Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Harare announces an open competition for past participants (“ exchange alumni”) of U.S. government-funded exchange programs to submit applications to the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026). The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is an annual funding opportunity designed to invest in U.S. government-funded exchange participants and programs by helping exchange alumni develop and implement projects that promote shared interests and policy objectives and benefit local communities. We invite you to submit proposals for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Please read this notice carefully before preparing and submitting a funding proposal. The range of funding is $5,000 to $35,000 USD for AEIF projects. This solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by the U.S. government. A final award cannot be made until the proposal has been reviewed and approved, and an award agreement is drawn up and signed by a grants officer. The U.S. Mission reserves the right not to issue an award after receipt of any proposal. The U.S. Mission also reserves the right to reduce, revise, and/or increase a proposal budget in accordance with the needs of the program and availability of funds. Please follow all instructions below. -----------Please do not apply for this funding opportunity if you’re not an alumni of a U.S. government-funded exchange program.-----------

Details

• Agency: U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe
• Department: Department of State
• Opportunity #: AF-HAR-FY26-01
• Total Funding: $70,000
• Expected Awards: 2
• Instrument: grant

Eligibility

The following are eligible to apply: · Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. · 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.