What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders in Environment Conservation", offered by U.S. Mission to India. It is associated with CFDA program 19.040. The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai (PAS Mumbai) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders in Environment Conservation.” Under ...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on June 13, 2018. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $16,000 -- $20,000. Total estimated funding: $20,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · M-NOFO-18-103 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders in Environment Conservation

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to India, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$16K-$20K
Award range: Closed
Status: June 13, 2018
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders in Environment Conservation is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $16,000 -- $20,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$16K-$20K
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders i… is closed (last close June 13, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to India still indexes 329 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 13, 2018

Posted Apr 13 Closes Jun 13

Est. Total Funding

$20,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai (PAS Mumbai) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders in Environment Conservation.” Under this project, the grantee will organize a six-month mentorship program in which 15 youth mentees will be matched with five U.S. exchange alumni from western India. The six-month program will comprise of three capacity-building workshops held in Mumbai, ongoing mentoring as participants develop environmental project proposals, a pitching session at which three winning proposals are selected for seed funding, followed by three months’ implementation of the winning community-level environmental projects. The winning projects may take place in any of the western Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.For detailed information, please refer to the full announcement posted on the grants.gov website.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Education

The printed eligibility set for Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders i… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). 22 other U.S. Mission to India listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 330).

Code 12: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Mumbai Public Affairs

What to do next

Alumni Mentorship Program for Youth Leaders i… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
U.S. Mission to India lists 329 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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