Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2024)
ID: 351436Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

U.S. Mission to Georgia (DOS-GEO)

Award Range

$5K - $35K

Eligible Applicants

Individuals

Funding Category

Education

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351436
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Dec 12, 2023 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Feb 15, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The U.S. Mission to Georgia is offering the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2024) grant opportunity. This grant aims to provide funding to alumni of U.S. government-funded exchange programs to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges in their community. The grant supports the United States' commitment to Georgia's further integration with the West as a more democratic and stable country. Projects must take place outside of the United States and its territories. The grant is open to individuals who are alumni of U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange programs. Projects teams must include at least two alumni. The grant has a closing date of February 15, 2024, and expects to make two awards with an award ceiling of $35,000 and an award floor of $5,000. The grant description outlines several themes that projects can address, including exposure to American culture, economic prosperity, democratic values, community integration, skills building, supporting de-occupation and reconciliation, and cultural preservation. Projects must focus on building alumni networks, strengthening the relationship between alumni and the U.S. government, and supporting alumni in developing their leadership capacity. For more information, contact Anna Kharibegashvili, the Grants Program Coordinator, at kharibegashvilia@state.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
kharibegashvilia@state.gov
Files
Title
Posted
2024 AEIF US Embassy Tbilisi NOFO.docx
4/10/2024
AEIF 2024 Budget Form.xlsx
4/10/2024
AEIF 2024 Proposal Form.docx
4/10/2024
Individual_SF424B-V1.1.pdf
4/10/2024
Instructions.zip
4/10/2024
SF424_Individual_2_0-V2.0.pdf
4/10/2024
SF424A-V1.0.pdf
4/10/2024
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