Closed · OFOP0001693 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 (AEIF 2025)
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Qatar, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5K-$35K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 1, 2025
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 (AEIF 2025) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Qatar that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $5K-$35K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 19.022
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 (AEIF 2025) - is cataloged under number OFOP0001693 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.022, posted by U.S. Mission to Qatar. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 27, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a other.
Award economics. The award range on file is $5,000 -- $35,000. The agency has projected $70,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 2 awards. If the agency funds the expected 2 awards from the $70,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $35,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 1, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$5,000 -- $35,000
Close Date
February 1, 2025
Posted
November 27, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$70,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Other
Description
U.S. Embassy Doha invites past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-sponsored Exchange programs to apply for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 (AEIF 2025). Proposals must include teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements. AEIF provides alumni with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. U.S. Embassy Doha will accept projects proposed and managed by teams that include at least two (2) alumni and support the following objectives: • Bringing alumni together from different exchange programs to build and expand alumni networks and to increase regional and global alumni collaboration. • Encouraging the local population to act against Climate Change, including crafting creative solutions to environmental challenges, green energy, and climate change adaptation. • Supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and STEM fields to expand economic empowerment of Women, Youth, and Underserved Populations. • Encouraging youth to participate in civic life through social entrepreneurship, volunteerism, and community engagement. • Encouraging students to choose the United States for their educational needs and for English language learning. Proposals that do not address these objectives will be deemed ineligible. All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories. Please follow all instructions detailed here and in the attached Full Notice of Funding Opportunity titled "Notice of Funding Opportunity AEIF 2025 - OFOP0001693." Proposals that do not meet the requirements of this announcement or fail to comply with the stated requirements will be ineligible.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
DohaGrants@state.gov
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