Closed · PDS-DOS-GEO-FY26-003 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026)

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

$5K-$35K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 18, 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 Georgia that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 94 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Georgia.

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

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on April 18, 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 April 18, 2026

Posted Apr 17 Closes Apr 18

Est. Total Funding

$70,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Other

Description

The U.S. Mission in Tbilisi, 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. AEIF increases the impact of the U.S. government’s investment in exchange programs by helping alumni develop and implement projects to support U.S. policy objectives and promote shared interests. All AEIF projects must celebrate and promote Freedom 250 – the celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday – and align with policy goals such as making the United States safer, stronger, and more prosperous, celebrating American excellence, or defending freedom of speech. Additionally, all AEIF projects must include at least one of the following: 1. Convene alumni from different exchange programs to build or expand an alumni network capable of working together on common interests and increase regional and global collaboration of alumni. 2. Strengthen the relationship between alumni and the U.S. government to work together on activities that address shared goals and challenges. 3. Support alumni as they develop their leadership capacity and implement projects in their communities for maximum impact.

Individual applicant lane · PDS-DOS-GEO-FY26-003

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: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 7 other U.S. Mission to Georgia listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 95).

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

Anna Kharibegashvili Grantor Phone 995595581287

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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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