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AF-PD-MAP-FY25-03: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)

Closed Closed January 17, 2025 Opportunity AF-PD-MAP-FY25-03 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$35,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Expected awards2
• 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 following not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply: • Alumni Associations • Organizations led by or partnering with USG alumni • An individual (leading the project team) • Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/). • Projects teams must include teams of at least two (2) alumni. • Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposals, but U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project. • Alumni teams may be comprised of alumni from different exchange programs and different countries. Note: Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of USG exchange alumni. No other organizations are eligible to apply. Exchange alumni can partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to implement project activities. The grant can be issued to the individual alumni or the partner organization. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible.

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

AEIF provides alumni of U.S. government-sponsored and facilitated exchange programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. AEIF is designed to help U.S. government exchange alumni develop and implement projects that support U.S. foreign policy objectives, promote shared interests, and benefit local communities. All AEIF projects must 1) convene alumni from different exchange programs to build or expand an alumni network capable of working together on common interests and increase regional and global collaboration of alumni, 2) strengthen the relationship between alumni and the U.S. government to work together on activities that address mutual goals and challenges, and/or 3) support alumni as they develop their leadership capacity and implement projects in their communities. This year, pending availability of funding, AEIF 2025 will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni. Proposals must address at least one of the below-mentioned themes and demonstrate a commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) principles. They should illustrate how the project will support and advance equity with respect to religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or disability. Proposals that do not address the theme as outlined in the program objectives will be deemed ineligible. All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories. This cycle, the Public Diplomacy Section welcomes proposals in the following themes: Education Partnerships Proposals in this area may focus strengthening links between U.S. and Mozambican education institutions at the secondary and tertiary level. Examples include joint research projects that pair Mozambican and U.S. students and academics to address shared topics of concern, such as climate change, trades fields, migration, economic growth, history, culture, food security, inclusion, accessibility, STEM, and tech access. Vocational and technical training is also welcome.

Category: Other.

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