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The 2027 YSEALI Regional Workshop: Securing Supply Chains is a U.S. Mission to Indonesia-funded cooperative agreement opportunity designed to run a multi-country, two-site regional workshop for Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) exchange alumni. The program responds to rising global disruptions and rapid technological change by focusing on how supply chains work, where they are vulnerable, and what practical tools and policy approaches can make them more secure and resilient. The larger intent is to strengthen U.S.-ASEAN economic ties by building a pipeline of early-career leaders who can advocate for national-level policies that support diversified, transparent, and secure supply chains while expanding U.S.-ASEAN commercial opportunities.
The workshop centers on a set of learning and action-oriented objectives. It aims to build participants’ core understanding of supply chain fundamentals, including the main actors, systems, and processes involved in moving goods from production through logistics to end users. It also trains participants to identify and analyze risks that increasingly affect trade and industrial competitiveness, such as cyber threats to logistics and critical infrastructure, illegal transshipment, geopolitical shocks, and industrial overcapacity. A major emphasis is placed on practical strategies and U.S.-aligned tools for improving resilience, including intellectual property protection, export controls, taxation-related considerations, cybersecurity approaches, and cross-border data flow issues that affect modern trade.
A key part of the curriculum is exposure to emerging technologies that shape trade and logistics, particularly U.S.-led innovations and approaches such as digital tracking solutions, blockchain applications, and artificial intelligence. In parallel, the program highlights the strategic role of critical and rare earth minerals that power advanced technologies and essential products. Participants are expected to understand how mineral sourcing, processing, and refining capacity connects to broader economic security goals in both Southeast Asia and the United States, and why diversified processing ecosystems matter for stability and prosperity.
Program design is intentionally regional and immersive, with activities split across Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Surabaya, Indonesia. The structure begins in Vietnam and concludes in Indonesia so participants can compare different national strengths, economic priorities, and cross-border challenges while developing a broader ASEAN-wide perspective. In Ho Chi Minh City, programming includes a supply chain challenge simulation where teams move goods end-to-end while reacting to realistic disruptions, expert talks with policy and industry speakers, and a case study lab focused on analyzing real-world breakdowns and proposing resilience measures. Participants also join a regional dialogue roundtable to share country perspectives and identify opportunities for cooperation, along with site visits to ports and/or technology and manufacturing hubs to observe logistics operations and innovation in practice.
In Surabaya, the agenda shifts toward hands-on security and innovation components. Activities include a cybersecurity skills workshop introducing tools and products relevant to protecting critical infrastructure and logistics systems, including zero-trust principles. The Surabaya portion also hosts a business incubator competition that will award seed funding to participant-generated initiatives that strengthen secure, resilient, and fair supply chains while expanding opportunities for U.S. trade, investment, and commercial partnerships across ASEAN. Another major element is a critical minerals workshop and simulation tied to sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, vehicles, computers, phones, and satellites, reinforced by a field excursion to a critical minerals smelter and processing facility to examine operational realities and security implications in the mining and processing chain.
The target audience is up to 55 participants drawn from all 11 ASEAN member states, and all must be registered YSEALI exchange alumni between ages 22 and 35. Participants must have at least one year of professional work experience and be proficient in spoken and written English. The selection prioritizes individuals with leadership potential and relevant backgrounds in business, science, technology, critical minerals, logistics, or global trade, and who show readiness to drive commercial or policy change in their home countries. Eligible participant pools include alumni from U.S.-based YSEALI Professional and Academic Fellowships, past YSEALI regional workshops, and YSEALI Seeds for the Future competition winners.
The stated overall goal is to strengthen knowledge and capacity across ASEAN to identify, assess, and address supply chain vulnerabilities in critical industries. This is operationalized through three main project objectives: first, building advocacy capacity among up to 55 early-stage leaders to support national policy that expands U.S.-ASEAN commercial opportunities while prioritizing secure and diversified supply chains; second, providing seed funding for at least one organically generated initiative (and developing a backup slate of at least three additional prospective projects); and third, increasing cross-sector knowledge sharing and coordination between ASEAN countries and the United States by establishing communication channels with U.S. commercial entities and U.S. Embassies and Consulates. The program also anticipates measurable downstream impact, including the creation of professional advocacy groups that incorporate American private sector expertise and an expectation that at least 75 percent of participants will be able to implement at least one policy revision within a year after completing the program.
This award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City and U.S. Consulate General Surabaya will have substantial involvement in shaping the workshop’s design, content, and schedule. The recipient is expected to coordinate closely with both Consulates and actively engage relevant U.S. Embassies (including the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and posts in ASEAN member states) for recruitment and selection. The implementing organization must manage the participant application and selection process through a secure portal, develop the agenda and content, recruit speakers, handle all travel logistics, and produce communications outputs, including social media materials and post-program deliverables such as approved design files, photos, and video content, plus a production-quality photo album and video series. Major program elements require advance approval from the Consulates, including dates, venues, accommodations, menus, final participant and speaker selections, session content, and all marketing and media products. While joint proposals with partners in both Vietnam and Indonesia are preferred, only one cooperative agreement will be awarded, and it will be managed out of U.S. Consulate Surabaya.
Funding details indicate one expected award with a ceiling of $300,000. The recipient is responsible for covering all participant and staff travel-related expenses using cooperative agreement funds, including international and domestic flights, visas, airport transfers, lodging, per diem, meals during the program, and insurance. The opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 19.040, with an original application closing date of 2026-08-31.
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks and civil society/NGOs), public and private educational institutions, individuals, public international organizations, and governmental institutions. For-profit entities are explicitly not eligible to apply, even if they otherwise resemble an eligible category.Apply for FY26 PAS SURABAYA 01
- The U.S. Mission to Indonesia in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The 2027 YSEALI Regional Workshop: Securing Supply Chains" 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 2026-06-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-08-31. (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 $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): 2027 YSEALI Regional Workshop - Securing Supply Chains
1) What is the 2027 YSEALI Regional Workshop: Securing Supply Chains?
It is a U.S. Mission to Indonesia-funded cooperative agreement opportunity to run a multi-country, two-site regional workshop for Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) exchange alumni. The workshop focuses on how supply chains work, where they are vulnerable, and what practical tools and policy approaches can make them more secure and resilient.
2) What is the broader purpose of this workshop?
The larger intent is to strengthen U.S.-ASEAN economic ties by building a pipeline of early-career leaders who can advocate for national-level policies that support diversified, transparent, and secure supply chains, while also expanding U.S.-ASEAN commercial opportunities.
3) What type of funding instrument is this award?
This award is a cooperative agreement, which means the U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City and the U.S. Consulate General Surabaya will have substantial involvement in shaping the workshop design, content, and schedule.
4) What is the maximum funding amount available?
The opportunity anticipates one award with a funding ceiling of $300,000.
5) How many awards are expected?
One cooperative agreement award is expected.
6) Which Assistance Listing (CFDA) is this opportunity under?
This opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 19.040.
7) What was the original application closing date listed?
The original application closing date is 2026-08-31.
8) Where will the workshop take place?
The program is split across two sites: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Surabaya, Indonesia. The structure begins in Vietnam and concludes in Indonesia.
9) Why are there two locations (Vietnam and Indonesia)?
The design is intentionally regional and immersive, allowing participants to compare different national strengths, economic priorities, and cross-border challenges while developing a broader ASEAN-wide perspective.
10) Who is the target participant audience?
The target audience is up to 55 participants drawn from all 11 ASEAN member states. All participants must be registered YSEALI exchange alumni.
11) What are the participant eligibility requirements?
Participants must be YSEALI exchange alumni, be between ages 22 and 35, have at least one year of professional work experience, and be proficient in spoken and written English.
12) What types of participant backgrounds are prioritized?
Selection prioritizes individuals with leadership potential and relevant backgrounds in business, science, technology, critical minerals, logistics, or global trade, and who show readiness to drive commercial or policy change in their home countries.
13) Which YSEALI alumni groups are specifically included in the eligible participant pool?
Eligible participant pools include alumni from U.S.-based YSEALI Professional and Academic Fellowships, past YSEALI regional workshops, and YSEALI Seeds for the Future competition winners.
14) What are the main learning topics covered by the workshop?
The workshop builds core understanding of supply chain fundamentals (actors, systems, and processes), trains participants to identify and analyze major risks, and emphasizes practical strategies and U.S.-aligned tools for improving resilience.
15) What supply chain risks and vulnerabilities are covered?
Risks highlighted include cyber threats to logistics and critical infrastructure, illegal transshipment, geopolitical shocks, and industrial overcapacity.
16) What kinds of practical tools and policy approaches are emphasized?
The curriculum emphasizes U.S.-aligned tools and approaches such as intellectual property protection, export controls, taxation-related considerations, cybersecurity approaches, and cross-border data flow issues that affect modern trade.
17) Does the workshop cover emerging technologies?
Yes. A key part of the curriculum is exposure to emerging technologies shaping trade and logistics, including U.S.-led innovations and approaches such as digital tracking solutions, blockchain applications, and artificial intelligence.
18) Is there content focused on critical and rare earth minerals?
Yes. The program highlights the strategic role of critical and rare earth minerals used in advanced technologies and essential products, and connects mineral sourcing, processing, and refining capacity to broader economic security goals in Southeast Asia and the United States.
19) What happens during the Ho Chi Minh City portion of the program?
Ho Chi Minh City programming includes a supply chain challenge simulation, expert talks with policy and industry speakers, a case study lab on real-world breakdowns and resilience measures, a regional dialogue roundtable to share perspectives and identify cooperation opportunities, and site visits to ports and/or technology and manufacturing hubs.
20) What happens during the Surabaya portion of the program?
Surabaya activities include a cybersecurity skills workshop (including zero-trust principles), a business incubator competition awarding seed funding to participant-generated initiatives, and a critical minerals workshop and simulation tied to sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, vehicles, computers, phones, and satellites. It also includes a field excursion to a critical minerals smelter and processing facility.
21) Is seed funding included as part of the program?
Yes. The program includes a business incubator competition that will award seed funding to participant-generated initiatives that strengthen secure, resilient, and fair supply chains while expanding opportunities for U.S. trade, investment, and commercial partnerships across ASEAN.
22) How many initiatives are expected to receive seed funding?
The project objectives include providing seed funding for at least one organically generated initiative, while also developing a backup slate of at least three additional prospective projects.
23) What are the stated project objectives?
There are three main objectives: (1) build advocacy capacity among up to 55 early-stage leaders to support national policy that expands U.S.-ASEAN commercial opportunities while prioritizing secure and diversified supply chains; (2) provide seed funding for at least one organically generated initiative and develop a backup slate of at least three additional prospective projects; and (3) increase cross-sector knowledge sharing and coordination between ASEAN countries and the United States by establishing communication channels with U.S. commercial entities and U.S. Embassies and Consulates.
24) Are there anticipated post-program outcomes?
Yes. The program anticipates downstream impact such as the creation of professional advocacy groups incorporating American private sector expertise, and an expectation that at least 75 percent of participants will be able to implement at least one policy revision within a year after completing the program.
25) Who will manage and oversee the cooperative agreement?
The cooperative agreement will be managed out of U.S. Consulate Surabaya, with substantial involvement from both U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City and U.S. Consulate General Surabaya.
26) How involved will the U.S. Consulates be in program implementation?
Because it is a cooperative agreement, the Consulates will be substantially involved in shaping the workshop design, content, and schedule, and major program elements require advance approval.
27) What elements require advance approval from the Consulates?
Major elements requiring advance approval include dates, venues, accommodations, menus, final participant selections, speaker selections, session content, and all marketing and media products.
28) What recruitment and selection coordination is expected?
The implementing organization is expected to engage relevant U.S. Embassies, including the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and posts in ASEAN member states, for recruitment and selection, and to coordinate closely with both Consulates.
29) What responsibilities does the implementing organization have?
The recipient is expected to manage the participant application and selection process through a secure portal; develop the agenda and content; recruit speakers; handle travel logistics; and produce communications outputs and post-program deliverables.
30) What travel and logistics costs must be covered by the recipient?
The recipient is responsible for covering all participant and staff travel-related expenses using cooperative agreement funds, including international and domestic flights, visas, airport transfers, lodging, per diem, meals during the program, and insurance.
31) What communications and media deliverables are expected?
Required outputs include social media materials and post-program deliverables such as approved design files, photos, and video content, plus a production-quality photo album and video series.
32) Are joint proposals allowed or preferred?
Joint proposals with partners in both Vietnam and Indonesia are preferred, but only one cooperative agreement will be awarded.
33) Who is eligible to apply for this cooperative agreement?
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks and civil society/NGOs), public and private educational institutions, individuals, public international organizations, and governmental institutions.
34) Are for-profit entities eligible to apply?
No. For-profit entities are explicitly not eligible to apply, even if they otherwise resemble an eligible category.
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