FY2024 U.S. Embassy Tokyo Strategic Speaker Program | TOKYO PAS FY24 02

Opportunity Information: Apply for TOKYO PAS FY24 02

The FY2024 U.S. Embassy Tokyo Strategic Speaker Program is a U.S. Department of State public diplomacy funding opportunity run through the U.S. Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs Section. It supports the implementation of a U.S. Speakers Program that brings dynamic U.S. citizen experts to Japan to engage both professional and student audiences across the country. The core purpose is to strengthen U.S.-Japan understanding and cooperation by shaping local conversations on issues that matter strategically to both countries, while also creating practical opportunities for networking and ongoing contact between U.S. experts and Japanese participants.

The program is designed around speaker engagements that address a set of priority themes, including regional security, cybersecurity, climate and energy, diversity, equity and inclusion, advancing womens economic empowerment, supply chain protection, foreign information manipulation, and U.S. current issues. In addition to delivering substantive content, the program emphasizes relationship-building as an outcome, meaning successful projects should not only host talks or lectures but also deliberately create settings where participants can connect with speakers and each other in ways that may lead to follow-on collaboration, mentorship, professional exchanges, or sustained dialogue.

Programming can be conducted in person or virtually, but proposals are expected to include a clear plan for some virtual engagement regardless of the primary format. The Embassy strongly encourages applicants to collaborate and coordinate with partners in Japan to ensure the speaker events are feasible, well-attended, and tailored to local audiences. This implies that competitive proposals will likely demonstrate established networks or credible plans for outreach to universities, professional associations, civil society groups, think tanks, or other relevant host institutions throughout Japan.

Funding is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 19.040, Public Diplomacy Programs. The total amount available is up to $200,000, with the Embassy expecting to select one implementer for a single award up to that ceiling. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and U.S.-based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The opportunity was created on March 4, 2024, and applications are due by April 28, 2024, at 11:59 pm Japan Standard Time, under funding opportunity number Tokyo-PAS-FY24-02.

• The U.S. Mission to Japan in the employment, labor and training, energy, environment, other, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2024 U.S. Embassy Tokyo Strategic Speaker 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 2024-03-04.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-28. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: 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.

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