The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) awards grants to a wide range of U.S.-based nonprofit and governmental organizations to host the Open World program. COIL selects its host organizations through a competitive grants process conducted according to federal guidelines. All successful candidates have expertise in implementing professionally oriented international visitor programs. Grantees can either implement the program directly in their community, or serve as national level grantees, working with a network of sub-grantees across the country to implement the program. For questions, please contact Grants Manager Jen Volfson, jvolfson@coil.gov.

COIL publishes its Grant Guidelines annually to solicit proposals for the following year's calendar of programs. The current version of the Grant Guidelines is posted below. Stay tuned to COIL's Newsletter and Press Releases to learn when the next year's solicitation is published. While the annual Grant Guidelines are posted traditionally in late spring or early summer, potential grantees are able to submit grant proposals for a specific program on a rolling basis.

Assurances for Non-Constructive Programs

Certification Regarding Lobbying

• US-Ukraine Foundation (Washington, DC)
• Friendship Force International (Lawrenceville, GA)
  
• International Focus (Raleigh, NC)
• Council of International Programs USA (Pepper Pike, OH)
  
• World Trade Center Institute (Baltimore, MD)
  
• Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council (Pensacola, FL)
  
• Friends Forever International (Durham, NH)
• World Affairs Council of New Hampshire (Manchester, NH)
  
• Iowa International Center (Des Moines, IA)
• Global Ties Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
  
• Global Ties Detroit (Detroit, MI)
  
• WorldMontana (Helena, MT)
• Northern Nevada International Center (Reno, NV)
  
• International Center of the Capital Region (Troy, NY)
  
• World Affairs Council (Seattle, WA)
  
• Tulsa Global Alliance, Inc. (Tulsa, OK)
• Kidsave International Inc. (Washington, DC)
• Vermont Council of World Affairs (Burlington, VT)
• Greater Gainesville International Center / Sister City Program of Gainesville  (Gainesville, FL)
• Global Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
• Center for International Understanding, Inc. (Princeton, WV)
• Global Ties Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)
  
• Global Ties Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)
• GlobalAustin (Austin, TX)
• WorldDenver (Denver, CO)
• GlobalPittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Jewish Museum and Cultural Center (Portsmouth, VA)
• Rotary Club of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, OK)
• World Affairs Council of Northwest Ohio (Perrysburg, OH)
• World Affairs Council of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
• Global Ties Akron (Akron, OH)
• Global Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
• Global Ties ABQ (Albuquerque, NM)
• Rotary Club of Wake Forest (Louisburg, SC)
• Pat Watson International (Tucson, AZ)
• Rotary Club of Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, OK)
• International Institute of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
• Toledo Helps Ukraine (Toledo, OH)
• International Institute of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)
• International House (Charlotte, NC)