FY 2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange

About This Grant

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the FY 2026 (Academic Year 2027-2028) Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals program and outbound Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange (CBBSX) travel component. The CBYX for Young Professionals and CBBSX programs advance America s national interests by building lasting personal and institutional relationships that promote prosperity and security between the United States and Germany. Key Activities: CBYX for Young Professionals: Approximately 65 American and approximately 65 German participants, ages 18.5-24, engage in year-long academic and professional exchanges. American participants complete two months of in-country German language training, study for one semester at a German university, technical, or professional school, and gain practical work experience. German participants study for one semester at a U.S. university, college, technical, or professional school and gain practical work experience. Both American and German participants live with host families throughout the program year. CBBSX: Ten U.S. Congressional and 10 German parliamentary staffers participate in a short-term reciprocal exchange with each other s legislatures. The U.S. recipient organization provides travel and administrative support for the outbound CBBSX exchange by coordinating round-trip airfare for the U.S. delegation. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity and POGI for additional information.