# 2025 Young Trilateral Leaders Network (YTL) eSports Competition

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-seoul-fy25-01-2025-young-trilateral-leaders-network-ytl-esports/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356736

> U.S. Mission to South Korea offered grants of up to $100,000 (at least $1,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $100,000 in total. Applications closed on December 2, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PD-SEOUL-FY25-01 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to South Korea |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 2, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $100,000 |
| Award floor | $1,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $100,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions • Public International Organizations (PIOs) and (Non-U.S.) Governmental institutions

## What the grant funds

Funding Opportunity Title: 2025 Young Trilateral Leaders Network (YTL) eSports Competition Funding Opportunity Number: PD-SEOUL-FY25-01 Deadline for Applications: December 2, 2024, 11:59 p.m. GMT+9 CFDA Number: 19.022 Total Amount Available: $100,000 This notice is subject to availability of funding. Executive Summary The U.S. Embassy Seoul and U.S. Embassy Tokyo are excited to announce a trilateral esports program as part of the 2025 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Network. This program seeks to foster cross-border collaboration among youth aged 20-39 from the United States, Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan, building on outcomes from recent trilateral summits. Through a combination of virtual and in-person activities, participants will develop key skills such as cross-cultural communication, teamwork, and digital literacy. This cooperative grant program was made possible through a new public private partnership between the Department of State and Coupang, a Fortune 200 technology company headquartered in Seattle, to advance U.S. Government’s efforts to drive innovation and economic security in the Indo-Pacific region. The program will culminate in an esports competition in the ROK in 2025, with high-performing teams traveling for the final event. In addition to competition, participants will receive training in areas like conflict resolution and leveraging esports for positive social impact. Successful applicants will design a comprehensive plan for recruitment, virtual engagements, and final competition logistics. Proposals should also include a strong monitoring and evaluation component to track the program's impact on trilateral cooperation. Goals and Objectives This project aims to bring rising leaders together to form trilateral esports teams who will compete together in an esports competition to take place in the ROK in the first half of 2025. A key facet of the program will include training on issues designed to build a cohort of trilateral champions who know how to work with one another across borders, promoting skills such as cross-cultural communication, teamwork, technological literacy, strategic thinking, conflict mediation and resolution, identifying and combatting discrimination in digital spaces, and how gaming -- especially values of sportsmanship and healthy competition -- can be used to make a positive social impact.

## Questions people ask

### Is PD-SEOUL-FY25-01 still open?

No. It closed on December 2, 2024.

### Who can apply for 2025 Young Trilateral Leaders Network (YTL) eSports Competition?

U.S. Mission to South Korea accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for 2025 Young Trilateral Leaders Network (YTL) eSports Competition?

Closed December 2, 2024. 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 $100,000 each. About $100,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Georgetown University, Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji Biji Kuala Lumpur. The program made 3,361 awards worth $57.2 million in that time.