Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009730
The FY 2024 Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity in the United States (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009730) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically through its Office of Global Educational Programs. The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, which usually means the Department of State expects to be actively involved with the recipient during the project rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The program is designed to support a single organization (Expected Awards: 1) to carry out a nationwide statistical survey, described as a comprehensive census, focused on international and U.S. academic mobility connected to higher education.
At the center of the project is the collection and reporting of reliable, timely, and comprehensive data on global student mobility involving the United States. The funded organization would be responsible for surveying three main populations: foreign nationals enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, foreign scholars at U.S. institutions, and U.S. students who study abroad for academic credit. In practical terms, this implies building and maintaining a large-scale data collection effort that reaches across U.S. colleges and universities and captures consistent information that can be aggregated into national-level statistics. The emphasis on a census signals that the intent is broad coverage of the relevant universe of institutions and participants, not a small sample study.
A key expectation of the award is collaboration beyond U.S. borders and beyond campus reporting channels. The recipient is expected to work with national agencies, country representatives, and academic mobility researchers around the world to support the collection and reporting of accurate international education exchange data. This kind of partnership requirement suggests the work is not limited to basic enrollment counts; it also involves aligning definitions, improving comparability, validating trends, and ensuring the resulting outputs are credible and useful for stakeholders who track international education and exchange patterns globally.
Eligibility is limited to certain types of U.S. organizations. Applicants may include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations that hold IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The listing also notes an “Others” category with additional eligibility clarification in the full announcement, but the core message is that eligible applicants must be established entities capable of running a complex national data program, managing institutional participation, and meeting federal assistance requirements. The CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with this program is 19.432.
The maximum award amount listed is $500,000 (Award Ceiling: 500,000). While the summary does not break out the period of performance or budget line items, the scope described implies costs related to survey design, outreach to institutions, data collection systems, data cleaning and validation, analysis, reporting, and coordination with domestic and international partners. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, applicants should generally anticipate coordination with ECA on deliverables, timelines, dissemination plans, and possibly methodological choices, consistent with federal cooperative agreement practices.
The opportunity was created on April 28, 2023, with an original closing date of June 29, 2023. An important submission rule is highlighted: only one proposal per applicant organization will be considered. If an organization submits multiple applications in Grants.gov, ECA will review only the submission that is closest in time to the NOFO deadline, and that most recent submission will be treated as the applicant’s single official proposal. The notice also advises applicants to consult the full announcement for additional details, which typically include required application components, evaluation criteria, reporting expectations, and any specific data standards or publication requirements tied to the survey outputs.Apply for SFOP0009730
- 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 2024 Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity in the United States" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.432.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 28, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 29, 2023. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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 (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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