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The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) announces its 2026 Third Quarter grantees, comprising 10 projects advancing work that strengthens U.S.-Japan relations while addressing shared academic, social, security, and civic challenges. This cohort includes projects with grant agreements finalized between July 1 and September 30, 2026.
The projects supported in this quarter advance U.S.-Japan cooperation across a range of concrete issue areas, including transpacific scholarly exchange, philanthropy for democracy and human rights, alliance and regional security policy, nonprofit management and mentoring, aging and rural mobility, gifted education, trauma-informed support for survivors of sexual violence, student exchange, and documentary storytelling on Okinawa’s history. Together, these initiatives reflect the Foundation’s continued support for nonprofit, academic, and civil society efforts that link local action with bilateral and regional collaboration.
- American Studies Association, “Cultural Innovation and Collaboration in an Age of Rapid Change: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Scholarly Exchange and Next-Generation Leadership”
- Japan Center for International Exchange, “Strategy Development for the Japan Fund for Democracy (provisional name)”
- Asia Society Policy Institute, “The U.S.-Japan Alliance and a Reshaped Regional Order”
- Japan Association of New Public, “NPO Management Juku”
- Service Grant Japan, “Establishing ‘NPO Mentoring’ as a Support Infrastructure for Japan’s Nonprofit Sector”
- Old Dominion University, “Mobility, Aging, and Policy in Rural Japan: Elderly Drivers and the Governance of License Surrender”
- Kyoai Gakuen University, “Bridging Talent, Bridging Nations: A US–Japan Collaborative Model for Talent Development”
- Nihon Forensic Human Care Center (NFHCC), “Building Survivor Support Infrastructure in Japan: A U.S.–Japan Collaboration on Trauma-Informed Multidisciplinary Care”
- International Student Conferences, “Strategic Development Initiative for the Sustainability of the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)”
- Jack McDonald, “Out of Sight: Okinawa”
The full project descriptions can be found on the Foundation’s Grants Awarded page. USJF accepts grant applications on a quarterly basis through a new online form. More information about the application process, including submission deadlines and eligibility, is available on the Foundation’s website.
Since its founding, the United States-Japan Foundation has awarded more than $100 million in grants to organizations and individuals in both countries. An independent philanthropic organization, USJF supports initiatives that strengthen bilateral ties, bolster civil society, and foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the United States and Japan in addressing shared challenges.
