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DOS-GEO-21-006-042521: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2021 (AEIF 2021)

Closed Closed June 2, 2021 Opportunity DOS-GEO-21-006-042521 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2022) (SMK800-22-PAS002). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Georgia notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$50,000
• 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 following individuals are eligible to apply: · 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/). · 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. · 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.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants awards averaged $17,021; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Embassy of the United States in Tbilisi 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 2021 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2021). AEIF provides alumni of U.S. 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. This year, AEIF 2021 will support United States’ commitment to working with our partners around the world to advance the essential role of women in peace, security, and governance. U.S. EMBASSY TBILISI will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes such as: · Support Shared Security · Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Promote Innovation, Foster Entrepreneurship, and Improve the Digital Economy · Reinforce Democratic Values · Foster Georgian and U.S. Ties

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, SMK800-22-PAS002, which is forecast.

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