Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS SAU 2403 PD
The SYLEP 2.0 Open Cooperative Agreement 2025 is a U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia (Department of State) funding opportunity intended to support the Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program (SYLEP 2.0). The program is built around the theme "Innovation for the Social Good" and is designed for a cohort of 15 emerging Saudi leaders, generally ages 22 to 28, who are already active in innovation and social entrepreneurship and who are motivated to improve their communities. The overall aim is to strengthen participants practical leadership capacity and community impact by combining targeted skills training in Saudi Arabia with a separate study exchange experience in the United States.
A key point in this opportunity is the division of responsibilities between the awardee and the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. Embassy will handle recruitment and selection of participants and will also independently organize and manage the three-week U.S. study trip. Applicants to this grant are not being asked to plan, budget for, or implement any portion of the U.S. travel or in-country U.S. programming. Instead, the cooperative agreement awardee is responsible for the Saudi-based components that happen before and after the U.S. exchange, including the design and delivery of workshops and structured support that helps participants translate what they learn into concrete community-based projects.
The funded activities in Saudi Arabia are described as a mix of in-person and virtual programming. Before the U.S. trip, the awardee will organize an in-person weekend workshop to be held sometime between February and June 2025. This workshop is expected to do several things at once: build cohesion across the cohort, strengthen relationships between the U.S. Embassy and the participants, and deliver intensive training in core "soft skills" needed for civic and social impact leadership. The notice specifically highlights skill areas such as critical thinking, leadership, public speaking, project management, innovation, and dialogue. The workshop must also include a clear American component, most notably by bringing in at least two visiting U.S. speakers or trainers to participate as facilitators or subject matter contributors.
After the cohort completes the separately managed U.S. exchange, the awardee will support the participants transition back into local action through structured follow-on activities. This includes at least one virtual session focused on brainstorming and developing capstone projects, giving participants a guided space to shape practical initiatives that reflect both their Saudi community priorities and insights gained during the U.S. experience. Then, in fall 2025, the awardee will hold a final in-country workshop where participants present their capstone community projects. This final convening functions as both a culminating learning moment and a public-facing accountability point, reinforcing that the program is not just about training but about applying learning to tangible community outcomes.
The opportunity also builds in an alumni networking element to strengthen longer-term engagement. As part of the in-person programming, there should be a SYLEP reunion reception that connects the SYLEP 2.0 cohort with the broader SYLEP alumni community to deepen professional networks, collaboration opportunities, and program continuity beyond the formal training period. For that reception, the U.S. Embassy will manage the alumni guest list and the formal speaker program, while the awardee should plan its integration into the overall workshop experience and coordinate logistics in line with the program design.
From an administrative perspective, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means substantial involvement and coordination with the U.S. government partner during implementation. The funding opportunity number is DOS SAU 2403, and it is listed under CFDA 19.040. The agency is the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia. The application closing date in the notice is 2024-06-13, with the opportunity created on 2024-05-13. The program anticipates making one award, with an award ceiling of $50,000.
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations such as think tanks and civil society or non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, and foreign public entities (for example, public international organizations or governmental institutions). The notice also indicates eligibility for individuals and "others" in its source data fields, but the narrative emphasis is clearly aligned with institutional implementers that can run multi-session training, host events, and coordinate speakers and participant support. Overall, the grant is looking for an organization that can deliver high-quality leadership and innovation training in Saudi Arabia, integrate credible U.S. expertise through visiting trainers, and guide participants toward realistic, community-focused capstone projects that demonstrate measurable follow-through after the U.S. exchange.Apply for DOS SAU 2403 PD
- The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SYLEP 2.0” Open Cooperative Agreement 2025" 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 2024-05-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-13. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Individuals, Others.
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