# Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - Lebanon 2025

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/lbn-pds-2025-aeif-alumni-engagement-innovation-fund-lebanon-2025/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357351

> U.S. Mission to Lebanon 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 January 30, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | LBN-PDS-2025-AEIF |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Lebanon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 30, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $35,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Alumni of Department of State exchange programs

## What the grant funds

The Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon invites past participants (Alumni) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government sponsored exchange programs to submit their concept notes for possible funding through the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). The concept notes should be comprised of a proposal from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below and a budget (see Section D below for required documents). Exchange alumni interested in applying for funding under this statement of interest should submit proposals with a completed budget to PDBeirutGrants@state.gov by January 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard time. 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. U.S. Embassy Beirut will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support the themes of promoting good governance, promoting experiential learning to support social cohesion and recovery, fostering social entrepreneurship, and protecting cultural heritage. Proposals with accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion components are highly encouraged. 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

## Questions people ask

### Is LBN-PDS-2025-AEIF still open?

No. It closed on January 30, 2025.

### Who can apply for Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - Lebanon 2025?

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

### What is the deadline for Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - Lebanon 2025?

Closed January 30, 2025. 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.