Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: March 16, 2026

Archive date: May 20, 2026

Close date: April 20, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361504

Opportunity number: DOS-PDS-FY26-01

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: U.S. Mission to Uganda

Agency code: DOS-UGA

Award floor: $5,000

Award ceiling: $35,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
  • Other
Eligible Applicants
  • Individuals
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:individuals
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  • funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Uganda 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 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026). Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2026 should submit proposals to [email protected] by April 20, 2026. The project proposal must include the involvement of at least two exchange alumni or involvement of an alumni association. All proposals must clearly state how they directly support Freedom 250 (celebrating America’s 250th anniversary) and current U.S. policy goals. Please follow all instructions below.

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Uganda 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 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026). Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2026 should submit proposals to [email protected] by April 20, 2026. The project proposal must include the involvement of at least two exchange alumni or involvement of an alumni association. All proposals must clearly state how they directly support Freedom 250 (celebrating America’s 250th anniversary) and current U.S. policy goals. Please follow all instructions below.
[Forecasted] Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund
Forecasted
U.S. Mission to Uganda
Other
Cooperative Agreement
Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Individuals
2026-03-16