Congress Approves FY09 Increase for Educational Cultural Exchange Programs

March 13, 2009

The Educational and Cultural Exchange programs of the U.S. State Department received $538 million for FY09. While it is not clear how much of this funding might be dedicated to the grant program that supports international cultural exchanges, this represents an overall increase for the program. The League will be in touch as opportunities may arise for orchestras to apply for open competitions.