FY2024 U.S. Embassy Tokyo Strategic Speaker Program

Funding Opportunity Title: FY2024 U.S. Embassy Tokyo Strategic Speaker Program Funding Opportunity Number: Tokyo-PAS-FY24-02 Deadline for Applications: April 28, 2024 (by 11:59pm JST) Assistance Listing Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Total Amount Available: $200,000 A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out its U.S. Speakers’ Program. The Speakers’ Program brings dynamic U.S. citizen experts to Japan to engage professional and student audiences throughout the country on topics of strategic importance to the United States and Japan. Specifically, the program seeks to influence local audiences on regional security, cybersecurity, climate and energy issues, diversity, equity and inclusion, advancing women’s economic empowerment, supply chain protection, foreign information manipulation and U.S. current issues. The program also seeks to establish concrete networking and contact-building opportunities among U.S. experts and local audiences. Programs may take place in person or virtually (all applications should include a plan for some virtual engagement). We highly recommend potential applicants to collaborate and coordinate with project partners in Japan in order to implement the requested programs successfully. We expect to select one program implementer for a grant award of up to $200,000. Please see the full notice attached.