2027 YSEALI ScamShield Regional Workshop
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FY26-PDS-USASEAN-02
- Agency
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 to $300,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Public Diplomacy Sections at the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh are soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to develop, organize, and oversee the 2027 YSEALI ScamShield Regional Workshop in Cambodia, with applications due August 24, 2026.
Eligible applicants are public and private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that hold IRS nonprofit status at the time of application. The workshop will convene approximately 60 YSEALI exchange alumni and up to 11 YSEALI CyberSafe alumni mentors from all 11 ASEAN countries for four days of expert panel discussions, site visits, and workshops focused on detecting, disrupting, and dismantling criminal financial networks used by scam groups victimizing Americans and Southeast Asians. Participants will develop action plans for countering illicit financial flows across borders and deploy skills and networks post-workshop to protect people in Southeast Asia and America.
The program builds on the success of the YSEALI CyberSafe workshop held in January 2026 and falls under CFDA 19.452 (International Exchange Alumni Programs), which supports professional development and civic engagement for alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs aligned with U.S. foreign policy priorities. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administers the program. No award ceiling, floor, or cost share requirement is specified in the opportunity announcement. The period of performance and specific place of performance beyond Cambodia are not detailed in the source material.
Synopsis
The Public Diplomacy Sections (PDS) of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh announce an open competition for applications to develop, organize, and oversee the Young Southeast Asian Leader Initiative (YSEALI) ScamShield Regional Workshop in Cambodia. Following the success of the YSEALI CyberSafe workshop in January 2026, this next workshop on countering online scams will reveal how criminal scam groups use illicit financial flows as they victimize Americans and Southeast Asians, and it will teach young leaders to detect, disrupt, and dismantle criminal financial networks. The workshop will gather approximately 60 YSEALI exchange alumni and up to 11 YSEALI CyberSafe alumni mentors from all 11 ASEAN countries for four days of expert panel discussions, site visits, and workshops where they will design action plans for detecting, disrupting, and dismantling the financial flows of scam groups in Southeast Asia. Participants will deploy the skills and network they develop at the workshop, working together across borders to counter criminal scam groups, disrupt illicit financial flows, and help protect the people of Southeast Asia and America. Please follow all instructions below.
More details are on the U.S. Mission to ASEAN website.
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