2019 YSEALI Regional Workshop: Entrepreneurship and the Environment | PAS ID 18 002

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS ID 18 002

The 2019 YSEALI Regional Workshop: Entrepreneurship and the Environment (Funding Opportunity Number PAS ID 18 002) is a discretionary U.S. government grant competition run under the U.S. Mission to Indonesia, specifically through the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General Surabaya. The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the U.S. government expects to have an active role during implementation (for example, coordinating on program design elements, messaging, participant experience, and monitoring results) rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back.

The core project is the design and delivery of a five-day regional workshop in Bali, Indonesia, and the five days explicitly include arrival and departure days. The workshop is intended to bring together social enterprises and startup incubators based in Bali with highly motivated young entrepreneurs from across Southeast Asia who are interested in tackling environmental challenges. In practice, this implies a program that blends entrepreneurship support (venture ideation, business modeling, pitching, mentorship, and scaling strategies) with environmental problem-solving, and it is framed under the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), a U.S. government initiative focused on leadership development and regional networking among emerging leaders in Southeast Asia. The opportunity is also noted as contingent on funding availability, meaning an award is planned but ultimately dependent on final funding being released.

Funding is capped at an award ceiling of USD 150,000. The public listing indicates expected awards but does not clearly state the number; applicants should assume a competitive process where a limited number of awards may be made up to the ceiling amount, depending on available funds and proposal quality. The activity category is Environment, and the CFDA number listed is 19.040, which is commonly associated with U.S. Department of State public diplomacy programs.

Eligibility is limited to non-profit and educational institutions: U.S.-based or foreign non-profit organizations and NGOs may apply, as well as U.S. and foreign private, public, or state institutions of higher education. For-profit entities are explicitly not eligible. This structure signals that the program is meant to be implemented by mission-aligned organizations with demonstrated capacity in training, convening, and international exchanges rather than by commercial firms.

The opportunity was created on July 25, 2018, and the original application closing date was August 27, 2018. In summary, this grant supports an organization that can plan and run a short, intensive, regionally oriented entrepreneurship workshop in Bali that connects local ecosystem players (social enterprises and incubators) with emerging Southeast Asian entrepreneurs, with a strong emphasis on practical solutions to environmental issues and the relationship-building goals of YSEALI.

• The U.S. Mission to Indonesia in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2019 YSEALI Regional Workshop: Entrepreneurship and the Environment" 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 2018-07-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-08-27. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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