# FY 2023 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0009522-fy-2023-young-transatlantic-innovation-leaders-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346853

> Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs offered grants of up to $1.1 million to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on May 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0009522 |
| Agency | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.1 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.415 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having 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)

Please see full announcement.

## What the grant funds

The Office of Citizen Exchanges at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposal submissions for the FY 2023 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program. YTILI is a two-way exchange program for emerging entrepreneurs from Europe, ages 25-35, and American professionals. The program is designed to strengthen the transatlantic relationship, develop sustainable partnerships between U.S. and European innovators, promote regional integration and cooperation in Europe, and encourage European governments, businesses, and civil society to improve their innovation eco-systems. The FY 2023 program will support approximately 65 participants, including 50 European business and social entrepreneurs and 15 American business professionals. The defining YTILI program activity is a five-week U.S.-based fellowship for European participants including a four-week placement in a professionally relevant U.S. business and mentorship from American peers in those organizations. The U.S.-based exchange should also provide Fellows with opportunities to complement their professional fellowship through workshops, peer-to-peer learning, and networking activities. Following the U.S.-based program, American participants will travel to select European countries to assist YTILI Fellows implement business action plans and joint projects in their home communities. The YTILI Fellowship Program should also include follow-on alumni engagement activities. Only one proposal will be considered by ECA from each applicant organization. In cases where more than one submission from an applicant appears in grants.gov, ECA will only consider the submission made closest in time to the NOFO deadline; that submission would constitute the one and only proposal ECA would review from that applicant. Please see the full announcement for additional information.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0009522 still open?

No. It closed on May 15, 2023. A newer notice is open: DFOP0017180, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for FY 2023 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program?

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY 2023 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program?

Closed May 15, 2023. 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 $1.1 million each.

### Who has won Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., International Research and Exchanges Board Inc., World Learning Inc. The program made 289 awards worth $569 million in that time.