OpportunityTitle: Eswatini- Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025
CategoryExplanation: Public Diplomacy
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: &#8226; Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (list of exchange programs: https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs).  &#8226; Alumni associations.  &#8226; The proposed project must involve at least two U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni.  &#8226; At least one of the alumni should be designated as the team lead.  &#8226; If three or more alumni are applying together, U.S. citizen alumni may be included on alumni teams, but the team must have at least two non-U.S. citizen exchange program alumni. U.S. citizen alumni cannot be team leads on projects.
Description: The Department of State, U.S. Embassy Eswatini, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the roll-out of the 2025 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 a Statement of Interest (SOI) of no more than two pages by January 15, 2025 for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Applicants with competitive SOIs will subsequently be notified and invited to submit full grant applications.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Inquiries
GrantorContactText: Mission Mbabane Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team