# Youth and Climate Entrepreneurship Exchange

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sau90022ca0001-youth-and-climate-entrepreneurship-exchange/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340204

> U.S. Mission to Austria offered grants of up to $225,000 (at least $180,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on June 30, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SAU90022CA0001 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Austria |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 30, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $225,000 |
| Award floor | $180,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

Program Objectives: This exchange will focus on entrepreneurship and innovation in the climate change sphere, including renewable energy; energy efficiency and sustainability; environmental engineering; climate adaptation; resilient and clean technologies; carbon reduction; food production; design; or other innovative fields addressing climate challenges today and in the future. The goal is to provide university students, business start-up leaders, and founders between 20 and 25 residing permanently in Austria with intensive, hands-on entrepreneurship education and leadership development training, as well as a greater understanding of U.S-Austrian collaboration on business-focused climate change solutions. Entrepreneurs help countries respond to specific problems, demands, or gaps in the market by identifying and pursuing new business opportunities; entrepreneurs and startups generate economic value, create jobs, and accelerate development, while often delivering social and environmental benefits for the customers and communities they serve.[A1] As such, this program should give participants first-hand and theoretical knowledge of founding, financing, and growing a startup in climate change-focused sectors, as well as how to maintain momentum and spur additional growth through programming, promotion, and networking opportunities. This program, which would take place between July and September 2023, should highlight the U.S. entrepreneurial ecosystem of a particular U.S. city or region that excels in climate change entrepreneurship. The program should include an in-person component in the United States that will expose participants to American culture, values, and business practices and highlight the United States as a destination for future business partnerships, investment, and ongoing education. The U.S. component should be preceded and followed by a substantial programming and educational component in Austria (in-person and virtual, as local health regulations allow) to include networking with Austrian leaders in the business and climate sectors; team building; pre-departure orientation, and knowledge and sector expertise-building elements. This component should also include engagement and mentoring opportunities with alumni from previous U.S. entrepreneurship exchange programs. As this will be a cooperative agreement, U.S.

## Questions people ask

### Is SAU90022CA0001 still open?

No. It closed on June 30, 2022. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Youth and Climate Entrepreneurship Exchange?

U.S. Mission to Austria accepted applications from nonprofits.

### What is the deadline for Youth and Climate Entrepreneurship Exchange?

Closed June 30, 2022. 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 $225,000 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.