The Department of State, U.S. Embassy Eswatini, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is offering the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). This annual grant opportunity is designed to empower U.S. government-funded exchange participants and programs. The AEIF is specifically for alumni to develop and implement projects that actively promote shared interests, advance U.S. policy objectives, and deliver tangible benefits to local communities. Prospective applicants are invited to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI), limited to two pages, by January 15, 2025. Successful SOI submissions will then receive an invitation to submit full grant applications, with a final closing date of February 15, 2025. This fund aims to harness alumni expertise for impactful community and strategic development.
Opportunity ID: 357500
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PAS-MBA-FY25-AEIF-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Eswatini- Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Initial Announcement |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| 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: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.022 — Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 03, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 03, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 15, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 15, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $105,000 |
| 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: | • Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (list of exchange programs: https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs). • Alumni associations. • The proposed project must involve at least two U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni. • At least one of the alumni should be designated as the team lead. • If three or more alumni are applying together, U.S. citizen alumni may be included on alumni teams, but the team must have at least two non-U.S. citizen exchange program alumni. U.S. citizen alumni cannot be team leads on projects. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Eswatini |
| Description: |
The Department of State, U.S. Embassy Eswatini, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the roll-out of the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). The 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 a Statement of Interest (SOI) of no more than two pages by January 15, 2025 for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Applicants with competitive SOIs will subsequently be notified and invited to submit full grant applications. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mission Mbabane Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team
Email:PDMbabaneGrants@satte.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 357500 Full Announcement-Eswatini NOFO AEIF 2025 -> NOFO-AEIF25-Eswatini.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mission Mbabane Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team Email: PDMbabaneGrants@satte.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.022 | PKG00289353 | Dec 03, 2024 | Feb 14, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
357500 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
357500 SF424A-1.0.pdf
357500 SF424B-1.1.pdf
357500 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
357500 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
357500 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
357500 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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