| Grantee | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | $77,853.27 |
| Project Title | Aging and the Family: An Interdisciplinary Exchange of Research and Practice in North Carolina and Japan |
| Outline | Aging and the Family will bring clinicians, community partners, policy experts, and researchers to exchange best practices and knowledge. UNC Chapel Hill and Nagoya University will send six faculty for a five-day program of meetings, symposia, and site visits to Nagoya and Chapel Hill, respectively. At each site, approximately 10 local faculty will speak and catalyze opportunities for discussions with audience members to foster engagement and collaboration across disciplines, enriching the impact of this cultural exchange on shared learning and future collaborations. Each symposium will be open and marketed to invite students, clinicians and faculty. We will also invite trainees and faculty from neighboring universities. |
| State | NC |
| Grantee | University of Hawai’i Foundation |
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| Grant Amount | $89,243.00 |
| Project Title | Women, Peace, and Security in the Quad’s Commitment to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (Year 1) |
| Outline | This 2-year project aims to ensure the inclusion of women’s perspectives in Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) policies by engaging 16-20 women in an iterative process from the Quad countries: Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. The first workshop will be in Honolulu, Hawai’i in October 2025, the second in Tokyo, Japan in October 2026. Outputs for this project will include several policy briefs and a special journal in 2026, as well as a public webinar in January 2027. |
| State | HI |
| Grantee | Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) |
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| Grant Amount | $90,776.34 |
| Project Title | US-Japan Program on Healthy and Resilient Aging (Year 1) |
| Outline | Building on exchanges conducted in 2023 and early 2025, JCIE USA will organize community-level dialogues focusing on the challenges and opportunities of aging over a two-year project. They will identify a pair of communities in the US and Japan that are conducting innovative work to address the needs of their older residents, including work to protect them from climate change and natural disaster risks. In the first year, a five-person multisectoral delegation from the US community will spend one week in Japan to connect with their counterpart community and learn about Japanese approaches to promoting resilient aging at both the community and the national level. In the second year, JCIE will conduct the reverse exchange program, bringing a similar group of community leaders from Japan to the US. They will also organize an online workshop for alumni of this program. |
| State | NY |
| Grantee | Volunteers in Asia |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | $67,583.14 |
| Project Title | Nichibei NPO Leaders Exchange |
| Outline | The Nichibei NPO Leaders Exchange program will connect the nonprofit sectors through fieldworks in the US and Japan. A Nonprofit Leaders Summit will be conducted in Japan to address topics including intra- and inter-sector collaboration, and solutions to challenges facing nonprofits today. While there have been active interaction and collaboration between the US and Japan in many sectors including business, government, and education addressing various social issues, international collaboration in the nonprofit sector has not kept pace. This project plays an important role in filling the gaps between what each country needs and what it lacks in the field of nonprofit organizations. |
| State | CA |
| Grantee | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
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| Grant Amount | $69,500.25 |
| Project Title | Critical Fora Discussing U.S.-Japan Space Security Cooperation |
| Outline | This project brings together American and Japanese space security experts with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students, faculty, and residents of the Space Coast to discuss U.S.-Japan cooperation in space security. Despite its growing importance in defense, educational and public engagement on space security is limited. This initiative seeks to address this gap by developing an undergraduate course on U.S.-Japan Space Security Cooperation within ERAU’s Security Studies and International Affairs Department and by hosting public lectures with leading American and Japanese space experts. |
| State | FL |