# Launching the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative (YSALI)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pds-col-2024-ysali-launching-the-young-south-asian-leaders-initiative-ysali/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355001

> U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $1.5 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on August 16, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PDS-COL-2024-YSALI |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 16, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.5 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| 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 academic and cultural institutions, exchange-of-persons, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit applications for this competition. Applicants must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application and maintain active status through the life of the award. Please see the Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) for additional information.

## What the grant funds

Executive Summary U.S. Embassy Colombo, in collaboration with the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, invites proposal submissions from U.S. public and private academic, cultural, and exchange-of-persons institutions, and other not-for-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501 (c) (3) (see section C. Eligibility Information) for the design and implementation of U.S. and regional workshops for the inaugural cohort of the Young South Asia Leaders Initiative (YSALI). This is an exciting opportunity to inform a new youth leadership initiative at the U.S. Department of State in a dynamic region with a significant youth population. YSALI is a new network, modeled on existing programs like the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), and others, designed to deliver on the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) by building the capacity of young leaders in South Asia. South Asia’s more than 420 million young people will be pivotal to meeting regional and global challenges. YSALI’s investment in youth from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will help empower young leaders in the region to tackle shared challenges. Background YSALI is a new network conceived by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy in consultation with constituent posts, drawing on best practices from existing State Department networks for young leaders in other regions. SCA intends to build the YSALI network from existing country-specific and regional youth initiatives, offering membership to already identified young people, and moving them up the ladder of engagement with the United States by offering new opportunities and a shared platform for connection. This configuration will help build the network in a controlled growth format. The YSALI themes are: 1) driving prosperity through entrepreneurship, 2) democratic resilience and a vibrant civil society, and 3) regional climate resilience. Project Audience Participants will be undergraduate students, recent graduates, or young professionals aged 18-30 from the seven countries in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). Mission India will manage the YSALI membership for Bhutan.

## Questions people ask

### Is PDS-COL-2024-YSALI still open?

No. It closed on August 16, 2024. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Launching the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative (YSALI)?

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

### What is the deadline for Launching the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative (YSALI)?

Closed August 16, 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 $2.0 million each.

### 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.