Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006229
The FY 2020 Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program (SEAYLP) is a U.S. Department of State exchange grant opportunity offered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), specifically the Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division. It was announced as an open competition (pending the availability of funds) to select an organization to run a U.S.-based leadership exchange for participants from Southeast Asia. The program is designed as a short-term, intensive exchange that brings emerging youth leaders together with adult mentors, with the goal of strengthening civic engagement skills and building long-term networks across the ASEAN region and with the United States.
The opportunity is funded as a discretionary award and will be issued as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient should expect substantial involvement from the U.S. government partner in planning and implementation compared to a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is SFOP0006229, and it is associated with CFDA number 19.415. The announcement was posted on October 16, 2019, with an original application deadline of December 2, 2019. The listed award ceiling is $1,600,000. Although the posting shows “Expected Awards: 0,” the narrative describes a clear intent to fund an implementing partner if funds are available, which typically indicates the government had not committed to a specific number of awards at the time of posting or that the number could vary.
Eligible applicants are U.S. public and private nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of 26 USC 501(c)(3). In practical terms, this means a U.S.-based nonprofit with IRS-recognized tax-exempt status (and likely relevant experience running international exchanges, youth programming, leadership training, or cross-cultural education) would be able to apply. The selected organization would be responsible for designing and administering the exchange program, recruiting and supporting participants in coordination with U.S. government partners, arranging logistics and programming in the United States, and ensuring the program meets ECA goals and standards.
Programmatically, SEAYLP is structured around a three-week, U.S.-based youth leadership program planned for April 2020 as the FY 2020 base-year implementation. The exchange cohort is expected to include 60 total participants consisting of youth and adult mentors drawn from all ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The core subject matter emphasizes civic education, leadership development, diversity, and community engagement. A central theme is helping youth identify shared challenges and opportunities across different national, ethnic, religious, and cultural contexts, then building the practical leadership skills needed to unite people around common goals and drive inclusive, community-level change.
A key component of the program is that learning does not end when participants return home. The exchange is intended to culminate in follow-on activities led by alumni in their home communities, described as individual or small-group projects. These follow-on projects function as an applied “capstone” to translate what participants learned in the United States into tangible local action, reinforcing civic participation, inclusive leadership, and sustained engagement beyond the travel portion of the exchange. In short, the grant supports both the U.S.-based exchange experience and the post-program alumni action that completes the leadership cycle.Apply for SFOP0006229
- The Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2020 Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program (SEAYLP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.415.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 16, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 02, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,600,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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