Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE):Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.021C
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The contract is a solicitation from the U.S. Department of Education, working in coordination with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, to support the administration of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) program. The program’s goal is to enhance modern foreign language training and area studies in U.S. educational institutions by facilitating visits and study opportunities abroad for teachers and prospective teachers. It also supports foreign teachers visiting the United States to participate in language training and cultural education within U.S. schools, colleges, and universities. Applicants must comply with the 2025 Common Instructions and Information for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, as published in the Federal Register. The solicitation was posted on June 15, 2026, with a response deadline of July 15, 2026. The contract is managed by the Office of Postsecondary Education under Assistance Listing Number 84.021C. Interested parties can direct inquiries to Holly Clark, Management and Program Analyst, via the provided contact information. This effort aims to strengthen cross-cultural understanding and language proficiency through international educational exchanges.
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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.