Climate Hackathon in Northern Japan

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: February 18, 2022

Opportunity ID: 338143

Opportunity number: SAPPORO-PAS-FY22-01-02

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: U.S. Mission to Japan

Agency code: DOS-JPN

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $0

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
  • Community Development
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Regional Development
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Individuals
  • 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
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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  • category_of_funding_activity:education
  • category_of_funding_activity:energy
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  • category_of_funding_activity:regional_development
  • category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
  • eligible_applicants:individuals
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
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  • funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

The U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo is committed to combatting the climate crisis and supporting sustainable energy adoption in Northern Japan.Realizing success in the battle against the climate crisis will require innovative approaches over the long term, it is essential for Japan’s youth and next-generation scientists, tech sector workers, entrepreneurs, and opinion leaders to develop a better understanding of the issues and start to workshop potential solutions. Northern Japan will play a significant role in whether Japan is able to achieve its ambitious climate change and decarbonization goals, and the prefectural government has made Zero Carbon Hokkaido a signature initiative – and youth involvement could help sustain momentum over time.The Consulate invites proposals from academic institutions, engineers, scientists, NGOs, and individuals or groups at tech companies to execute a tech camp or hackathon on climate change preferably in 2022. The program can be online, in-person, or hybrid depending on the public health environment. The program is expected to be interactive under any type of formats above, and it will target university students in Northern Japan. Ideally, it will bring approximately 30 to 50 students, along with several mentors, to work together during the program.Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals following the attached program and using the program template provided to demonstrate the organizational capacity and budget estimates to support online and/or in-person program empowering youth in northern Japan to develop innovative ideas and skills for combatting climate change.The applicants are responsible for identifying and arranging the venue (regardless of in-person or virtual) as well as recruitment of participants and mentors/lecturers of the program as well. Encouraging female students or considering gender balance for the participants in the program will be an asset.Participants and Audiences:Expected participants will be university (and/or high school) students at schools in northern Japan (defined as Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, and/or Miyagi Prefectures).

Climate Hackathon in Northern Japan
The U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo is committed to combatting the climate crisis and supporting sustainable energy adoption in Northern Japan.Realizing success in the battle against the climate crisis will require innovative approaches over the long term, it is essential for Japan’s youth and next-generation scientists, tech sector workers, entrepreneurs, and opinion leaders to develop a better understanding of the issues and start to workshop potential solutions. Northern Japan will play a significant role in whether Japan is able to achieve its ambitious climate change and decarbonization goals, and the prefectural government has made Zero Carbon Hokkaido a signature initiative – and youth involvement could help sustain momentum over time.The Consulate invites proposals from academic institutions, engineers, scientists, NGOs, and individuals or groups at tech companies to execute a tech camp or hackathon on climate change preferably in 2022. The program can be online, in-person, or hybrid depending on the public health environment. The program is expected to be interactive under any type of formats above, and it will target university students in Northern Japan. Ideally, it will bring approximately 30 to 50 students, along with several mentors, to work together during the program.Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals following the attached program and using the program template provided to demonstrate the organizational capacity and budget estimates to support online and/or in-person program empowering youth in northern Japan to develop innovative ideas and skills for combatting climate change.The applicants are responsible for identifying and arranging the venue (regardless of in-person or virtual) as well as recruitment of participants and mentors/lecturers of the program as well. Encouraging female students or considering gender balance for the participants in the program will be an asset.Participants and Audiences:Expected participants will be university (and/or high school) students at schools in northern Japan (defined as Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Iwate, and/or Miyagi Prefectures).
Climate Hackathon in Northern Japan
Open
U.S. Mission to Japan
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Regional Development
Environment
Education
Community Development
Energy
Cooperative Agreement
County governments
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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
Individuals
2022-02-18