Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit — U.S. Mission to South Korea funding opportunity
U.S. Mission to South Korea · Federal agency

Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit

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Funding Opportunity Title: 2027 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit Funding Opportunity Number: PD-SEOUL-FY26-04 Deadline for Applications: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 11:59 (GMT+9) CFDA Number: 19.040 Type of Funding:...

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Award $200k–$250k Deadline today closing in 0 days Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closing soon posted Jul 21, 2026
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $200,000 – $250,000, total pool ~$250,000.
  • Next deadline: August 5, 2026.
  • Issued by: U.S. Mission to South Korea.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $200k–$250k. Total program pool: $250,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$200k–$250k
Deadline
today
Aug 5, 2026
Total pool
$250k

About this opportunity

Funding Opportunity Title: 2027 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit Funding Opportunity Number: PD-SEOUL-FY26-04 Deadline for Applications: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 11:59 (GMT+9) CFDA Number: 19.040 Type of Funding: FY26 Smith Mundt Public Diplomacy Funds Total Amount Available: $250,000 This notice is subject to availability of funding. This NOFO is currently listed under Assistance Listing 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs and the Smith-Mundt Act authority. The final funding source, statutory authority, assistance listing, and total available funding remain subject to confirmation and may be updated before award. Any material changes will be issued through an amendment to this NOFO. Executive Summary The Embassy Seoul Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals to implement the 2027 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit in the Republic of Korea. This initiative directly operationalizes Administration priorities by cultivating next-generation leaders equipped to reinforce the strategic indispensability of -ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation. Now in its fourth year, the YTL Summit will return to the Republic of Korea for the first time since its 2024 inaugural convening in Busan. The 2027 Summit will evolve to an action-oriented, security policy lab. It will convene a highly qualified cohort of 50 emerging leaders (ages 18 to 35) from the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, alongside select participants from other regional Indo-Pacific countries. To directly support national security priorities, the fourth YTL Summit will introduce a dedicated Advanced Security and Technology Track focusing on maritime security in the age of artificial intelligence, quantum-enabled threats, critical minerals supply chains, technologically advanced shipbuilding, and emerging technology governance. Program Goal The overarching goal of the 2027 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit is to cultivate a self-sustaining network of trilateral Alliance Champions possessing the technical literacy, strategic networks, and geopolitical alignment required to advance interests in their future professional capacities. The 2027 YTL Summit will build on the YTL series, including the inaugural 2024 summit held in Busan, the 2025 summit held in Japan, and the 2026 summit to be held in the United States in August 2026. As the fourth year of the initiative, the 2027 summit should deepen the network’s policy focus and operational relevance by introducing a dedicated security track focused on maritime security in the age of artificial intelligence, quantum-enabled threats, critical minerals, supply chain security, and emerging technology governance. The target date for the 2027 summit is August 2027. Program Objectives Objective 1 (Policy Literacy): Deepen participant understanding of threats to freedom in the Indo-Pacific, specifically highlighting how emerging technologies alter the maritime landscape. Objective 2 (Alliance Commitment): Measurably increase participant alignment with -ROK-Japan trilateral security frameworks. Objective 3 (Career Vectoring): Directly transition participants into professional pipelines within government, defense industrial bases, strategic finance, and advanced technology sectors that support trilateral security and economic cooperation. Core Program Design (The Summit Model) The awardee will design and implement a program structure consisting of the following sequential components. Applicants may propose adjustments to the delivery method where appropriate, but proposals should clearly demonstrate how the overall summit model will be implemented. Cohort Recruitment and Vetting: Recruit and screen 50 elite participants -- 15 from the 15 from the ROK, 15 from Japan, and up to 5 from key Indo-Pacific nations.

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Source ID363267
PostedJul 21, 2026

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