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PD-SEOUL-FY25-10: Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Regional Workshop on Emerging Technologies

Closed Closed August 21, 2025 Opportunity PD-SEOUL-FY25-10 ☆ 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 2025.

• Award ceiling$75,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$75,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• 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
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions• Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $75,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Funding Opportunity Title: Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Regional Workshop on Emerging Technologies Funding Opportunity Number: PD-SEOUL-FY25-10 Deadline for Applications: Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (GMT+9) CFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Type of Funding: FY25 Smith Mundt Public Diplomacy Funds Total Amount Available: $75,000 This notice is subject to availability of funding. AL Number, funding type, and other award details may be subject to change prior to finalization. Executive Summary The U.S. Embassy Seoul announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to implement a regional workshop and accompanying virtual engagements on critical and emerging technologies, under the 2026 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Network program. Launched following the 2023 Camp David Trilateral Leaders’ Summit and the 2024 U.S.–ROK–Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit, YTL aims to build a strong network of trilateral youth champions from the United States, Republic of Korea, and Japan who work across borders to tackle some of the Indo-Pacific’s biggest security, economic, and civic engagement challenges. The 2026 programmatic year will center on a regional workshop that brings together Korean and Japanese youth with American peer experts to collaborate on pressing issues related to critical and emerging technologies. The workshop will highlight American innovation and excellence in technology, while fostering collaboration to address the Indo-Pacific region’s most pressing security and economic challenges. Participants will explore how cutting-edge U.S. technologies and expertise can be leveraged to strengthen regional security, enhance economic resilience, and promote shared prosperity. Goals and Objectives Proposals must include an American element or connection with U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions and should clearly explain the applicants’ previous experience running similar programs across the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the United States. The purpose of this program is to advance U.S. leadership in critical and emerging technologies while strengthening trilateral cooperation through youth-led engagement. By fostering peer-to-peer collaboration and policy-relevant dialogue, the program will showcase American innovation and expertise, promote U.S. technology exports, and reinforce shared values that underpin regional security and prosperity.

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Applying now

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

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