Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026
The summary for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 grant is detailed below.
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Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026: The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Mission in South Africa, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces an open competition to implement a program to roll-out of the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). The 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund is designed to increase the impact of the U.S. government’s investment in exchange participants and programs by helping alumni develop and implement projects that support U.S. policy objectives and promote shared interests. All AEIF projects must celebrate and promote the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America (Freedom 250) and align with administration policy goals to make the U.S. safer, stronger and more prosperous, or defend freedom of speech. Please read this notice of funding opportunity document carefully before preparing and submitting a funding proposal. -----------Please do not apply for this funding opportunity if you’re not an alumnus of a U.S. government-funded exchange program-----------
| Federal Grant Title: | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 |
| Federal Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to South Africa (DOS-ZAF) |
| Grant Categories: | Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PAS-ZAF-FY26-01 |
| Type of Funding: | Other |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.022 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 8th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 8th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | March 31st, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | March 31st, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | June 7th, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $35,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $35,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | March 31st, 2026 |
- Category Explanation
- Public Diplomacy programs
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- • The proposed project identifies and supports U.S. policies and Freedom 250 initiatives.• Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program where the proposed project involves at least two U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni, and one is a specified team lead• Alumni associations from countries with current U.S. representation, but such applications must specify an alumni 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 project proposals.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Google Form - AEIF 2026
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Public Diplomacy Grants Team
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