The ECA is announcing an open grant competition to conduct the PFP program in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Near East and the Western Hemisphere. Proposals must address one of three themes: 1) legislative process and governance, 2) economic empowerment and 3) rule of law. PFP is a two way global exchange program designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between mid-level public and emerging leaders form foreign countries and the United States.
Grant recipients will design and implement two U.S. based fellowship components for foreign participants that are four to six weeks in length. This must include: 1) a pre-departure orientation in the home country, 2) a program orientation upon arrival in the U.S., 3) an appropriate fellowship placement that must be at least 3 weeks in length, substantive in nature and relevant to the fellow’s interests, 4) participation at the Professional Fellows Congress in Washington D.C., 5) a “re-entry” program upon return to the home country and 6) a program evaluation. Recipients must also explain how they will work with each individual foreign fellow on the development of an individual project that will be implemented by each fellow upon return to their home country.
Awards will be between $300,000 and $400,000, though proposals that include a minimum of six countries can be considered for up to $750,000. Applications are due March 25, 2013. For more information, see the link below:
http://eca.state.gov/files/bureau/professional_fellows_open_competition_0.pdf