[Cwgrad-announcements] FW: Open Competition Seeking Professional Exchange Programs in many diffrent places

[Amanda]

Open Competition Seeking Professional Exchange Programs in many diffrent 
>places
>From: <jane.schultz at ucr.edu>
>Subject: Open Competition Seeking Professional Exchange Programs in many 
>diffrent places
>Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:17:24 -0800
>
>
>Open Competition Seeking Professional Exchange Programs in Africa, East 
>Asia, Europe, the Near East, North Africa, South Central Asia, and the 
>Western Hemisphere.
>
>The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
>Affairs announces an open competition for grants that support exchanges 
>and build relationships between U.S. non-profit organizations and civil 
>society and cultural groups in Africa, East Asia, Europe, the Near East, 
>North Africa, South Central Asia and the Western Hemisphere. Pending 
>availability of funds, it is anticipated that approximately $5,000,000 or 
>more will be available to support this competition. ECA/PE/C expects to 
>fund approximately 15-20 projects under this competition in FY 2008. U.S. 
>public and non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in 
>Internal Revenue code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals that 
>support the goals of The Professional Exchange Program. Projects should 
>promote mutual understanding and partnerships between key professional and 
>cultural groups in the United States and counterpart groups in other 
>countries through multi-phased exchanges taking pl!
>ace over one to two years. Proposals should encourage citizen engagement 
>in current issues, with a particular focus on youth and those who 
>influence them, and promote the development of democratic societies and 
>institutions, with a view toward creating a more stable world. To the 
>fullest extent possible, programs should be two-way exchanges supporting 
>roughly equal numbers of participants from the U.S. and foreign countries. 
>Proposed projects should transform institutional and individual 
>understanding of key issues, foster dialogue, share expertise, and develop 
>capacity. Through these people-to-people exchanges, the Bureau seeks to 
>break down stereotypes that divide peoples, to promote good governance and 
>economic growth, to contribute to conflict prevention and management, and 
>to build respect for cultural expression and identity in the world. 
>Projects should be structured to allow American professionals and their 
>international counterparts in eligible countries to develop a !
>common dialogue for dealing with shared challenges and concerns. Projects 
>should include current or potential leaders who will effect positive 
>change in their communities. Exchange participants may include community 
>leaders, elected and professional government officials, religious leaders, 
>educators, and proponents of democratic ideals and institutions, including 
>for example, the media and judiciary, or others who influence the way in 
>which different communities approach these issues. The Bureau is 
>especially interested in engaging socially and economically diverse groups 
>that may not have had extensive contact with counterpart institutions in 
>the United States and particularly seeks proposals that engage educators 
>or other groups that directly influence youth in innovative ways.
>
>Deadline: 2/15/2008
>
>http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HTQMM56kv1N91YRgsg25DvZ7y
VBsykJpkbDQTrb4YXXbCTF41w1p!411647264?oppId=40099&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
>
>Full Announcement-
>http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/febu15rfgp.htm