The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL), formerly known as the Open World Leadership Center, administers the Open World program. The agency is part of the U.S. legislative branch and is housed in the
Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Every year, through the Senate and House Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations,
U.S. Congress decides upon funding for COIL. The agency then confers grants to a variety of national organizations including Rotary clubs and other service organizations, community colleges and universities, sister-city associations, and international visitor councils. COIL has a board of directors with eleven members. The founding chairman of the board was
James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress. There are three members from the House of Representatives and three members from the Senate. In addition, there are four individuals outside of the government who have an interest in improving relations between COIL's focus countries and the United States. ==External links==