After the dissolution of USIA in 1999, regulation of the program transferred to the Department of State, Educational & Cultural Affairs Bureau.
Many High Schoolers from Tira have received Scholarships from Israeli Universities and participate in exchange programs such as Y.E.S (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs), Seeds of Peace and CISV.
Participants are nominated by their U.S. Embassies and selected by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and spend 3–5 weeks in the United States meeting with their peers, engaging informally with American families, and experiencing American culture.
Federal Bureau of Investigation | Shanghai Railway Bureau | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | Cultural Revolution | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Bureau of Land Management | Central Bureau of Investigation | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | Bureau of Indian Affairs | United States Census Bureau | Family Affairs | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | Cultural heritage | United States Bureau of Reclamation | Bureau of Meteorology | General Educational Development | Citizens Advice Bureau | Better Business Bureau | Wuhan Railway Bureau | United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Federal Bureau of Prisons | educational | Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Important Cultural Properties of Japan | Covert Affairs | Bureau of Engraving and Printing | National Guard Bureau | High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
It is implemented by Project Harmony and funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through the 1992 Freedom Support Act.