The
Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the Youth Leadership
Program with Algeria. Public and private
nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue
Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to
provide youth and adult participants from Algeria with an approximately four-week
U.S.-based exchange program in summer 2012 focused on civic education, youth
leadership development, respect for diversity, and community engagement, and to
support follow-on community service projects in their home communities. The
U.S. Embassy in Algiers will recruit, screen, and select Algerian participants.
The award recipient will be required to recruit, screen, and select American
participants, and collaborate with an in-country partner on logistical
arrangements and follow-on activities.
Organizations
may submit only one proposal (total) under this competition. If more than one
proposal is received from the same applicant, all submissions will be declared
technically ineligible and will receive no further consideration in the review
process.
For more information on
this competition see: https://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html
Because
the Department of State limits eligible applicants to only one proposal, the University of Kentucky has established an internal
selection process. Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to send the following information
electronically to the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu
and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, December 5, 2011:
1) Names and departments of PI and co-investigators
2) Name of the specific project
3) Description of proposed project (including objectives and
activities) and justification or rationale for why the proposed project should
be selected as one of UK's candidates - maximum 2 pages.
A committee will be appointed to review the information
and make recommendations as to the University’s selected applicant. The
Department of State deadline is January 4, 2012.
Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms.
Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu
or 257-1663).