Closed · EMB - YAOUNDE - AEIF - FY26 - 01 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - AEIF - 2026

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

$5K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 13, 2026
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - AEIF - 2026 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Cameroon that offered $5,000 -- $100,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 67 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Cameroon.

$5K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.022
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 13, 2026. CFDA 19.022 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $5,000 -- $100,000.

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 13, 2026

Posted Apr 30 Closes May 13

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Executive SummaryThe U.S. Embassy Yaoundé Public Diplomacy Section announces an open competition for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 (AEIF 2026) in Cameroon. This opportunity invites alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to propose projects that advance bilateral priorities and strengthen people-to-people ties. All projects must visibly celebrate Freedom250, the 250th anniversary of the United States, by honoring American values of freedom, democracy, and innovation.Embassy Yaoundé seeks proposals for up to two national alumni-led projects in Cameroon and one Central Africa Regional Alumni Summit. National projects should address youth unemployment, transparency in critical sectors, or local tensions, leveraging innovation, digital technology - including AI - entrepreneurship, or sports diplomacy. The Regional Summit will convene alumni from Cameroon and six neighboring countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo to foster commercial diplomacy, peace, and innovation.Projects must convene alumni networks, strengthen U.S.-alumni relationships, and support alumni leadership. Initiatives should align with U.S. policy goals - strengthening mutual prosperity, security, and opportunity - while inspiring collaboration, showcasing American achievements, and building lasting partnerships for the future.All proposals must include robust Freedom250 digital outreach and sustainability plans. Submit to PDSgrantsYaoundé@state.gov by May 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m., Central Africa Time.Please follow all instructions below.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EMB - YAOUNDE - AEIF - FY26 - 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Cameroon book (53 peers, 78% of 68).

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

Mission Cameroon Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team

What to do next

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