Closed · PDS-BUJUMBURA-FY25-02 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025

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

$5K-$35K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 15, 2025
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Burundi that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 7 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Burundi.

$5K-$35K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.022
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 is closed (last close March 15, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Burundi still indexes 7 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 March 15, 2025

Posted Jan 17 Closes Mar 15

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Embassy of the United States in Bujumbura announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals from teams of at least two (2) alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2025 should submit proposals to BurundiPublicDiplomacy@state.gov by February 15, 2025. Priority Region: Burundi Program Objectives: 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, AEIF 2025 will support United States’ commitment to:• Goal 1: Invest in People: Burundian systems for health and education are strengthened• Goal 2: Invest in the Economy: The foundation for a stronger Burundian economy is created• Goal 3: Invest in Society and the Region: Burundi is a peaceful, open, and stable actor at home and in the regionThe U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes above mentioned. Proposals that do not address the theme as outlined in the program objectives will be deemed ineligible. B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION Length of performance period: 6 to 12 months Number of awards anticipated: Maximum two awards Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $35,000 Total available funding: Pending availability of funds Type of Funding: FY25 Fulbright Hays Anticipated program start date: June 2025 This notice is subject to availability of funding.Funding Instrument Type: Grant, fixed amount award (FAA), or cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements and some FAAs are different from grants in that bureau or embassy staff are more actively involved in the grant implementation (“Substantial Involvement”). Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in one year or less.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PDS-BUJUMBURA-FY25-02

Grants.gov marks Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 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 Burundi book (7 peers, 88% of 8).

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

Burundi Public Diplomacy Section

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What to do next

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