Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006676
The FY 2020 Community Engagement Exchange Program (CEE) is a U.S. Department of State initiative run through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Citizen Exchanges. It seeks one implementing partner to design and deliver an international civic leadership exchange that connects emerging community leaders from around the world with U.S. civil society organizations and professional counterparts. The program is positioned as a global effort spanning Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere, with the broader goal of strengthening civil society networks and practical community problem-solving across borders.
The target participants are approximately 120 emerging community leaders, generally ages 20 to 27, drawn from more than 100 countries. These participants are described as working across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and focused on addressing public concerns and improving community well-being. A central feature of CEE is a two- to three-month U.S.-based exchange experience built around placements in real-world settings such as public institutions, government offices, social incubators, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. During these placements, participants are expected to engage directly with professional counterparts and established community or civil society leaders while working on pre-defined substantive issues that are meaningful both to the host organization and to the participant's home-community context.
Beyond the work placement, the program emphasizes structured leadership development and hands-on civic learning. Core components include a professional practicum, robust leadership training, and service-learning activities that connect professional experience to community engagement values and methods. The design also includes an applied project dimension: participants are encouraged to translate ideas developed during the exchange into actionable community projects to be implemented in their home countries. In practice, this means the awardee would be expected to provide the programming, mentorship, and support structure that helps participants refine project concepts, build partnerships, and return home with a realistic plan and the skills to execute it.
CEE also includes an outbound element that reinforces two-way exchange and sustained collaboration. The opportunity notes support for overseas travel for around 40 American participants affiliated with U.S. host organizations, along with approximately 30 global leadership professionals. This group may include alumni of prior U.S. government-sponsored programs. Their travel and engagement are intended to help advance community engagement projects of mutual interest with CEE participants, deepen professional relationships, and extend program impact beyond the U.S.-based portion into follow-on cooperation and on-the-ground collaboration.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of State anticipates substantial involvement in shaping or monitoring program implementation. The opportunity number is SFOP0006676, associated with CFDA 19.415. Eligibility is limited to U.S. public and private nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of 26 USC 501(c)(3). The posting was created April 10, 2020, with an original application deadline of June 8, 2020. The award ceiling is $5,000,000, and the announcement anticipates making one award, indicating the Department intends to select a single organization to run the full, integrated global program.
Overall, the CEE opportunity funds a large-scale exchange and leadership development platform designed to strengthen a global civil society ecosystem. It does this by pairing emerging international community leaders with U.S. host institutions, combining practical professional placements with leadership training and service-learning, and then extending the exchange through overseas engagement by U.S. participants and other leadership professionals. The intended result is a durable international network of civic and community leaders equipped to collaborate across sectors and borders, and to launch or expand community-focused projects after the exchange concludes.Apply for SFOP0006676
- 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 2020 Community Engagement Exchange Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.415.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 10, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 08, 2020. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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