guidance 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F Audit Requirements, a nonfederal entity that expends $750,000 or more during the non-Federal entity's fiscal year in Federal awards must have a single or program-specific -audit conducted for that year in accordance with the provisions of this part. The Recipient must comply with the OMB audit requirements. For all DOS awards, regardless of business type, the Recipients are subject to the audit requirements found in OMB audit requirements. Please refer to the U.S. Department of State's Standard Terms and Conditions for Domestic Financial Assistance Awards (https://www.state.gov/m/a/ope/index.htm) for additional guidance. The Recipients must maintain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to an award for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. Please refer to the U.S. Department of State's Standard Terms and Conditions for Domestic Financial Assistance Awards (https://www.state.gov/m/a/ope/index.htm) for additional guidance. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. As stated in the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcements. Assistance is awarded/released through the Department's central financial management database. None/Not specified. Tom Rathburn
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Office of International Visitors,
Community Resources Division,
2200 C Street, NW
SA-05, Room 03BB06, Washington, District of Columbia 20037
Washington, DC 20037 US
rathburntg@state.gov
Phone: (202) 632-9384 http://eca.state.gov/ivlp 19-0209-0-1-154 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$76,031,655.00; FY 23 est $76,031,655.00; FY 24 est $7,603,165.00; FY 21$36,093,899.00; FY 20$50,705,331.00; FY 19$75,092,995.00; FY 18$71,239,409.00; FY 17$65,947,690.00; FY 16$60,560,608.00; - $448,860 to $22,037,390. As stated in the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's SAMS Domestic announcements. In addition, organizations should be familiar with OMB Guidance 2 CFR Parts 200 and 600 entitled the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Not applicable.