Opportunity Information: Apply for SUSMAS24CA0005
The 2025 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI (branded as the 2025 YSEALI WLA InnovateHER) is a U.S. Mission to ASEAN grant opportunity designed to strengthen a regional network of emerging Southeast Asian women leaders working in technology. It sits under YSEALI, the U.S. government initiative that connects and supports young leaders across Southeast Asia to collaborate on shared challenges. This academy is meant to advance YSEALI's core thematic areas (civic engagement, economic empowerment and social entrepreneurship, education, and environmental issues) while also supporting the U.S. Mission to ASEAN's goals around inclusive economic recovery and expanding the role of women in regional peace and security, with an emphasis on DEIA principles.
The funded project will deliver a leadership academy for roughly 50 to 60 female participants who already have professional experience in the tech sector. The program is aimed at women ages 20 to 35, and the cohort must include representation from all 10 ASEAN member states (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) plus Timor-Leste. The opportunity is intentionally broad about what "tech" can include, listing examples such as artificial intelligence, clean energy, cybersecurity, software development, medical technology research, and tech startup incubators. In practice, this signals an interest in cross-cutting technology fields that influence economies and communities, not just one narrow specialty.
Program delivery is structured as a blend of virtual and in-person activities. The academy will include pre-workshop virtual engagement followed by an in-person intensive workshop lasting four or five days, hosted somewhere in Southeast Asia. The content is expected to do more than provide technical training; it is framed around leadership, networks, and enabling conditions for women in tech. Core purposes include building a durable network of women technologists across Southeast Asia who can continue collaborating and who can help design future YSEALI activities for women; examining how technology, including AI, can practically improve women's daily lives; discussing political and governmental policy factors that shape women's access to the digital economy and to technological opportunities; and developing general leadership competencies, including greater self-awareness of individual strengths and professional goals.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government typically expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is implemented (for example, in coordinating, shaping, or approving key elements). The opportunity number is SUSMAS24CA0005, and it is listed under CFDA 19.040. The agency anticipates making a single award, with a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $250,000. The original application closing date is August 5, 2024, and the opportunity was posted on June 24, 2024. Applicants are directed to the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on the U.S. Mission to ASEAN website for the complete requirements, selection criteria, and submission instructions.
Eligibility is limited to organizations rather than individuals. Eligible applicants include U.S. and foreign public or private educational institutions and U.S. and foreign not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks). The eligibility list also includes nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as well as certain other eligible entity types noted in the posting. For-profit entities and individual applicants are explicitly not eligible. Overall, the grant is set up for a university, nonprofit, or similar institution to design and run a region-wide women's tech leadership academy that combines convening power, policy and leadership programming, and sustained network-building across ASEAN and Timor-Leste.Apply for SUSMAS24CA0005
- The U.S. Mission to ASEAN in the community development, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2025 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI" 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 2024-06-24.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-05. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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FAQs: 2025 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI (2025 YSEALI WLA InnovateHER)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Mission to ASEAN grant opportunity to fund the 2025 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI, branded as the 2025 YSEALI WLA InnovateHER. The project will deliver a leadership academy focused on emerging Southeast Asian women leaders working in technology.
2) What is YSEALI and how does this academy fit within it?
The academy sits under YSEALI (the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative), a U.S. government initiative that connects and supports young leaders across Southeast Asia to collaborate on shared challenges. This academy is designed to advance YSEALI's core thematic areas while building a regional network of women leaders in tech.
3) What are the main goals of the academy?
The academy is designed to strengthen a durable regional network of women technologists and leaders and to support broader outcomes aligned with YSEALI and the U.S. Mission to ASEAN. The opportunity highlights leadership development, network-building, and enabling conditions for women in technology, with an emphasis on DEIA principles.
4) Which YSEALI thematic areas does the program support?
The academy is intended to advance YSEALI's core thematic areas: civic engagement, economic empowerment and social entrepreneurship, education, and environmental issues.
5) What U.S. Mission to ASEAN priorities does this opportunity support?
The opportunity aligns with U.S. Mission to ASEAN goals related to inclusive economic recovery and expanding the role of women in regional peace and security, with an emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) principles.
6) Who is the program intended for?
The program is intended for roughly 50 to 60 female participants who already have professional experience in the tech sector. It is aimed at women ages 20 to 35.
7) How many participants are expected?
The funded project is expected to deliver an academy for approximately 50 to 60 participants.
8) What are the age requirements for participants?
The program is aimed at women ages 20 to 35.
9) Which countries must be represented in the cohort?
The cohort must include representation from all 10 ASEAN member states (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) plus Timor-Leste.
10) Does the cohort need to include all ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste?
Yes. The opportunity specifies that the cohort must include representation from all 10 ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste.
11) What kinds of technology fields are included?
The opportunity is intentionally broad about what "tech" can include. Examples listed include artificial intelligence, clean energy, cybersecurity, software development, medical technology research, and tech startup incubators.
12) Is the academy focused on technical training or leadership?
The content is expected to go beyond technical training. It is framed around leadership development, building networks, and improving enabling conditions for women in tech.
13) What delivery format is expected for the program?
The program is structured as a blend of virtual and in-person activities. It includes pre-workshop virtual engagement followed by an in-person intensive workshop.
14) How long is the in-person component?
The in-person intensive workshop is expected to last four or five days.
15) Where will the in-person workshop take place?
The in-person workshop will be hosted somewhere in Southeast Asia.
16) What are the core purposes or topic areas the program should cover?
The opportunity highlights several core purposes: building a durable network of women technologists across Southeast Asia; examining how technology (including AI) can improve women's daily lives; discussing political and governmental policy factors affecting women's access to the digital economy and technological opportunities; and developing leadership competencies such as self-awareness of strengths and professional goals.
17) What is meant by "cooperative agreement" for this award?
This is a discretionary opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement. That means the U.S. government typically expects to have substantial involvement in the project during implementation, such as coordinating, shaping, or approving key elements.
18) How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The agency anticipates making a single award.
19) What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $250,000.
20) What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The opportunity number is SUSMAS24CA0005, and it is listed under CFDA 19.040.
21) When was the opportunity posted and when is the application due?
The opportunity was posted on June 24, 2024. The original application closing date is August 5, 2024.
22) Who can apply for this grant?
Eligibility is limited to organizations, not individuals. Eligible applicants include U.S. and foreign public or private educational institutions and U.S. and foreign not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks). The eligibility list includes nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, along with certain other eligible entity types noted in the posting.
23) Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individual applicants are explicitly not eligible.
24) Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit entities are explicitly not eligible.
25) Can a university or educational institution apply?
Yes. U.S. and foreign public or private educational institutions are listed as eligible applicants.
26) Can a nonprofit without 501(c)(3) status apply?
Yes. The eligibility list includes nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as well as those with 501(c)(3) status.
27) Where can applicants find the complete requirements and how to apply?
Applicants are directed to the full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on the U.S. Mission to ASEAN website for the complete requirements, selection criteria, and submission instructions.
28) What kind of organization is this grant designed for?
The opportunity is set up for a university, nonprofit, or similar institution to design and run a region-wide women's tech leadership academy that combines convening power, policy and leadership programming, and sustained network-building across ASEAN and Timor-Leste.
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