CFDA Number: 84.304A Cooperative Civic Education International Exchange Program
84.304B Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange Program

Program Type:
Competitive Grant 84.304A
Non-competitive Grant 84.304B
Also Known As: Education for Democracy Act, formerly known as International Education Exchange

The purpose of this program is to: develop exemplary curricula and teacher training programs in civics, government, and economic education and make them available to educators from the United States and other eligible countries; assist eligible countries in the adaptation, implementation, and institutionalization of such programs; create and implement civics, government, and economic education programs for students that draw upon the experiences of participating eligible countries; and provide a means for the exchange of ideas and experiences in civics, government, and economic education among political, governmental, private sector, and education leaders of participating eligible countries.

This program supports: seminars on the basic principles of U.S. constitutional democracy; visits to school systems and other organizations with programs in civics and government; and translations and adaptations of curricular programs in government and economic education.