Closed · SFOP0004997 · CFDA 19.415 · Discretionary

FY 2018 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (Stevens Initiative)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $5M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 8, 2018
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2018 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (Stevens Initiative) is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs that offered Up to $5,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 554 other opportunities from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

up to $5M
award range
Closed
application status
19.415
CFDA program
554
other opportunities from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Archived opportunity record

FY 2018 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchan… is closed (last close June 8, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs still indexes 554 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 8, 2018

Posted Apr 30 Closes Jun 8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (Stevens Initiative), developed in partnership with the Stevens Family Foundation is a multilateral public-private partnership that will strengthen engagement between young people in the Middle East and North Africa (NEA) and in the United States as a lasting tribute to the legacy of Ambassador Chris Stevens. The Stevens Initiative will use technology and online tools to facilitate educational exchanges between the United States and the Middle East and North Africa. Through intensive, structured online engagements between youth at various education levels, the Initiative will increase mutual understanding and equip more than one million youth with the skills and aptitudes they need to succeed in the 21st century. Launched in 2015, ECA's Stevens Initiative has implemented over 20 projects involving over 28,000 participants in 40 U.S. states and 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

FY 2018 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchan… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs book (508 peers, 92% of 555).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Hans Posey poseyhe@state.gov

What to do next

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