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FY2023 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Clean Energy Tech Entrepreneur Exchange
U. S. Consulate General Sapporo’s Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out Clean EnergyTech Entrepreneur Exchange.This cooperative agreement program will provide a group of around five Japanese entrepreneurs, engineers, tech developers
and other innovators with an interest in renewable energy solutions the opportunity to travel to the United States to connect with established companies and entrepreneurial ventures.
The U. S. Consulate General in Sapporo will coordinate with the implementing grantee organization to recruit participants and help to shape the ultimate travel program.
The total amount $50,000 should cover the travel costs of international flights between Japan and the United States, accommodations during the stay in the United States, per diem, domestic transportation within the United States, U. S. ESTA or visa application fees, and English-Japanese interpreters where necessary.
The grantee is responsible for arranging the program in the United States, including meetings and briefings.
The schedule would ideally include meetings with startups/entrepreneurs, as well as larger private sector entities with advanced climate/clean energy technologies.
The U. S. Consulate General in Sapporo invites proposals from eligible academic institutions, NGOs, and individuals or groups at tech companies to execute this Clean Energy Tech Entrepreneur Exchange.
Expected participants will include Japanese entrepreneurs, engineers, tech developers, and other innovators with an interest in renewable energy solutions in Northern Japan (defined as Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, and Miyagi Prefectures).
The U. S. Consulate General in Sapporo will coordinate with the implementing grantee organization to recruit participants and help to shape the ultimate travel program.
The total amount $50,000 should cover the travel costs of international flights between Japan and the United States, accommodations during the stay in the United States, per diem, domestic transportation within the United States, U. S. ESTA or visa application fees, and English-Japanese interpreters where necessary.
The grantee is responsible for arranging the program in the United States, including meetings and briefings.
The schedule would ideally include meetings with startups/entrepreneurs, as well as larger private sector entities with advanced climate/clean energy technologies.
The U. S. Consulate General in Sapporo invites proposals from eligible academic institutions, NGOs, and individuals or groups at tech companies to execute this Clean Energy Tech Entrepreneur Exchange.
Expected participants will include Japanese entrepreneurs, engineers, tech developers, and other innovators with an interest in renewable energy solutions in Northern Japan (defined as Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, and Miyagi Prefectures).
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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
U.S. Embassy Tokyo Grants
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Organizations: Eligible organizations that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Faith-based or Community-based Organizations Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations Health departments, non-profit organizations without 501(c) (3) IRS status, for profit organizations, and colleges/universities are not eligible to apply for this funding because its primary purpose is to target minority communities through CBOs that can enhance efforts to prevent the acquisition or transmission of HIV infections in racial and ethnic minority communities.
State and local governments are not eligible because they are already funded to implement these activities (among others) through another funding opportunity announcement.
Furthermore, this program seeks to complement and augment health department activities by utilizing the expertise of outside entities to reach populations that health departments have traditionally had difficulty reaching.
Competition for this FOA is limited to community-based organizations (CBOs), public nonprofit, private nonprofit, faith-based organizations, tribal organizations, and hospitals with 501(c) (3) IRS status that are located in and provide services in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the U. S. Virgin Islands because of their credibility and capacity to reach persons living with HIV and at high risk for acquiring HIV infection.
Nonprofit CBOs have proven their ability to access hard to reach populations that have traditionally suffered exclusion from mainstream interventions and other agencies.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://jp.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grants/
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Tokyo PAS Grants Management
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-12-21
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-03-21
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