U.S.-ASEAN Road to 50: Rising Leaders Forum
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- PDS-USASEAN-FY26-01
- Agency
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $60,000 to $85,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Other
- Business and Commerce
- Community Development
- Education
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Mission to ASEAN Public Diplomacy Section seeks applicants to develop, organize, and oversee the U.S.-ASEAN Road to 50: Rising Leaders Forum, a one-day Jakarta workshop, with applications due August 30, 2026. The award will be made as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 19.022 (Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants).
The forum will convene approximately 50 rising leaders selected exclusively from USASEAN alumni networks across Southeast Asia to design joint action plans addressing regional challenges and advancing shared U.S.-ASEAN goals. Priority focus areas include strengthening the U.S.-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, ASEAN centrality, artificial intelligence, digital economy, energy security, critical minerals, resilient supply chains, maritime security, and entrepreneurship. The program will incorporate expert panels, strategy sessions, and a joint social media campaign to translate shared policy goals into practical, cross-border initiatives.
Eligible applicants are U.S. nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and individuals authorized to receive awards under the Fulbright-Hays Act. The program is designed to promote U.S. interests by developing mutual understanding and fostering lasting ties between the United States and ASEAN member countries. Grant awards under CFDA 19.022 have contracted significantly—from 888 awards in 2022 to 64 in 2026 year-to-date—with recent awards in this portfolio typically ranging from $5,000 to $224,000, though representative alumni engagement projects have received $45,000 to $114,605. Recipients must maintain financial records and supporting documents for three years from final expenditure report submission.
Synopsis
The U.S. Mission to ASEAN (USASEAN) Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces an open competition for applications to develop, organize, and oversee the U.S.-ASEAN Road to 50: Rising Leaders Forum. This one-day Jakarta workshop will gather approximately 50 rising leaders selected exclusively from the USASEAN alumni networks across Southeast Asia. Celebrating 50 years of partnership, this forum looks ahead to the next 50 years: building an independent, self-sustaining alumni network that collaborates to address regional challenges and advance shared goals.
Participants will design joint action plans aligned with U.S. priorities, including strengthening the U.S.-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), ASEAN centrality, AI, digital economy, energy security, critical minerals, resilient supply chains, maritime security, and entrepreneurship. Through expert panels, strategy sessions, and a joint social media campaign, alumni will turn shared policy goals into practical, cross-border initiatives that mark the U.S.-ASEAN relationships successes over the past 50 years and prepare for even more triumphs over the next 50. Please follow all instructions below.
Read the full NOFO here: https://asean.usmission.gov/nofo-u-s-asean-road-to-50-rising-leaders-forum/
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