Cambodia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2022 | SCB600 22 PAS 0001

Opportunity Information: Apply for SCB600 22 PAS 0001

The Cambodia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2022 grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SCB600 22 PAS 0001) is a U.S. Mission to Cambodia funding announcement for an organization to design and deliver a major YSEALI Summit program in close partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which means the Embassy will not simply fund the project and step back; it will play an active role in shaping the Summit's development, content, and schedule. The notice also makes clear that the award depends on the availability of funds.

The selected recipient would be responsible for building and running a complete Summit program from start to finish, while coordinating continuously with the Embassy. Core duties include developing a strong overall program concept, proposing and confirming the event location with Embassy input, and creating the full Summit agenda and session content. The recipient must also manage a formal application and selection process using a secure online portal, recruit speakers, and coordinate with relevant U.S. embassies involved in recruitment, selection, and participant communications. In practice, this requires strong operational capacity and regional coordination skills, because participant recruitment and communication may involve multiple U.S. diplomatic missions beyond Cambodia.

Logistics are a major part of the scope. The awardee must manage travel and related arrangements for participants and speakers, and handle the on-the-ground planning details that make the Summit functional and safe, such as venue planning and accommodations. Communications and visibility are also built into the deliverables: the recipient must generate social media and publicity content during the project and, after the Summit, provide the Embassy with complete design files and all photos and video recorded. Final products must include a promotion-ready photo album approved by the U.S. Embassy and a video series documenting the Summit, meaning the recipient needs either in-house media capabilities or reliable partners to produce professional materials that meet Embassy standards.

Because this is a cooperative agreement, oversight and approvals are emphasized throughout. The announcement highlights the need for regular, transparent communication with the grants officer, grants officer representative, and program officer through email, phone, video calls, and in-person meetings when appropriate. It also states that major elements of the Summit require advance approval by the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh. These approval areas specifically include the choice of dates, venue, accommodations, and menus; the final selection of participants, mentors, and speakers; the titles, format, and content of workshops and other activities; and the design and content of marketing, publicity, and media products. Applicants therefore need to plan for an iterative review process and build realistic timelines that account for Embassy feedback and sign-off.

The proposed period of performance is expected to be 18 months or less, so the project is meant to be planned, executed, and wrapped up within a relatively contained timeframe. The funding activity category is education (CFDA 19.040), and the listed award ceiling is up to $600,000. The original closing date for applications was June 21, 2022, and the opportunity was created on April 11, 2022.

Eligibility is focused on non-profit and educational institutions. The Embassy welcomes applications from U.S.-based, Cambodia-based, and foreign non-profit organizations/NGOs, as well as U.S., Cambodian, and foreign private, public, or state institutions of higher education. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible. The opportunity also signals a preference for applicants that can demonstrate strong linkages with a Cambodia-based partner organization, suggesting that local partnerships and on-the-ground presence or relationships are considered important for effective implementation and coordination in Cambodia.

• The U.S. Mission to Cambodia in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cambodia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2022" 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 2022-04-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-06-21. (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 $600,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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