Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE):Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.021C

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE):Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84. 021C is sponsored by Department of Education. Program Description: In coordination with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.

S. Department of State (State), the U. S.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE):Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84. 021C Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:ED-GRANTS-061526-001 Funding Opportunity Title:Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE):Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.

021C Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Education Expected Number of Awards:4 Assistance Listings:84. 021 -- Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Jun 15, 2026 Original Closing Date for Applications:Jul 15, 2026 Applications Available: June 15, 2026.

Application Deadline: July 15, 2026. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 14, 2026ED will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application.

To do so, please email the program contact person listed above with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.

For Further Information: Kurrinn Abrams, Telephone: 202-987-1920, Email: MECE@ed. gov. Current Closing Date for Applications:Jul 15, 2026 Applications Available: June 15, 2026. Application Deadline: July 15, 2026.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 14, 2026ED will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application.

To do so, please email the program contact person listed above with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant's name and a contact person's name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.

For Further Information: Kurrinn Abrams, Telephone: 202-987-1920, Email: MECE@ed. gov. Archive Date:Aug 14, 2026 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 10,193,170 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Consistent with Sec.

104(e)(1) of the Fulbright-Hays Act, eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit foundations, educational or other institutions.

Note: “Public or private nonprofit foundations, educational or other institutions” include the following: • Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education (IHEs);• State departments of education (including State Education Agencies and State Higher Education Agencies);• Public or private nonprofit educational organizations; and• Consortia of such public or private nonprofit IHEs, State departments of education, and public or private nonprofit educational organizations.

Note: An applicant that is a nonprofit organization may, under 34 CFR 75. 51, demonstrate its nonprofit status by providing:1. Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;2.

A statement from a state taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual;3. A certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or4.

Any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Department of Education Description:Program Description: In coordination with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State (State), the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) program.

The purpose of the program is to promote, improve, and develop the study of modern foreign language training and area studies in U.S. schools, colleges, and universities by supporting visits and study in foreign countries by teachers and prospective teachers.

The program provides opportunities for teachers and prospective teachers to improve their skill in languages, their knowledge of the culture of the people of other countries, and finances visits by teachers from those other countries to the United States for the purpose of participating in foreign language training and area studies in U.S. schools, colleges, and universities. Assistance Listing Number: 84.

021C **Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions and Information for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs**, published in the _Federal Register_ on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at ED 2025 Common Instructions. Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. ed.

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