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Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

19.022

Program objective

To provide assistance awards by U.S. diplomatic missions abroad made directly to eligible organizations in the United States using funds appropriated to and authorized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) for the purpose of supporting international exchanges that address issues of mutual interest to the United States and other countries, consistent with the program criteria established in the Department’s annual appropriation. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, ECA seeks to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange; to strengthen the ties which unite us with other nations by demonstrating the educational and cultural interests, developments, and achievements of the people of the United States and other nations, and the contributions being made toward a peaceful and more fruitful life for people throughout the world; to promote international cooperation for educational and cultural advancement; and thus to assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations between the United States and the other countries of the world.".

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Current Data Available. No Current Data Available.

  2. 2017

    No Current Data Available.

  3. 2018

    No Current Data Available.

  4. 2019

    No Current Data Available.

  5. 2020

    No Current Data Available.

  6. 2021

    No Current Data Available.

  7. 2022

    No Current Data Available.

  8. 2023

    No Current Data Available.

  9. 2024

    No Current Data Available.

  10. 2025

    No Current Data Available.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Guidelines for programs will vary with individual activities and posts.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization

Additional resources