FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa Program

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The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa (YA – AF) program. U.S. public and private academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to provide youth and adult mentors from countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a three-week exchange program in the United States focused on the primary themes of civic engagement, leadership development, and pluralism. U.S. embassies and consulates (here after referred to as posts) in sub-Saharan Africa will recruit, screen, and select the participants. ECA funding will support the planning and implementation of U.S.-based programming, including pre-departure domestic travel, participant international travel, as well as supporting participant follow-on projects designed to share the benefits of the exchange in home communities. It is ECA’s intent to award one cooperative agreement for programming in 2026. Please see the full announcement for additional information.