Closed · OFOP0002620 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026)

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

$5K-$35K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 6, 2026
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan.

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

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 6, 2026. CFDA 19.022 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $5,000 -- $35,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 6, 2026

Posted Apr 7 Closes May 6

Est. Total Funding

$35,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy in Tashkent announces an open competition to implement a program to the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) for alumni of U.S. government exchange programs to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Uzbekistan. This program advances U.S. foreign policy by positioning America as the global leader in innovation while promoting U.S.-Uzbekistani business connections. The program goal is to build economic connections through alumni-led projects that promote America as a global engine of innovation and technological leadership. Projects must incorporate Freedom 250 themes as part of America’s 250th Anniversary. Teams of at least two exchange program alumni may apply. Priority themes for the program are Business, Energy and Trade; STEM, AI and Innovation; or Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism. Projects should attract foreign investment and tourism into America while demonstrating benefits of U.S. partnerships through activities like STEM workshops, innovation hackathons, cultural festivals, or promotion of major U.S.-hosted events.

Individual applicant lane · OFOP0002620

Grants.gov lists individuals as an eligible applicant type for 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund. This is a person-facing lane rather than a pure organization competition desk. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). Only 1 other U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan listing share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 30).

Code 21
Individuals

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

Tashkent-Alumni@state.gov

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What to do next

2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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