FY 2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange
This State Department (ECA) program invites proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and a related staff exchange between the …
- Deadline
- Aug 14, 2026
- Posted
- Jun 16, 2026
- Award amount
- $1,100,000
In plain English
This State Department (ECA) program invites proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and a related staff exchange between the U.S. and Germany, as a single award around $1.1 million. The program places roughly 65 American and 65 German young professionals in year-long academic and professional exchanges, plus a short staff exchange. Eligibility details are deferred to the full announcement, so review it to confirm which organizations may apply. This is an exchange-administration award, not a grant to individual participants.
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About this grant
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the FY 2026 (Academic Year 2027-2028) Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals program and outbound Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange (CBBSX) travel component. The CBYX for Young Professionals and CBBSX programs advance America’s national interests by building lasting personal and institutional relationships that promote prosperity and security between the United States and Germany. Key Activities: CBYX for Young Professionals: · Approximately 65 American and approximately 65 German participants, ages 18.5-24, engage in year-long academic and professional exchanges. · American participants complete two months of in-country German language training, study for one semester at a German university, technical, or professional school, and gain practical work experience. · German participants study for one semester at a U.S. university, college, technical, or professional school and gain practical work experience. · Both American and German participants live with host families throughout the program year. CBBSX: · Ten U.S. Congressional and 10 German parliamentary staffers participate in a short-term reciprocal exchange with each other’s legislatures. · The U.S. recipient organization provides travel and administrative support for the outbound CBBSX exchange by coordinating round-trip airfare for the U.S. delegation. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity and POGI for additional information.
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