Closed · DFOP0017856 · CFDA 19.415 · Discretionary
FY 2026 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5M-$10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 29, 2026
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2026 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs that offered $5,000,000 -- $10,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 554 other opportunities from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
- $5M-$10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 19.415
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on May 29, 2026. CFDA 19.415 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $5,000,000 -- $10,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 29, 2026
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This NOFO has been amended. Please see the amended Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional information.As 2027 marks 15 years since the loss of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, and in honor of his enduring legacy, the Global Leaders Division, Office of Citizen Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), invites proposal submissions for two cooperative agreements to design, administer, and implement activities under the broader J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI).ECA anticipates making two separate cooperative agreements to design, implement, and manage the FY 2026 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI) under two distinct program options: (1) J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative and (2) J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative: Digital Leaders for Peace and Economic Opportunity. Applicants may submit applications for program option one or program option two. Organizations may submit two separate applications, one for each program option, if they wish to be considered for both. Each application will be evaluated independently. Each application must clearly state in the Executive Summary which program option is being proposed. If applying separately for each program options the applicant must clearly demonstrate the organizational capacity to implement both program options, including the ability to work in the MENA region and the United States and to deliver both online and hybrid program elements.The JCSVEI advances U.S. foreign policy priorities by championing American scientific excellence, technological leadership, and innovation, while promoting core U.S. principles—freedom of speech, individual liberty, and the rule of law—as foundations of peace and prosperity. The program achieves these goals through American-led virtual exchanges that connects young leaders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with peers across the United States.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors
FY 2026 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
Davron Mirsagatov
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What to do next
FY 2026 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchan… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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