Announcement Type: New Grant.

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/C/EURSCA0945. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 00.000.

Key Dates:

Application Deadline: June 4, 2009.

Executive Summary

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a new exchange program for Turkish and American young people while in Ankara on March 7, 2009. This two part program, called ``Young Turkey/Young America: A New Relationship for a New Age,'' will bring 20 to 30 emerging leaders (ages 2035) from the two countries together to develop grassroots initiatives that will positively impact people's lives and will result in stronger ties between the two nations.

ECA is seeking proposals from qualified applicants for two separate programs. The Bureau expects total funding in the amount of $500,000 to be available. ECA expects to award a total of two grants in this competition of up to $250,000, one for each topic.

The first project, ``Political Challenges for Future Leaders'' will ena ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-04-02-E9-7302 Thu, Apr 2 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-04-02-E9-7208

Announcement Type: New Grant.

Funding Opportunity Number: ECAPECPY0903.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 00.000.

Key Dates:

Application Deadline: June 1, 2009.

Executive Summary: The Youth Programs Division, Office of Citizen Exchanges, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the Global Connections and Exchange (GCE) program. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to administer the following GCE programs: Program One: GCE Kyrgyzstan; and/or Program Two: GCE in countries in the Middle East/North Africa (see http://www.state.gov/p/nea/), South and Central Asia (see htt ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-04-02-E9-7208 Thu, Apr 2 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-04-02-E9-7215

Announcement Type: New Grant.

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/C/PY0940.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 00.000.

Application Deadline: May 28, 2009.

Executive Summary: The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Youth Leadership Program with Central America. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants in the seven countries of Central America and to provide the participants with threeweek, U.S.based exchanges focused on entrepreneurship and business skills, community engagement, and leadership. The program will conclude with followon activities in the participants' home communities in which they apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the exchange experience. ECA plans to award a single grant ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-04-02-E9-7215 Thu, Apr 2 2009 11:00:00 GMT