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TOKYO-PAS-FY22-01-03: FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Re-energize IVLP alumni

Closed Closed April 15, 2022 Opportunity TOKYO-PAS-FY22-01-03 ☆ 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 Japan notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$45,000
• Total funding$45,000
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant, Other

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments.

Organizations: Organizations must have a clear connection with Japanese citizens who participated in the IVLP exchange programs: - Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience - Non-profit or governmental educational institutions - Governmental institutions

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $45,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for proposals for projects and programs designed to re-energize International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and IVLP On-Demand Program alumni, re-building the capacity of IVLP alumni to pursue and protect U.S. interests in Japan. This program may also be used as part of the 70th anniversary celebration of IVLP in Japan. The Embassy welcomes innovative and creative program models that move beyond to conference/workshop model. Priority Region: Japan Program Objectives: The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the Department of State’s premier professional exchange initiative for emerging leaders, fosters mutual understanding and develop cultural and professional connections. The program has over 225,000 alumni worldwide. In Japan, the program started in 1953. Currently there are more than 3,800 IVLP alumni, and notable alumni include Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe; former prime ministers Naoto Kan, Yukio Hatoyama, Toshiki Kaifu, and Morihiro Hosokawa; novelist Haruki Murakami; Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike; and Showa Women’s University Chancellor Mariko Bando. In 2023, IVLP will celebrate its 70th anniversary in Japan. In Japan, IVLP alumni account for 40% of the USG exchange program alumni population. However, it has also been a challenge to engage IVLP alumni, as they often do not identify as USG alumni. This is a major challenge for IVLP alumni engagement at U.S. Embassy Tokyo. The Embassy welcomes proposals that, by addressing a specific social issue, bring IVLP alumni together for a capacity building opportunity. The proposal should also include opportunities that allow for: 1) Enhancing participants’ English language skills to enable them to share their IVLP experiences in the U.S., 2) Encouraging alumni to highlight their IVLP experience to professionally and 3) Networking with like-minded peers, specifically other IVLP alumni, other USG alumni, and other interested groups. The proposal should also detail the specific social issue(s) being addressed, explain the approaches that are being implemented to solve these issues, and highlight its impact, effectiveness, and future sustainability. The proposal must also contain an element that focuses on the collaborative efforts between the U.S. and Japan.

Category: Agriculture, Business and Commerce, Community Development, Consumer Protection, Disaster Prevention and Relief, Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Energy, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health, Humanities, Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services, Natural Resources, Other, Regional Development, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

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

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