2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025)
The summary for the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025) grant is detailed below.
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2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025): The Mission of the United States in France 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 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity PDS-France-FY2025-01. The U.S. Mission will evaluate all proposals and recommend one to three proposals for funding by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Projects will be evaluated by ECA against proposals received from alumni around the world. 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. This year, U.S. Mission to France will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support U.S. - France cooperation and leadership on global challenges: Sports Diplomacy; Shared Democratic Values and Interests; Civic Education; Diversity and Inclusion; Cultural Diplomacy; Media Literacy; Prosperity, Trade, and Investment; Science, Health, Technology and Innovation; Security and Defense; Foreign Policy; Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability. Most of the project activities must take place in France (Cross-border projects are possible but will require additional validation by correspondent U.S. Mission). All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories. Projects must have a Franco-American component or perspective. Application materials (found at the bottom of this page) must be submitted in English to [email protected] by February 21, 2025, 18:00 Local Time (France). For more information, eligibility, and deadlines please read the Notice of Funding Opportunity PDS-France-FY2025-01 AEIF. The U.S. Mission to France will be holding an online informative presentation for alumni to provide additional information and details about the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 11:30 am. Please note that we do not provide any pre-consultation for application related questions that are addressed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity
| Federal Grant Title: | 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025) |
| Federal Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to France (DOS-FRA) |
| Grant Categories: | Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA), Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA), Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PDS-FRANCE-FY2025-01 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.040 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | February 21st, 2025 |
| Original Application Deadline: | February 21st, 2025 |
| Posted Date: | December 20th, 2024 |
| Creation Date: | December 20th, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | March 23rd, 2025 |
| 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 20th, 2024 |
- Category Explanation
- Sports Diplomacy; Shared Democratic Values and Interests; Civic Education; Diversity and Inclusion; Cultural Diplomacy; Media Literacy; Prosperity, Trade, and Investment; Science, Health, Technology and Innovation; Security and Defense; Foreign Policy; Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - 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 U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs or https://j1visa.state.gov/); Projects teams must include at least two (2) alumni; Alumni who are U.S. citizens cannot submit proposals but may participate as team members; Alumni teams may be comprised of alumni from different exchange programs and different countries.
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