Professional Exchanges for Russia

Funding Opportunity Number: DOSRUS-15-GR-007 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.040Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-RUSClosing Date: Aug 10, 2015Award Ceiling: $200,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 25, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow (PAS Moscow) invites proposals for a cooperative agreement to conduct professional exchanges in the U.S. for current or future Russian leaders. The Professional Exchanges for Russia (PER) program builds on the foundation of the traditional International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) model and seeks to increase mutual understanding between the U.S. and Russia through carefully designed professional programs. PER projects support U.S. foreign policy objectives and have a specific thematic focus related to those policy goals. Participants are current or potential Russian leaders in politics, media, education, science, non-government organizations (NGOs), the arts, and other key fields. They are selected by officers of the U.S. Embassy Moscow. All projects maintain a non-partisan character. Please refer to the full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity located u...
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