# 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ofop0001709-2025-alumni-engagement-innovation-fund/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357637

> U.S. Mission to India offered grants of up to $35,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $35,000 in total. Applications closed on January 31, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | OFOP0001709 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to India |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 31, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $35,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $35,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

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

1. Applicants must be alumni of U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange programs listed here, and form teams of at least two (2) alumni. All teams must specify a team lead. For those teams selecting an Indo-Pacific focus, you may include team members from other Indo-Pacific countries. 2. Proposals must address the themes outlined. Proposals that do not address the themes as outlined in the program objectives will be deemed ineligible. 3. All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories. 4. All alumni teams will need to partner with a legally recognized, non-profit, non-governmental organizations that meets the technical and legal requirements stated by the U.S. and the Indian government (i.e. FCRA, U.S. mandated Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM.gov.) If you have any questions, please contact us. 5. If approved, an MoU will be signed between the alumni team and recipient organization.

## What the grant funds

The Embassy of the United States in New Delhi 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 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below.

## Questions people ask

### Is OFOP0001709 still open?

No. It closed on January 31, 2025.

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

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

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

Closed January 31, 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. About $35,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### 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.