Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0007296
The FY 2021 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange (CBBSX) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0007296) is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) program that funds major educational and professional exchanges between the United States and Germany. Its central purpose is to sustain and deepen the U.S.-German relationship by giving participants direct, long-term exposure to each others societies, institutions, and day-to-day culture, with an explicit focus on reinforcing shared democratic values. Beyond the immediate exchange experience, the program is designed to create durable personal networks and institutional ties that continue to shape cooperation and mutual understanding well after participants return home.
The CBYX component supports a scholarship-based, academic-year exchange in which participants live and study in the host country. The intent is not simply short-term travel, but an immersive experience that allows young people to understand how the other country functions socially, politically, and culturally, and to bring those insights back to their own communities. A major emphasis is developing participants as "young ambassadors" whose experiences and relationships can influence future U.S.-German relations through their careers, civic engagement, and continued cross-border connections.
The CBBSX component complements the youth exchange by targeting a small cohort of U.S. congressional staff. Specifically, the outbound CBBSX program covers round-trip airfare and related participation expenses for 10 American congressional staffers to take part in a two-week parliamentary exchange in Germany. This element is aimed at strengthening working-level, professional linkages between the U.S. Congress and German parliamentary counterparts, including the Bundestag and Bundesrat context referenced in the program title. In practical terms, it supports relationship-building and mutual learning among legislative professionals, which can improve long-term dialogue and cooperation between the two democracies.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity funded through a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of State expects substantial involvement in program oversight and execution rather than issuing a hands-off grant. The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 19.415. The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with a maximum funding level (Award Ceiling) of $12,840,000, indicating a large, centralized implementer responsible for operating the exchange at scale. The opportunity was created on August 21, 2020, with an original application closing date of October 21, 2020. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
In summary, this opportunity funds one primary implementing organization to run and administer two linked U.S.-Germany exchange tracks: a year-long scholarship exchange for youth (CBYX) and a short, intensive parliamentary exchange for a small group of congressional staff (CBBSX). Together, they are structured to build sustained people-to-people ties, cultivate future leaders and informed ambassadors, and reinforce institutional connections between U.S. and German democratic governance.Apply for SFOP0007296
- 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 2021 Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange (CBBSX)" 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 Aug 21, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 21, 2020. (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 $12,840,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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