# Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023 Dominican Republic

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/s-dr860-23-nofo-001-alumni-engagement-innovation-fund-aeif-2023-dominican/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346509

> U.S. Mission to the Dominican Republic offered grants of up to $35,000 (at least $5,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make about 8 awards. Applications closed on March 31, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | S-DR860-23-NOFO-001 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to the Dominican Republic |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 31, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $35,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Applicants must be alumni of U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange programs, and form teams of at least two (2) alumni, and work with Dominican non-profit organizations to serve as award recipients.

## What the grant funds

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 worldwide through a competitive international competition. This year, the AEIF call for applications in the Dominican Republic will support the United States' commitment to promoting climate resilience, sustainability, and biodiversity protection through entrepreneurship and innovation; promoting inclusion and democratic participation; connecting Dominicans with American entrepreneurship and innovation resources; and promoting citizen security. The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo will accept public service* projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support objectives such as: Promoting and providing access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education and innovation to youth from underserved and/or rural communities. This also includes teacher training programs on best practices for STEAM education in underserved and/or rural communities. Empowering women and youth from underserved and/or rural communities through the arts and/or entrepreneurship training programs. Countering environmental challenges, increasing resilience, and developing local capacity to address ecological challenges that include but are not limited to countering climate change; transitioning to sustainable energy sources; promoting water and food security, and best practices for agriculture; protecting biodiversity; improving recycling and municipal waste management; and decreasing pollution, sedimentation, and run-off of plastics and debris into marine and coastal areas. Addressing current health and/or citizen security challenges with innovative and sustainable community-focused solutions. Improving the participation and empowerment of youth, women, and underrepresented groups including but not limited to people with disabilities, LGBT+ communities, and migrants in the Dominican Republic. This includes training and educational programming that empower such groups and that improve the capacity of local stakeholders (communities, government actors, academia, and the private sector) to promote inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, accountability, and protection of human rights in the Dominican Republic.

## Questions people ask

### Is S-DR860-23-NOFO-001 still open?

No. It closed on March 31, 2023.

### Who can apply for Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023 Dominican Republic?

U.S. Mission to the Dominican Republic accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023 Dominican Republic?

Closed March 31, 2023. 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.