Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0017284

The FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Overseas Components offers funding to manage key international aspects of the YES program, which promotes mutual understanding and strengthens U.S. national security by fostering youth exchanges. The program includes two components: YES (bringing about 450 students from roughly 30 strategic countries to the U.S. for a school year) and YES Abroad (sending around 60 American high school students to those countries).

This cooperative agreement covers recruitment, selection, orientation, travel, parent liaison, and alumni support for both international and American participants. It also funds the placement and support for U.S. students going abroad. Support for international students while in the U.S. will be handled through separate awards. The student exchanges will take place during the 2026–27 academic year.

  • The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Overseas Components" 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 2025-06-17.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $11,761,350.00 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.
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