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FY 2024 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship

ID: SFOP0010174 • Type: Posted
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Description

The Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS), Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposal submissions for one cooperative agreement to design, administer, and implement the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship. The Fellowship should consist of a total of 20 Institutes with 10 taking place in the spring of 2025 and 10 in the fall of 2025 and provide a total of approximately 500 undergraduate and recent graduates from throughout Southeast Asia with a foundation in one of four themes: Civic Engagement; Sustainability and Environment; Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment; and Society and Governance. See details in section A.3. Program Specific Guidelines, in the NOFO. The award recipient will be responsible for program planning and implementation, including the oversight and coordination of the 20 Institutes under the YSEALI themes. Each Institute will host 25 participants from throughout Southeast Asia. Each Institute will be five weeks in duration and will include an approximately four-week academic residency at a U.S. college or university campus and an approximately one-week integrated educational study tour that includes time in Washington, DC at the conclusion of the Institute. The award recipient will coordinate with ECA to ensure all participants are able to join a larger Washington, DC-based YSEALI Fellows Forum in the spring and fall. Please see the full announcement for additional information.
Background
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is inviting proposals for a cooperative agreement to design, administer, and implement the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship. The purpose of the initiative is to strengthen leadership development across Southeast Asia, deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and global challenges, and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asia.

Grant Details
The Fellowship should consist of a total of 20 Institutes with 10 taking place in the spring of 2025 and 10 in the fall of 2025. It aims to provide approximately 500 undergraduate and recent graduates from throughout Southeast Asia with a foundation in one of four themes: Civic Engagement; Sustainability and Environment; Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment; and Society and Governance. Each Institute will host 25 participants from throughout Southeast Asia for five weeks, including an approximately four-week academic residency at a U.S. college or university campus and an approximately one-week integrated educational study tour that includes time in Washington, DC at the conclusion of the Institute.

Eligibility Requirements
ECA welcomes applications from U.S. public and private non-profit organizations, consortia of organizations, and accredited post-secondary U.S. educational institutions meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Applicants may submit only one proposal under this competition.

Period of Performance
The grant is for a period of 18 months (base year) with two additional 18-month periods (NCC years one and two), starting from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2029.

Grant Value
$30,000,000 is available for the base year plus two Non-Competitive Continuation years. The approximate average award is $10,000,000 with no minimum 'Floor' of Award and a maximum 'Ceiling' of Award set at $10,000,000.

Place of Performance
All YSEALI Academic Fellowship Institutes should be held at an academic institution in the United States.
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Overview

Agency
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) [DOS]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
19.009 - Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 1/4/24 the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs posted grant opportunity SFOP0010174 for FY 2024 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship. The grant will be issued under grant program 19.009 Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs. It is expected that one grant will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Jan. 4, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 8, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Jan. 4, 2024, 1:26 p.m. EST
Version
2
Archive Date
April 7, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Info
Please see full announcement.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$10,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
1

Contacts

Contact
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Contact Email
poseyhe@state.gov
Contact Phone
(202) 890-9795
Additional Information
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Organizational Funding Opportunities
Additional Information Site
https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations

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