FY2024 U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe: Ambassador's Youth Council - Kansai Chapter | OSAKA PAS FY24 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for OSAKA PAS FY24 01

The FY2024 U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe: Ambassador's Youth Council - Kansai Chapter (Funding Opportunity Number: OSAKA PAS FY24 01) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Mission to Japan, managed through the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe's Public Affairs Section within the U.S. Department of State. The grant supports the design, implementation, and overall management of the sixth cohort of the Ambassador's Youth Council - Kansai Chapter (AYC), a youth leadership initiative focused on strengthening understanding of the United States and the U.S.-Japan relationship through a structured, multi-month program for university students.

At its core, the program is meant to identify and develop highly motivated undergraduate students from the U.S. Consulate Osaka-Kobe consular district who have demonstrated leadership potential and a genuine interest in U.S.-Japan ties. The selected implementing organization is expected to recruit and support a cohort of 20 student participants and keep them actively engaged in a coordinated set of leadership and exchange-style activities over a six-month period. The timeline is structured so that most of the substantive programming is completed within calendar year 2024, which implies the project plan should be front-loaded enough to meet that expectation even if administrative wrap-up extends beyond the end of the year.

The award is capped at USD 75,000 (award ceiling), and the Consulate anticipates making one award in total, meaning the competition is essentially for a single implementing partner. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) 19.040, which is commonly associated with public diplomacy and cultural/educational exchange-related programming under the Department of State. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is listed as Education and Other, reflecting that the project will likely combine leadership development, civic engagement, and policy/cultural exposure components rather than functioning as a traditional classroom-only educational program.

Eligibility is broad and includes a mix of government entities and academic and nonprofit organizations, as well as individuals. Specifically eligible applicants include county governments; city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); and individuals. In practical terms, this range gives flexibility for universities, NGOs, and other local institutions in Japan (or potentially U.S.-based entities working in Japan, depending on the solicitation requirements) to propose an approach that fits the Consulate's public diplomacy goals for the Kansai region.

Applications were originally due by March 31, 2024, and the opportunity was created on February 1, 2024. Applicants are instructed to follow the guidance in the attachment carefully, which typically means the detailed requirements for program design, deliverables, monitoring and evaluation, budget structure, compliance expectations, branding/visibility, and reporting schedules are likely spelled out there and treated as mandatory. In summary, this grant funds one organization to run a six-month, cohort-based youth leadership council for 20 Kansai-region undergraduates, with programming primarily executed during 2024 and with a strong emphasis on leadership development and U.S.-Japan relationship building through public affairs programming.

• The U.S. Mission to Japan in the education, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2024 U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe: Ambassador's Youth Council - Kansai Chapter" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-31. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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