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PD-SEOUL-FY21-02: Young Korean Climate Activists Exchange Program

Closed Closed July 2, 2021 Opportunity PD-SEOUL-FY21-02 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to South Korea notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$150,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$150,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Educational institutions• Foreign Public Entities (FPE) for example: Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions)

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $150,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Funding Opportunity Title: Young Korean Climate Activists Exchange Program Funding Opportunity Number: PD-SEOUL-FY21-02 Deadline for Applications: July 2, 2021, 11:59 p.m. GMT+9 Assistance Listing Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Total Amount Available: $150,000 This notice is subject to availability of funding. The U.S. Embassy Seoul of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to plan and execute a 10-14 day exchange program to the United States for young Korean climate activists. Please follow all instructions below. Program Objectives: As addressing climate change is an essential element of the United States' policy objectives, Embassy Seoul is planning a grant for an exchange program for young climate activists in Korea to meet with and build synergy on shared environmental goals with counterparts and experts in the United States. The Young Korean Climate Activists Exchange Program aims to: · Provide participants with a deeper understanding of the U.S. commitment to and leadership in addressing climate change both at home, and as a partner in multilateral efforts, abroad. · Build synergy on shared environmental goals between the United States and the Republic of Korea. · Build relationship with and between Korean and American emerging voices leading the environmental movement in the Republic of Korea and the United States. · Promote U.S. companies with exemplary corporate social responsibility practices in climate change and environmental sustainability. The 10-14 days, three city (Washington, D.C. and two additional locations) program would include meetings with and visits to U.S. government agencies focusing on climate change/environment, non-profit U.S. organizations focusing on sustainability, 1-2 U.S. companies with leading corporate social responsibility practices in the area of environmental sustainability, counterpart young, climate activists in the United States, and cultural outings to provide participants with first-hand experience of American culture and values. An important component and expected outcome of this exchange program is for participants to gain a deeper understanding of the U.S. commitment to addressing climate change and the multi-agency cooperation in place to achieve climate goals. To demonstrate this commitment and to provide participants with an understanding of the U.S.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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