Opportunity Information: Apply for USMAS 21 YSEALI 001
The 2021 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Program is a U.S. Mission to ASEAN (USASEAN) funding opportunity that supports a small-grants initiative for young leaders across Southeast Asia. Through a cooperative agreement, USASEAN plans to select one lead organization to design, run, and oversee the entire Seeds for the Future program. The core idea is that this lead organization will not primarily implement projects itself; instead, it will create and administer an open, competitive subgrant process and then provide hands-on support so youth-led teams can carry out community-focused projects over a defined period.
Under the program structure, the selected managing organization will award subgrants of up to $15,000 each to approximately 15 to 20 youth-led projects. These projects must be implemented by young Southeast Asian leaders drawn from all eleven YSEALI countries, reflecting YSEALI's regional emphasis and its focus on cross-border collaboration. The managing organization is responsible for designing the application and selection process for these subgrants, ensuring it is open and competitive, and then supporting selected teams with tools, training, and guidance. Each funded project is expected to run for about nine months, which implies an emphasis on practical implementation, measurable progress, and sustained engagement rather than one-off events.
The grant program aligns with YSEALI (Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative), described as the U.S. government's signature initiative for engaging emerging leaders in Southeast Asia. YSEALI's broader goal is to build a durable network of young leaders who can work across national borders to address shared regional challenges. The Seeds for the Future projects are expected to fit within YSEALI's four main pillars: sustainable development, economic growth, civic engagement, and education. In practice, this means proposed youth projects should connect to at least one of these themes, and ideally show how local solutions can contribute to broader regional learning or cooperation.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement instrument, signaling that the U.S. government anticipates substantial involvement or collaboration with the awardee during implementation (more interaction than a standard grant typically implies). The total award ceiling is $300,000. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.040 and is issued by the U.S. Mission to ASEAN. The funding opportunity title is "2021 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Program" with funding opportunity number USMAS 21 YSEALI 001. The original closing date for applications was 2020-07-31, and the posting was created on 2020-05-18.
Eligibility to apply as the single managing organization is open to several organization types: not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations), public and private educational institutions, public international organizations, and governmental institutions. The winning applicant would be expected to demonstrate the capacity to run a regional grants competition, manage subawards responsibly, support youth grantees through training and monitoring, and ensure that projects remain aligned with YSEALI priorities while producing credible results over the nine-month implementation window.Apply for USMAS 21 YSEALI 001
- The U.S. Mission to ASEAN in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2021 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Program" 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 2020-05-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-07-31. (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 $300,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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