Young Pacific Leaders Solutions Labs
This open federal grant from Tracey Zemanek Grantor supports arts & humanities-focused work and is available to nonprofits and other eligible applicants, with applications due Jun 30, 2026. It provides awards up to $100K–$250K.
Open the official Grants.gov listingOpportunity description
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs (EAP) and U.S. Consulate General Auckland announce an open competition to implement Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Solutions Labs, a series of workshops centered around the following U.S. foreign policy priorities in the Pacific region:
· Unlocking Investment in the Pacific
· Advancing the American Decade of Sports for Pacific Economic Impact
· Pursuing Peace in the Pacific with Faith Communities
· Promoting Digital Freedom and Open Information Environments
Applicants may apply to host one, more, or all of the YPL workshops in the series with the average cost of one workshop being roughly $100,000 to $250,000.
Since 2013, the YPL program has cultivated the target audience and participants of emerging Pacific Island Country (PICs) leaders ages 20-40 into advocates for U.S. policy in a region of increasing strategic importance. Since YPL’s inception YPL alumni have delivered on U.S. priorities across the region. The YPL Solutions Labs will be a series throughout 2026-2028 to catalyze advocacy and action on U.S. priorities.
The YPL Solutions Labs will build on past YPL programs that advanced U.S. foreign policy priorities in the Pacific region, namely previous conferences, workshops, exchanges, YPL alumni-led projects, community service activities, and digital engagement.
Who can apply
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Individuals
- Private 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
Funding
Agency contact
Tracey Zemanek Grantor
Tracey Zemanek Resource Management Specialist Phone 6444626122
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