2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)
The summary for the 2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF): 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 communities. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. This year, AEIF 2024 will provide funding for public service projects in support of U.S. foreign policy goals and Mission Canada priorities. Mission Canada will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support the following themes: · Promoting democracy, human rights, and social justice.· Working toward climate solutions that foster resilient and prosperous communities.· Strengthening underrepresented small- to medium-sized entrepreneur networks.· Promoting security and defense cooperation.· Strengthening Arctic partnerships.Proposals that do not address the above themes as outlined in the program objectives will be deemed ineligible. All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories.
| Federal Grant Title: | 2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) |
| Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Canada (DOS-CAN) |
| Grant Categories: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PD-FY24-CANADA-AEIF |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.022 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | March 1st, 2024 |
| Original Application Deadline: | March 1st, 2024 |
| Posted Date: | December 7th, 2023 |
| Creation Date: | December 7th, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | March 31st, 2024 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $35,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | December 7th, 2023 |
- 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.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- The following individuals are eligible to apply:- Applicants who are alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program (https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/).- Projects teams that 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 exchange programs and different countries.- Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of U.S. government 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- U.S. Mission to Canada Funding Opportunities
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Alumni Canada Team
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