Deadline: 29-Jul-22
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to develop and implement a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Women’s Leadership Academy, which will include one workshop (in-person or virtual, depending on COVID-19 conditions and regulations) and pre-and post-workshop virtual meetings.
Objectives
- YSEALI is the U.S. government’s signature initiative to engage emerging leaders in Southeast Asia. The initiative aims to create a network of young Southeast Asian leaders who work across national borders to solve common problems.
- Through a variety of programs and engagements, YSEALI seeks to build the leadership capabilities of youth in the region, strengthen ties between the United States and Southeast Asia, and nurture a community of leaders who work across borders to solve shared issues.
- YSEALI is open to young leaders ages 18 to 35 who are both citizens and of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Timor-Leste.
- Responding to priorities from youth in the ASEAN region, YSEALI programs focus on four themes (Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship, Environmental Issues, Education and Civic Engagement).
- YSEALI programming includes regional workshops held across Southeast Asia on strategic topics.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: October 1, 2022 – October 1, 2023
- Number of awards anticipated: One
- Award amounts: award may range from a minimum of $75,000 to a maximum of $200,000. Subject to availability of funding.
- Total available funding: $200,000
- Type of Funding: PD Funds
- Anticipated program start date: May 2023
Participants and Audiences
- The recipient will coordinate with U.S. Mission to ASEAN and with the U.S. embassies in ASEAN and Timor-Leste to recruit and select 55 participants. Participants will be between the ages of 20 to 35, already passionately fighting the climate crisis in ASEAN, and desirous to continue working towards progress on climate change mitigation policies.
- Recipient should provide a diverse range of applicants from particular regions outside capital cities, as appropriate. Application criteria should include the name of the city from where the applicant originates.
- All participants must be proficient in written and spoken English. All programs must include participants from all ten ASEAN member countries and Timor-Leste.
- Workshops will be conducted in English.
- The recipient will be responsible for arranging and using cooperative agreement funds to cover all elements related to participant and staff travel including international and domestic flights, visas, travel to and from airports, visas, accommodations, per diem, meals during the program, insurance, etc.
Priority Region: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S. public and private educational institutions
- U.S. not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks
- Foreign public and private educational institutions
- Foreign not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks
For more information, visit https://asean.usmission.gov/2023-yseali-wla-nofo/