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BH-001-FY2026: 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Closed Closed April 30, 2026 Opportunity BH-001-FY2026

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina notices from 2026.

U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina offered grants of up to $35,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards. Applications closed on April 30, 2026.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 22, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 22, 2026
DeadlineApril 30, 2026

Who can apply

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

Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program where the proposed project involves at least two U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni, and one is a specified team lead; Alumni associations from countries with current U.S. representation (must specify an alumni team lead); If three or more alumni are applying together, U.S. citizen alumni may be included on alumni teams, but the team must have at least two non-U.S. citizen exchange program alumni (U.S. citizen alumni cannot be team leads on project proposals).

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The U.S. Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Public Diplomacy Section announces the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), an annual funding opportunity designed to invest in U.S. government-funded exchange participants and programs by helping alumni develop and implement projects that promote shared interests and policy objectives and benefit local communities. All AEIF projects must celebrate and promote Freedom 250 – the celebration of the United States' 250th birthday – and align with policy goals such as making the United States safer, stronger, and more prosperous, celebrating American excellence, or defending freedom of speech.

Category: Community Development, Education.

Who has won Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (19.022) awarded $57.2 million across 3,361 grant awards, an average of $17,021 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees431$9.9 million
Georgetown UniversityDistrict of Columbia4$1.6 million
Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji Biji Kuala Lumpur7$1.1 million
American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc.District of Columbia24$817,659
Protea Owl Foundation9$665,582

Top states: District of Columbia ($3.3 million), New York ($1.3 million), California ($903,401), Pennsylvania ($841,676), Maine ($462,038).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is BH-001-FY2026 still open?

No. It closed on April 30, 2026.

Who can apply for 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, Bosnia and Herzegovina?

U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Closed April 30, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $35,000 each.

Who has won Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Georgetown University, Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji Biji Kuala Lumpur. The program made 3,361 awards worth $57.2 million in that time.

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