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2025-BF-AEIF: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025

Closed Closed January 31, 2025 Opportunity 2025-BF-AEIF ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$35,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Expected awards3
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

· Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. · Alumni Associations from countries with current U.S. representation. · Public Diplomacy Sections partnering with alumni in support of Mission goals.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants awards averaged $17,021; this notice allows up to $35,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. The 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) promotes a post-driven alumni engagement opportunity, offering posts flexibility in collaborating with alumni teams to develop public service- oriented projects that directly support their individual Mission goals and foreign policy objectives. This annual funding opportunity is designed to amplify the return on the investment of the U.S. government in exchange programs. Pending availability of funds, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will review and recommend proposals for funding on a yearly basis. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2025 should submit proposals to OuagaPDCultural@state.gov by January 31, 2025. A. Eligibility · Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. · Alumni Associations from countries with current U.S. representation. · Public Diplomacy Sections partnering with alumni in support of Mission goals. 1. Cost Sharing or Matching Inclusion of cost share is not a requirement of this opportunity. But it is highly recommended. We encourage all proposals to include some form of cost sharing. 2. Other Eligibility Requirements All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued via SAM.gov as well as a valid registration in SAM.gov. Please see Section D.3 for more information. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov. Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. 3. Application requirements: · The proposed project identifies and supports Mission priorities through public service-oriented activities. · The proposed project involves at least two U.S. Government-sponsored exchange program alumni and needs to specify a team lead. (All alumni involved in the project will need to be identified as well as verified by post prior to submission of the project proposal.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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