Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: March 19, 2026
Archive date: June 13, 2026
Close date: May 14, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361543
Opportunity number: 001-FY2026
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: U.S. Mission to Burkina Faso
Agency code: DOS-BFA
Award floor: $5,000
Award ceiling: $35,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Business and Commerce
- Education
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
- Individuals
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dos_bfa
- category_of_funding_activity:business_and_commerce
- category_of_funding_activity:education
- category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:individuals
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
1. Executive SummaryThe U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso 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 (2026 AEIF). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below.The 2026 AEIF promotes a post-driven alumni engagement opportunity, offering posts flexibility in collaborating with alumni teams to develop public service- oriented projects that directly support their individual Mission goals and foreign policy objectives. This annual funding opportunity is designed to amplify the return on the investment of the U.S. government in exchange programs. Pending availability of funds, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will review and recommend proposals for funding on a yearly basis.Exchange alumni interested in participating in the 2026 AEIF should submit proposals to [email protected] by April 20, 2026. Please follow all instructions below.