Opportunity ID: 357779
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | LUXEM-PDS-FY25-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 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: | Overall grant making authority for this program is contained in the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87-256, as amended, also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.022 — Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 03, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The following organizations are eligible to apply:
-Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/). -Projects teams must include teams of 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 exchange programs and different countries. -Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of USG exchange alumni. No other organizations are eligible to apply. Exchange 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 the individual alumni or the partner organization. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Luxembourg |
| Description: |
The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Luxembourg announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2025 should submit proposals to LuxembourgGrants@state.gov by 1 February 2025. Priority Region: Luxembourg Program Objectives: 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 Luxembourg will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes such as:
Please review the complete NOFO on the Funding Opportunities page on our website: https://lu.usembassy.gov/grants-program/ or in the related documents tab on the announcement on grants.gov for information on how to submit an application. |
| Link to Additional Information: | U.S. Embassy Luxembourg Funding Opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Email:LuxembourgGrants@state.gov |
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