What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon - Statement of Interest for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund", offered by U.S. Mission to Lebanon. It is associated with CFDA program 19.501. 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 solution...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on January 30, 2024. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $5,000 -- $35,000. Expected number of awards: 2.

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Closed · LBN-PDS-FY24-AEIF · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon - Statement of Interest for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund

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

$5K-$35K
Award range: Closed
Status: January 30, 2024
Close date: 2
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon - Statement of Interest for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Lebanon that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 29 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Lebanon.

$5K-$35K
award range: Closed
application status: 2
expected awards: 19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Beirut is closed (last close January 30, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Lebanon still indexes 29 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 January 30, 2024

Posted Nov 1 Closes Jan 30

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

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. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. This year, the U.S. Embassy Beirut Public Diplomacy Section will accept public service projects for funding under AEIF 2024 that are proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni which directly support the Embassy’s goals and foreign policy objectives, promote shared interests, and benefit local communities. Team members are expected to address a specific theme in the Lebanese community. Such themes may include (but are not limited to) good governance; climate change; promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA); strengthening economic prosperity and inclusive economic growth; promoting innovation; improving the digital economy; fostering entrepreneurship; skill building to improve job opportunities; enhancing education and English language programs; protecting cultural heritage, or countering disinformation, propaganda, and malign influence.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for U.S. Embassy Beirut (Individuals; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 1 other U.S. Mission to Lebanon listing share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 30).

Code 21: Individuals
Code 25: Others (see official listing text)

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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Agency Contact

Public Diplomacy Section U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon

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What to do next

U.S. Embassy Beirut is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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