FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: U.S. – Japan Collaboration on Cybersecurity | TOKYO PAS FY22 01 13

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The FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo grant opportunity, titled "U.S. - Japan Collaboration on Cybersecurity" (Funding Opportunity Number: TOKYO PAS FY22 01 13), is a discretionary grant competition run by the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy Tokyo under the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to Japan. Its purpose is to fund a program that strengthens U.S.-Japan collaboration on cybersecurity in ways that support both countries' national security and economic prosperity. In practice, this means the funded activities should build shared understanding, cooperation, and capacity between U.S. and Japanese stakeholders around cyber-related challenges that affect government, industry, academia, and society.

The opportunity is structured as a grant with an award ceiling of $70,000, and it indicates a single expected award in the amount of $70,000. The application deadline was April 15, 2022, by 11:59 p.m. Japan Standard Time (JST). The funding is listed under CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 19.040, which is typically associated with public diplomacy programs that advance mutual understanding and cooperation.

A notable feature of this opportunity is the broad set of eligible applicants. It is open not only to nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities) and private or public institutions of higher education, but also to a wide range of government entities such as state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts. Eligibility also includes Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and other Native American tribal organizations. This wide eligibility suggests PAS is interested in proposals from many types of credible institutions that can convene experts, deliver programming, and create durable U.S.-Japan linkages in cybersecurity.

In terms of thematic scope, the funding activity categories attached to the listing are intentionally wide, spanning areas like business and commerce, education, community development, science and technology, information and statistics, environment and energy, and research and development, among others. That breadth signals the Embassy is open to cybersecurity proposals that connect cyber issues to real-world economic and societal domains, such as supply chain resilience, workforce development, digital trade, critical infrastructure protection, or research collaboration. Even though the core topic is cybersecurity, the categories imply that the program can be interdisciplinary and cross-sector, as long as it clearly advances U.S.-Japan collaboration and aligns with the stated national security and economic prosperity objectives.

Overall, this grant is best understood as a targeted public diplomacy funding opportunity: a relatively modest, single-award program intended to produce concrete collaboration outcomes between U.S. and Japanese partners in cybersecurity. Competitive proposals would typically be expected to show strong binational engagement, clear program design and deliverables, credible implementers and partner networks, and a direct line from program activities to improved cooperation, shared capacity, or stronger institutional ties in cybersecurity between the United States and Japan.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Japan in the agriculture, business and commerce, community development, education, employment, labor and training, energy, environment, information and statistics, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: U.S. – Japan Collaboration on Cybersecurity" 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 Feb 21, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 2022 April 15, 2022 (by 1159pm JST). (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 $70,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 70,000 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Private institutions of higher education.

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