Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0017389
The FY 2026 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Collaborative Services opportunity is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Office of International Visitors (ECA/PE/V) funding competition to select a single partner to help run key cross-cutting support functions for the IVLP during FY 2026. IVLP is the State Department's long-running flagship professional exchange program, created in 1940, and it brings current and emerging international leaders to the United States for short, customized professional visits. The program is designed to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security priorities by building durable relationships between U.S. counterparts and influential visitors from government, business, academia, and other sectors. Projects are tailored to participants' professional interests and to U.S. policy objectives, so the operational backbone that supports participants and projects has a direct impact on IVLP quality and effectiveness.
This notice of funding opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government expects substantial involvement during the period of performance rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The focus is specifically on supporting staff expenses and overhead costs associated with "collaborative services" that increase the flexibility, efficiency, and impact of IVLP. In practical terms, the award is meant to strengthen the shared services and infrastructure that help IVLP function smoothly across many individual projects and cohorts, with support that can touch project implementation, participant logistics and experience, and underlying systems or processes that keep programming coordinated and responsive.
The program is open to a range of eligible applicants that can credibly manage foreign affairs-related exchange support at scale. Eligible applicant types include U.S. public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions), as well as certain "other" eligible entities as allowed in the full announcement. Competitive applicants are expected to bring demonstrated expertise in foreign policy and solid experience administering professional exchange programming, since IVLP sits at the intersection of diplomacy, participant safety and support, program design, and high-visibility stakeholder management.
Funding is discretionary under CFDA (Assistance Listing) 19.402. The opportunity number is DFOP0017389. The award ceiling is $399,000, and ECA anticipates making one award, so this is a single-provider competition rather than multiple parallel awards. The original application deadline is September 8, 2025, and the funding opportunity was created July 9, 2025. The activity category is listed as "Other," reflecting that the work is a specialized set of operational and program support services rather than a typical research or construction grant.
At a high level, the recipient selected under this cooperative agreement would be expected to design and implement collaborative services that help IVLP run more effectively, with an emphasis on scalable support for projects, participants, and infrastructure. Since the public summary points applicants to the NOFO for full details, the specific deliverables, performance measures, reporting requirements, and scope of government involvement should be taken directly from the official notice. Still, the intent is clear: ECA is seeking an experienced partner that can serve as a force multiplier for IVLP by improving shared capacities that allow the program to adapt quickly, operate efficiently, and deliver consistently strong outcomes for visiting leaders and their U.S. counterparts.Apply for DFOP0017389
- The Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2026 International Visitor Leadership Program Collaborative Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.402.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-08. (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 $399,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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