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Crossing Cultures, Connecting Leaders: USJF Welcomes the USJLP Class of 2025

The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2025 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a dynamic, cross-sector network of established and rising American and Japanese ...

May 22, 2025

Big League Giving, Local Impact: USJF and the Dodgers Invest in Japan’s Future with Targeted Philanthropy

The Dodgers are in Japan—and this time, they’re not just playing ball. In the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series, they beat the Chicago Cubs twice at the Tokyo Dome. Just as important as the final score was the goodwill and support they extended to children ...

April 10, 2025

United States-Japan Foundation Announces First Round of 2025 Grantees

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is proud to announce its 2025 grantees, awarding funding to a wide range of organizations working to deepen U.S.-Japan ties and address shared challenges through bold and innovative approaches. The funded ...

April 10, 2025

USJF Announces New Grant Program Schedule

Click here to view the PDF version of this announcement US-Japan Foundation shifts to a once-a-year Grant Program New Award Cycle The United States-Japan Foundation is pleased to announce a restructuring of its Grant Program annual awards cycle. ...

December 27, 2021

USJF Announces Grant Program Expansion

Click here to view the PDF version of this announcement US-Japan Foundation Expands Grant Program November 2020 The United States-Japan Foundation is pleased to announce a restructuring and an expansion of its Grant Program profile. As in previous ...

November 8, 2020

Fall 2019 Funding Cycle

Letters of Inquiry for the Foundation’s Fall 2019 funding cycle are due by July 15, 2019. Details regarding our application are available here.

April 9, 2019