Closed · BUD-001-FY2026 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

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

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

The verdict

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Hungary that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 24 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Hungary.

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

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 5, 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 5, 2026

Posted Apr 15 Closes May 5

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

Project Performance Period: Proposed projects should be completed in 12 months or less. Priority Region: HungaryThis notice is subject to availability of funding.The U.S. Mission in Budapest Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the roll-out of the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). The AEIF is an annual funding opportunity designed to invest in U.S. government-funded exchange participants and programs by helping alumni develop and implement projects that promote shared interests and policy objectives and benefit local communities. We invite you to submit proposals for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Please read this notice carefully before preparing and submitting a funding proposal.Please also note the following: This solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by the U.S. government. A final award cannot be made until the proposal has been reviewed and approved, and an award agreement is drawn up and signed by a grants officer. The U.S. Mission reserves the right not to issue an award after receipt of any proposal. The U.S. Mission also reserves the right to reduce, revise, and/or increase a proposal budget in accordance with the needs of the program and availability of funds.Please do not apply for this funding opportunity if you are not an alumnus of a U.S. government-funded exchange program.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BUD-001-FY2026

Grants.gov marks Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 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 Hungary book (10 peers, 40% of 25).

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

Melinda Fekete Grantor Phone 06304368353

What to do next

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

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