Assistance Listings - formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Assistance Listings (formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers) are the publicly available listings of Federal assistance programs. Beta.sam.gov assistance listings is a publicly available online database showing all available Federally-funded programs. The database is administered by the General Services Administration. An individual or organization can use the database to search for assistance programs, and then contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply. Assistance listing numbers are also used by organizations to search for assistance programs on Grants.gov. The assistance listing number is referenced in every solicitation and the Notice of Award. Below are Assistance Listing numbers assigned to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ programs.
ECA Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA) Quick Reference Guide
| Assistance Listing No. | Assistance Listing Program Title | ECA Programs |
| Note: Programs listed are not necessarily exhaustive. | ||
| 19.009 | Academic Exchange Programs-Undergraduate Programs | Undergraduate programs include the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD); Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders; Community College Initiative Program (CCIP); and the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS). |
| 19.010 | Academic Exchange Programs – Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. |
| 19.011 | Academic Exchange Programs – Special Academic Exchange Programs | Special Academic Exchange programs include: Council of American Overseas Research Centers, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program; National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange, United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program; Tibetan Scholarship Program, United States-Timor-Leste Scholarship Program, among others. |
| 19.012 | Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs – Special Professional and Cultural Programs |
Special Professional and Cultural Programs include the Ngawang Choephel Fellows Program. |
| 19.015 | Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers | Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West (East-West Center); International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue. |
| 19.022 | Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants | Awards made by public diplomacy offices overseas from the Educational and Cultural Exchanges Appropriation. |
| 19.400 | Academic Exchange Programs-Graduate Students | The Fulbright Student Program includes program components for U.S. students, foreign students, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program, Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program, Fulbright Faculty Development and Regional Specialty Programs in the Western Hemisphere, Fulbright-Fogarty Fellows, and the Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellows program. |
| 19.401 | Academic Exchange Programs-Scholars | The Fulbright Scholar Program includes program components for U.S. scholars, visiting foreign scholars, the Scholar-in-Residence Program, Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships, Global Scholar Award, Arctic Initiative, the International Education Administrators’ Seminars, U.S. Specialists Program, and Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars. |
| 19.402 | Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs-International Visitor Leadership Program | Awards to the International Visitor Leadership Program’s (IVLP) National Programming Agencies; IVLP International Airport Arrival and Departure Program, IVLP Collaborative Services; Global Ties U.S. |
| 19.408 | Academic Exchange Programs-Teachers | Teacher Exchange programs include: the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program, Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, Teachers of Critical Languages Program, and other targeted professional development programs for teachers and administrators. |
| 19.415 | Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs-Citizen Exchanges | Citizen Exchange activities include the Professional Fellows Program, Community Solutions, TechWomen, Community Engagement Exchange, Fortune-Mentoring Program, the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, Young Transatlantic Leaders Initiative, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, Future Leaders Exchange Program, Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program, Youth Leadership Programs, National Security Language Initiative for Youth, the International Writers Program, TechGirls, American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, OneBeat, Center Stage, the National Youth Science Camp, Global Sports Mentoring Program, International Sports Programming Initiative, Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy Program,, and other Professional and Cultural Exchange programs. |
| 19.421 | Academic Exchange Programs – English Language Programs | English Language Programs include the English Access Microscholarship Program, the English Language Fellow and Specialist Program, and the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program (formerly known as the American English E-Teacher Program). |
| 19.432 | Academic Exchange Programs-Educational Advising and Student Services | EducationUSA Advising Services. |
| 19.440 | U.S. Speaker Program | U.S. Speaker Program. |
| 19.441 | American Spaces | American Spaces. |
| 19.450 | ECA Individual Grants | Awards made to individuals from the Educational and Cultural Exchanges Appropriation. |
| 19.451 | Special International Exchange Grant Programs | To provide special grants for international exchanges and other activities that support and address current and emerging issues of mutual interest to the United States and other countries, consistent with the program criteria established in the Department’s annual appropriation. Special International Exchange Grant Programs include Fulbright University Vietnam. |
| 19.452 | International Exchange Alumni Programs | International Exchange Alumni Programs include Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (TIES) and the U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program. |
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