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AF-MASFY25-01: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund

Closed Closed February 3, 2025 Opportunity AF-MASFY25-01 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Lesotho notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$35,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$25,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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)

The Department of State will entertain applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the initial budget period on a non-competitive basis subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the program, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the U.S. Department of State. This notice is subject to availability of funding.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $35,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Executive Summary Priority Region: N/A Executive Summary The U.S. Mission to Lesotho announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded/sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals that meet all program eligibility requirements below, from teams of at least two exchange alumni. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2025 should submit proposals to GrantsMaseru@state.gov by February 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. SAST. Eligibility Eligible Applicants The following are eligible to apply: Individuals Alumni Organizations Cost Sharing or Matching Inclusion of cost share is not a requirement for this opportunity. Other Eligibility Requirements The grant shall be processed with an individual, not an organization. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov. Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded exchange program (https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/). Project teams must include at least two (2) alumni. Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposals but can participate as team members. Alumni teams may be comprised of members from different exchange programs and countries. Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni. Not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions are not eligible to apply in the name of the organization but can serve as partners for implementing project activities. Applicants are only permitted to submit one proposal. Multiple submissions from the same alumni team will be deemed ineligible.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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