Dept. of State  Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs ECA  Community Solutions Program

The Dept. of State Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs invites proposal submissions for the FY 2017 Community Solutions Program in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals [one per institution] to conduct this professional fellowship program. Created in 2010, the Community Solutions Program supports and encourages initiatives organized by young civic and community leaders, ages 25-38, working to address the economic, environmental, political, and social challenges confronting their respective local communities. Through four- to six-month professional fellowships with a specific leadership component, Community Solutions will provide opportunities for eligible individuals to more effectively address issues of concern in their institutions and communities.

Grants.gov   https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=292465

Limited to one application per institution. If multiple proposals are received at ECA from the same applicant [institution], all submissions will be declared ineligible and receive no further consideration in the review process.

Note: The UIowa OVPR&ED asks prospective University of Iowa applicants to limited ECA programs to email a one-page abstract of their proposal with a link to the program of interest to Ann Knudson ann-knudson@uiowa.edu  UI International Programs Grants Administrator, with a cc to Cheryl Ridgeway cheryl-a-ridgeway@uiowa.edu  in the UI Office of the Vice President for Research, as soon as possible, but at least 30 days in advance of the deadline.  If multiple abstracts to a given solicitation are received, an internal review will be conducted to select the applicant to submit on behalf of the University of Iowa. 

Please distribute this to interested faculty and don’t hesitate to contact me with questions.

Note that all ECA announcements will also be posted in the UIowa Grant Bulletin:http://grantbulletin.research.uiowa.edu. Click on the “Internation... and filter by using ECA as the search term