# Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-zaf-fy25-01-alumni-engagement-innovation-fund-2025/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357129

> U.S. Mission to South Africa 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. Applications closed on February 7, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-ZAF-FY25-01 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to South Africa |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 7, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $35,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| 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 who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program

## What the grant funds

The Department of State, U.S. Embassy, Mission South Africa, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the roll-out of the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is 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. We invite you to submit proposals for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Please read this notice carefully before preparing and submitting a funding proposal. Please also note the following: This solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by the U.S. Department of State. A final award cannot be made until the proposal has been reviewed and approved, and an award agreement is drawn up and signed by a grants officer. The Embassy reserves the right not to issue an award after receipt of any proposal. The Embassy also reserves the right to reduce, revise, and/or increase a proposal budget in accordance with the needs of the program and availability of funds. -----------Please do not apply for this funding opportunity if you’re not an alum.-----------

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-ZAF-FY25-01 still open?

No. It closed on February 7, 2025.

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

U.S. Mission to South Africa 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 2025?

Closed February 7, 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.