Closed · SFOP0010284 · CFDA 19.009 · Discretionary
FY 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $17.9M-$17.9M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 30, 2024
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs that offered $17,885,000 -- $17,885,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 554 other opportunities from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
- $17.9M-$17.9M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.009
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for You… is closed (last close April 30, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 19.009 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. 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 April 30, 2024
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Study of the U.S. Branch, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State invites proposal submissions for one cooperative agreement to design, implement, and oversee the FY 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (Mandela Washington Fellowship). Established in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship has built and sustained a committed network of approximately 6,500 young African leaders across critical sectors to cement stronger ties between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States and to prepare the African participants (Fellows) for leadership roles across the continent. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), which aims to strengthen democratic institutions and good governance, spur economic growth and prosperity, and enhance peace and security across Africa and the United States.The award recipient will be responsible for planning and administering all components and aspects of the Mandela Washington Fellowship including six-week Leadership Institutes at U.S. campuses for approximately 700 Fellows, a Summit for all Fellows, Professional Development Experiences (PDEs) for approximately 100 Fellows, a Reciprocal Exchange component that includes a minimum of 100 U.S. participants, and follow-on alumni activities. Under this award, the first group of Fellows would travel to the United States for the Leadership Institutes in summer 2025. The award recipient should design the Fellow application materials, develop an outreach and recruitment plan, receive and screen applications in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, and oversee the final Fellow selection and placement process. The recipient will recruit, select, and oversee the U.S. host institutions that will each implement the Leadership Institutes in one of three tracks: Business, Civic Engagement, or Public Management.Please see the full announcement for additional information.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors
FY 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for You… 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Academic Exchange Programs
U.S. Department of State
Agency Contact
Hans Posey
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What to do next
FY 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for You… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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