Closed · AF-MASFY25-01 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund

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

$5K-$35K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 3, 2025
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Lesotho that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Lesotho.

$5K-$35K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund is closed (last close February 3, 2025). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to Lesotho still indexes 23 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 February 3, 2025

Posted Dec 13 Closes Feb 3

Est. Total Funding

$25,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

Executive Summary Priority Region: N/A Executive Summary The U.S. Mission to Lesotho announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded/sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals that meet all program eligibility requirements below, from teams of at least two exchange alumni. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2025 should submit proposals to GrantsMaseru@state.gov by February 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. SAST. Eligibility Eligible Applicants The following are eligible to apply: Individuals Alumni Organizations Cost Sharing or Matching Inclusion of cost share is not a requirement for this opportunity. Other Eligibility Requirements The grant shall be processed with an individual, not an organization. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov. Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded exchange program (https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/). Project teams must include at least two (2) alumni. Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposals but can participate as team members. Alumni teams may be comprised of members from different exchange programs and countries. Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni. Not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions are not eligible to apply in the name of the organization but can serve as partners for implementing project activities. Applicants are only permitted to submit one proposal. Multiple submissions from the same alumni team will be deemed ineligible.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AF-MASFY25-01

Grants.gov marks Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Lesotho book (21 peers, 88% of 24).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Grants Maseru Grantor +266 22312666

What to do next

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 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 Lesotho lists 23 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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