Opportunity ID: 357322
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PDS-001-FY2025 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Public Diplomacy |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.022 — Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 24, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $35,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $35,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The following individuals are eligible to apply: · Applicants must be alumni of U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchanges or programs (https://j1visa.state.gov/). · Projects teams must include 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 exchanges and programs and different countries. · Applications must be submitted by alumni or alumni associations of USG alumni. No other organizations are eligible to apply. Alumni can partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to implement project activities. The grant can be issued to an individual alum or to a partner organization. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Ethiopia |
| Description: |
The Embassy of the United States in Ethiopia announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchanges and programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). AEIF provides alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchanges and programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their experiences 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 2025 will support United States’ commitment to promote sustainable development and mutual prosperity through expanded and deepened partnerships and mutual understanding. We will accept projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes such as: · Alumni to lead projects to . · Convene alumni from similar tracks to foster collaborative relationships and build trust and understanding through shared experiences and goals. · Encourage alumni to leverage their diverse expertise to address community challenges and bridge sectoral divides. · Facilitate dialogue among alumni to identify collective goals and actionable strategies for social impact and community development.
Proposals must be designed to Promote sustainable development and mutual prosperity through expanded and deepened partnerships and mutual understanding. 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
pasaddisgrants@state.gov
PDS Grants Team |
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| Agency Contact Information: | pasaddisgrants@state.gov
PDS Grants Team |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.022 | PDS-001-FY2025 | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 | PKG00288939 | Nov 22, 2024 | Jan 25, 2025 | View |
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