Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS BAGHDAD PD 2019 008
The 2020 Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) for Undergraduate Students is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity run through the U.S. Mission to Iraq (U.S. Embassy Baghdad). It supports the design and delivery of an exchange program aimed at developing the next generation of Iraqi leaders by combining exposure to life in the United States with structured training and experiential learning focused on leadership and civic participation. The program is intended to help Iraqi undergraduate students better understand U.S. society and culture while building practical skills and values that translate into community engagement and responsible public leadership back in Iraq.
At its core, the grant seeks proposals that can demonstrate a strong, well-planned approach to leadership development and civic education. The Embassy is looking for programming that strengthens participants understanding of civic responsibility and the role individuals can play in improving their communities. A major emphasis is placed on diversity awareness and tolerance, suggesting that the program should meaningfully address pluralism, inclusion, and respectful dialogue across differences. Civil engagement is also a central theme, so proposals should describe how students will learn by doing, such as participating in community-based activities, service projects, workshops with civic organizations, or other hands-on experiences that show how citizens and institutions interact in practice.
A key requirement is that proposed projects include a U.S.-based exchange component, and applicants are expected to clearly explain how that component will be implemented. In practical terms, this means the proposal should not be limited to virtual or in-country activities; it should incorporate time in the United States where participants can directly experience U.S. communities, institutions, and cultural norms. A competitive proposal would typically outline what the participants will do during the U.S. portion (for example, academic-style seminars, leadership institutes, community engagement or service learning, meetings with local leaders and civic groups, cultural programming, and structured reflection) and how those activities tie back to the stated outcomes of leadership growth, civic education, tolerance, and ongoing engagement.
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and will be issued as a grant, with the activity area identified as education. The program is associated with CFDA number 19.021. Only certain organizations are eligible to apply: specifically, U.S.-based nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The Department of State anticipates making one award under this competition, with an award ceiling of $1,300,000, meaning proposals should be designed to fit within that maximum amount and should reflect a realistic, coherent plan for implementation at that scale.
Administrative details are straightforward and time-bound. The funding opportunity title is "2020 Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) for Undergraduate Students" and the funding opportunity number is DOS BAGHDAD PD 2019 008. The notice was created on March 5, 2019, and the original application deadline (original closing date) is May 3, 2019. Overall, the grant is designed to fund a single nonprofit implementer to plan and run a structured U.S.-based exchange experience for Iraqi undergraduates that measurably builds leadership capacity, strengthens civic knowledge and responsibility, promotes tolerance and diversity awareness, and encourages sustained civil engagement after participants return home.Apply for DOS BAGHDAD PD 2019 008
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Iraq in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2020 Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) for Undergraduate Students" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.021.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 05, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 03, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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