Closed · SFOP0008550 · CFDA 19.415 · Discretionary

FY 2022 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Fellowship Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $6.6M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 25, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2022 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Fellowship Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs that offered Up to $6,600,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 554 other opportunities from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

up to $6.6M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.415
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2022 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiat… is closed (last close March 25, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs still indexes 554 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 25, 2022

Posted Jan 21 Closes Mar 25

Est. Total Funding

$19,800,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program, launched in 2015, is the Department of State’s flagship initiative to empower emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to enable the full economic potential of the region’s citizens. Combining a yearly fellowship program, an active and open online YLAI Network, and ongoing engagement from U.S. embassies, YLAI fosters prosperity, inclusive development, and democratic values. The YLAI Fellowship Program is a two-way global exchange program designed to promote mutual understanding; empower innovative business and social entrepreneurs to contribute to social and economic development in their communities and countries; and build a lasting and sustainable network of entrepreneurs across Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States. YLAI directly serves U.S. foreign policy objectives as defined by the interim National Security Strategy and Joint Regional Strategy for the Western Hemisphere.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for FY 2022 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiat… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 12 other Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 555).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Jon Ramaley

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