The U. S. Embassy France Public Affairs Section of the U. S. Department of State announces an open competition for U. S. and French organizations to submit applications to implement a virtual exchange program for U. S. and French junior and high school students during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school
years.The program will develop virtual exchanges between schools in France and the U. S. via the redesign and maintenance of a preexisting online platform, called FAAX (Franco-American Academic Exchanges), a series of online teacher training modules for FAAX users and the administration of a small awards program to help qualifying schools create sustainable virtual exchanges.