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The YSEALI AI FutureMakers Regional Workshop (AI Innovation for Social Impact) is a U.S. Embassy Bangkok-funded cooperative agreement opportunity to design and run a six-day regional workshop in Thailand (including arrival and departure days) focused on how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly to create real social benefits across Southeast Asia. The program sits under the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), the U.S. government effort to connect and support emerging leaders in the region. The workshop is meant to strengthen people-to-people ties, encourage cross-border collaboration, and help young leaders translate AI ideas into human-centered solutions that improve communities, not just economies. While the planning period spans late 2024 into 2025, the workshop itself is framed as a timely regional convening as ASEAN countries continue to shape AI governance and ethics discussions, including efforts like the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics adopted in early 2024.
Geographically, the priority region covers all ten ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste. The workshop must include participants from every one of those countries. Participants will be 60 YSEALI members, ages 18 to 35, who are citizens and residents of an eligible country and who can work professionally in English (the entire workshop is conducted in English). Recruitment and final selection is not handled by the grantee alone; the awardee must coordinate closely with U.S. Embassy Bangkok and U.S. embassies across the region to recruit and select the cohort. The recruitment approach is expected to be broad and inclusive, reflecting different regions within each country rather than concentrating only on capital cities.
Programmatically, applicants are expected to propose a workshop that goes beyond lectures and includes practical, hands-on learning and collaboration. Content should explore the transformative potential of AI through at least one of YSEALI core themes: economic empowerment, civic engagement, education, and environmental sustainability. For economic empowerment, the workshop is expected to examine how AI can expand entrepreneurship, improve livelihoods, and support inclusive growth, including exposure to AI-enabled business models and practical strategies that widen access to opportunity. For civic engagement, the agenda should dig into AI tools that can increase access to information and participation, while also addressing real risks such as biased training data and the potential for AI systems to reinforce existing inequalities, along with ways to reduce harm. For education, the program should explore AI as a way to improve learning access and quality, such as language learning across diverse populations, remote learning resources, and support for teachers in rural areas, while also confronting ethical issues around AI-generated content, misinformation, and the need to build critical thinking. For environmental sustainability, the workshop should highlight AI applications for conservation and climate action, such as monitoring ecosystems, managing natural resources, and protecting wildlife, potentially including fieldwork or engagement with AI-driven environmental organizations.
A key expectation is that the workshop does not end when participants fly home. Proposals must include follow-on activities such as virtual collaboration, mentorship, and/or participant projects supported by small seed grants, and these post-program components must be built into the monitoring and evaluation plan. The grantee is also required to use pre- and post-workshop surveys to measure changes in participant knowledge and assess overall workshop effectiveness. The workshop must also include a cultural or community service element that promotes ASEAN unity and highlights the United States as a constructive partner to ASEAN.
Because this is a cooperative agreement (not a typical grant with minimal funder involvement), the U.S. Embassy Bangkok will be deeply involved in shaping the program. The recipient must maintain regular, transparent communication with embassy grant and program staff and obtain advance approval for major program elements. Items requiring approval include dates, venue, accommodations, menus, the final roster of participants and speakers/mentors, the titles and content of sessions, and the design and messaging of all publicity and media products. Speakers, facilitators, and mentors must be citizens of the United States, an ASEAN member country, or Timor-Leste.
Operationally, the awardee carries heavy responsibility for end-to-end implementation. This includes building syllabus materials and a complete event program with biographies, creating banners/backdrops and other printed materials, and managing a secure application/selection portal. The recipient must also design a digital engagement and social media strategy that may include live video or live online engagement during the workshop. A specific restriction is that no new event-specific website should be created, and domain hosting/build costs will not be supported. After the workshop, the recipient must deliver design files plus documented media outputs, including photos and recorded video, as well as a promotion-ready photo album and a video series that has been approved by the U.S. Embassy.
Logistics and participant support are also central to the budget and planning requirements. The recipient must arrange and pay for all participant and staff travel and related costs using award funds, including international and domestic flights, visas, airport transfers, accommodations, per diem, meals during the program, insurance, and any required COVID-19 testing. In other words, the implementer is expected to function as the full-service organizer for a multi-country convening, while coordinating closely with multiple U.S. embassies for outreach, selection, and communication.
Funding is provided by FY24 Public Diplomacy funds, with one award anticipated. The award size is expected to range from $150,000 to $250,000, with a total available funding amount of $250,000, and it is explicitly subject to the availability of funds. The performance period is listed as September 2024 to December 2025, though proposed programs are expected to be completed in 12 months or less, and the workshop itself must be at least six full days including travel days. The opportunity is run by the U.S. Mission to Thailand (U.S. Embassy Bangkok). The original closing date shown in the opportunity details is July 12, 2024.
Eligible applicants are organizations rather than individuals, including U.S. and foreign public or private educational institutions, and U.S. and foreign not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks). Cost sharing is not required. To receive an award, organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI, historically tied to DUNS) and an active registration in SAM.gov. For application process questions, the opportunity lists YSEALIThailand@state.gov as the point of contact.Apply for BKK 2024 NOFO 02
- The U.S. Mission to Thailand in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "YSEALI AI FutureMakers Regional Workshop (AI Innovation for Social Impact)" 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 2024-06-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-12. (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.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): YSEALI AI FutureMakers Regional Workshop (AI Innovation for Social Impact)
1) What is the YSEALI AI FutureMakers Regional Workshop opportunity?
This is a U.S. Embassy Bangkok-funded cooperative agreement to design and run a regional, six-day workshop in Thailand focused on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) innovation for social impact across Southeast Asia.
2) Who is funding and running this opportunity?
The opportunity is funded by FY24 Public Diplomacy funds and is run by the U.S. Mission to Thailand (U.S. Embassy Bangkok).
3) Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement, and what does that mean?
It is a cooperative agreement. This means U.S. Embassy Bangkok will be closely involved in shaping the program, and the recipient must maintain regular communication and obtain advance approval for major program elements (such as dates, venue, participant roster, session content, and publicity products).
4) What is the overall purpose of the workshop?
The workshop aims to strengthen people-to-people ties, encourage cross-border collaboration, and help young leaders translate AI ideas into human-centered solutions that improve communities. It is positioned as a timely convening as ASEAN countries continue shaping AI governance and ethics discussions, including the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics adopted in early 2024.
5) Where will the workshop take place, and how long is it?
The workshop must be held in Thailand and must be at least six full days total, including arrival and departure days.
6) Which countries must be represented among participants?
The priority region includes all ten ASEAN member states plus Timor-Leste: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste. The workshop must include participants from every one of these countries.
7) Who are the participants expected to be?
Participants will be 60 YSEALI members ages 18 to 35 who are citizens and residents of an eligible country and who can work professionally in English. The entire workshop is conducted in English.
8) Who is responsible for recruiting and selecting the participants?
The awardee is not responsible alone. The recipient must coordinate closely with U.S. Embassy Bangkok and U.S. embassies across the region to recruit and select the cohort.
9) Are there expectations for inclusive recruitment?
Yes. Recruitment is expected to be broad and inclusive, reflecting different regions within each country and not concentrating only on capital cities.
10) What topics should the workshop cover?
The workshop should explore the transformative potential of AI through at least one YSEALI core theme: economic empowerment, civic engagement, education, and environmental sustainability.
11) What does the opportunity say about “economic empowerment” content?
The workshop is expected to examine how AI can expand entrepreneurship, improve livelihoods, and support inclusive growth, including exposure to AI-enabled business models and practical strategies that widen access to opportunity.
12) What does the opportunity say about “civic engagement” content?
The agenda should address AI tools that can increase access to information and participation, while also confronting risks like biased training data and the possibility that AI systems reinforce existing inequalities, along with ways to reduce harm.
13) What does the opportunity say about “education” content?
The program should explore AI for improving learning access and quality (including language learning, remote learning resources, and support for teachers in rural areas) and should also address ethical issues around AI-generated content, misinformation, and building critical thinking.
14) What does the opportunity say about “environmental sustainability” content?
The workshop should highlight AI applications for conservation and climate action, such as ecosystem monitoring, natural resource management, and wildlife protection. The opportunity notes this could include fieldwork or engagement with AI-driven environmental organizations.
15) What format is expected for the workshop sessions?
Applicants are expected to propose a workshop that goes beyond lectures and includes practical, hands-on learning and collaboration.
16) Does the program require activities after the in-person workshop ends?
Yes. Proposals must include follow-on activities (such as virtual collaboration, mentorship, and/or participant projects supported by small seed grants). These post-program components must be built into the monitoring and evaluation plan.
17) What monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is required?
The recipient must use pre- and post-workshop surveys to measure changes in participant knowledge and assess overall workshop effectiveness. Follow-on activities must also be incorporated into the M&E plan.
18) Is there a required cultural or service component?
Yes. The workshop must include a cultural or community service element that promotes ASEAN unity and highlights the United States as a constructive partner to ASEAN.
19) What kinds of approvals does U.S. Embassy Bangkok require under the cooperative agreement?
The recipient must obtain advance approval for major elements, including dates, venue, accommodations, menus, the final roster of participants and speakers/mentors, the titles and content of sessions, and the design and messaging of publicity and media products.
20) Are there citizenship restrictions for speakers, facilitators, and mentors?
Yes. Speakers, facilitators, and mentors must be citizens of the United States, an ASEAN member country, or Timor-Leste.
21) What operational responsibilities does the recipient have?
The awardee is responsible for end-to-end implementation, including developing syllabus materials and a complete event program with biographies, creating banners/backdrops and other printed materials, and managing a secure application/selection portal.
22) What are the digital engagement and social media expectations?
The recipient must design a digital engagement and social media strategy, which may include live video or live online engagement during the workshop.
23) Can the recipient create a new website for this event?
No. The opportunity specifies that no new event-specific website should be created, and domain hosting/build costs will not be supported.
24) What media deliverables are required after the workshop?
After the workshop, the recipient must deliver design files and documented media outputs, including photos and recorded video, as well as a promotion-ready photo album and a video series approved by the U.S. Embassy.
25) Who pays for participant travel and on-the-ground logistics?
The recipient must arrange and pay for all participant and staff travel and related costs using award funds. This includes international and domestic flights, visas, airport transfers, accommodations, per diem, meals during the program, insurance, and any required COVID-19 testing.
26) How many awards will be made, and how much funding is available?
One award is anticipated. The expected award range is $150,000 to $250,000, with a total available funding amount of $250,000. Funding is subject to the availability of funds.
27) What is the performance period and expected project duration?
The performance period is listed as September 2024 to December 2025, though proposed programs are expected to be completed in 12 months or less.
28) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are organizations (not individuals), including U.S. and foreign public or private educational institutions and U.S. and foreign not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks).
29) Is cost sharing required?
No. Cost sharing is not required.
30) What registrations or identifiers are required to receive an award?
To receive an award, organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI, historically tied to DUNS) and an active registration in SAM.gov.
31) What is the listed deadline for this opportunity?
The original closing date shown in the opportunity details is July 12, 2024.
32) Who can be contacted for application process questions?
The opportunity lists YSEALIThailand@state.gov as the point of contact for application process questions.
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