Opportunity ID: 357351

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: LBN-PDS-2025-AEIF
Funding Opportunity Title: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund – Lebanon 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: – Good governance
– Experiential learning to support social cohesion and recovery
– Fostering social entrepreneurship
– Protecting cultural heritage
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Assistance Listings: 19.022 — Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Nov 25, 2024
Last Updated Date: Nov 25, 2024
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 30, 2025
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 30, 2025
Archive Date: Mar 01, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding:
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: Alumni of Department of State exchange programs

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Lebanon
Description:

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

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Public Diplomacy Section

Grantor
Email:PDBeirutGrants@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 357351 Full Announcement-Announcement and Documents -> AEIF 2025 Budget Form.pdf

Folder 357351 Full Announcement-Announcement and Documents -> AEIF 2025 Proposal Form.pdf

Folder 357351 Full Announcement-Announcement and Documents -> AEIF 2025 Announcement.pdf

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