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What We Do

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Educational and Cultural Exchange (ECE) Appropriations

The educational and cultural exchange (ECE) programs appropriations fund educational, professional, and cultural exchange programs that are crucial to achieving United States’ foreign policy objectives. Each year, the Alliance submits requests to congressional committees in support of robust ECE funding. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Congress funded U.S. Department of State’s educational and cultural exchange programs at $741 million.

Funding for exchange programs delivers significant benefits to the United States. Over 90% of the exchange funding is spent in the United States or invested directly in its citizens or organizations, thereby strengthening the American economy. Additionally, people-to-people exchanges help promote increased understanding among nations through a public diplomacy approach, which supports our national security.

Please see below for key resources relating to these efforts, including actions taken by the Alliance to advocate for congressional funding for educational and cultural exchange funding.