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DOS-ACC-RSOI-FY25-01: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025: Request For Statement Of Interest (RSOI)

Closed Closed January 13, 2025 Opportunity DOS-ACC-RSOI-FY25-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$35,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$35,000
• 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)

Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. 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. 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.

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 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is designed to increase the impact of the U.S. government’s investment in exchange participants and programs by helping alumni develop and implement projects that support U.S. foreign policy objectives, promote shared interests, and benefit local communities. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. Pending availability of funds, AEIF will consider proposals between $5,000 and $35,000. The U.S. Embassy Accra Public Diplomacy Section will accept SOI’s proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes such as: Supporting sustainable entrepreneurship in emerging Industries Creating opportunity through education Promoting democratic discourse by strengthening civil society capacity Protect media freedom and strengthen the journalism profession 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. Eligible ApplicantsThe following are eligible to apply: Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. 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. 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. 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 and non-alumni involved in the project will need to be included). · Applications from Alumni Associations will need to specify a team lead. · U.S. citizen alumni may be included on alumni teams; however, the team must have at least two non-U.S. citizen exchange program alumni. U.S. citizen alumni cannot be team leads on projects.

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