State · MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER — $45.4M (USA)
Key claim: The Department of State obligated $45.4 million to Meridian International Center for the FY 2024 International Visitor Leadership Program in the United States.
Abstract
Department of State obligated $45.4M to MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER, for work in USA. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE FY 2024 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS $833,179 IN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS AND $152,210 IN PROGRAM FUNDS TOTALING $985,389 TO DATE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
Why this matters
This finding adds Meridian International Center and the International Visitor Leadership Program to the exchanges portfolio, alongside IIE/Fulbright. Together these obligations sketch the scale of State’s flagship exchange implementers — with IVLP funded at roughly two-thirds the level of the Fulbright Student Program — and identify Meridian as a recurring nine-figure-tier partner worth tracking year over year.