# YSEALI Plus: What Comes Next?

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-usasean-fy23-03-yseali-plus-what-comes-next/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348628

> U.S. Mission to ASEAN offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $250,000 in total. Applications closed on July 21, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-USASEAN-FY23-03 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to ASEAN |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 21, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $250,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

● U.S. public and private educational institutions;● U.S. not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks;● Foreign public and private educational institutions; and● Foreign not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks.

## What the grant funds

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 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) Regional Workshop titled “YSEALI Plus: What Comes Next?” The goal of this workshop is to strengthen and empower YSEALI alumni over the age of 35 in the ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste, pending the availability of funding. Carefully follow all instructions below. Priority Region: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste. YSEALI Background: YSEALI (yseali.state.gov) is the U.S. government’s signature initiative to engage emerging leaders in Southeast Asia. The program 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 residents 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 (Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment and Social Entrepreneurship, Education and Environmental Issues). One component of YSEALI are the annual regional workshops held across Southeast Asia on strategic topics. Program Objectives: · The recipient will design a regional workshop that focuses on leadership and advances the YSEALI theme of civic engagement and the U.S. Mission to ASEAN strategic goal of delivering results for the combined 1 billion people of the United States and Southeast Asia. · The recipient will organize a workshop that will gather up to 50 YSEALI alumni over the age of 35. YSEALI leadership programs are usually designed for youth ages 18 to 35. This gathering will be an opportunity for YSEALI alumni over 35 to re-energize and expand their ties to the U.S. government and the YSEALI network. This four-day workshop will enable this group of YSEALI alumni to: o Develop ideas and plans for post-YSEALI engagement with U.S.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-USASEAN-FY23-03 still open?

No. It closed on July 21, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for YSEALI Plus: What Comes Next??

U.S. Mission to ASEAN accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for YSEALI Plus: What Comes Next??

Closed July 21, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $250,000 in total.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.