Opportunity Information: Apply for ND NOFO 24 101
The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2024 is a competitive U.S. government grant opportunity run by the U.S. Mission to India (Public Diplomacy section) through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. It is designed specifically for alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to launch or expand practical, community-facing social impact projects. The overall goal is twofold: to deepen the U.S. Mission's relationship with its extensive alumni network across India and Bhutan, and to support alumni-led initiatives that create measurable positive change in society.
This funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: ND NOFO 24 101; CFDA: 19.022) is offered as a discretionary grant. The program anticipates making around three awards, with a maximum award size (ceiling) of USD 35,000 per grant. Applications were due on January 28, 2024, based on the listed original closing date. While the summary information highlights the core requirements, applicants are directed to consult the full announcement and related documents for complete instructions and theme details.
Eligibility is centered on alumni status and teamwork. Applicants must be past participants of qualifying U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange programs, and proposals must come from teams of at least two alumni rather than a single individual. Each team must designate a team lead. The opportunity is primarily aimed at alumni across India and Bhutan, and it explicitly notes that the alumni network includes diverse communities, including the Tibetan Community-in-Exile and Bhutanese citizens. If a project is designed with an Indo-Pacific focus, the team may also include members from other Indo-Pacific countries, which allows for regional collaboration when it aligns with the program's objectives.
Project content must align with specific themes and objectives identified by the program. The notice emphasizes that proposals have to directly address the outlined themes; applications that do not clearly map to those priorities are considered ineligible. The description suggests the fund is interested in a wide range of social impact areas such as entrepreneurship, education, environmental efforts, youth empowerment, and women's empowerment. In practice, that means applicants should frame their project around a clearly defined community problem, a realistic plan of activities, and outcomes that fit within the fund's priority areas, rather than submitting a general institutional request or an unrelated event concept.
A key structural requirement is partnership and compliance. Alumni teams are required to partner with a legally recognized nonprofit, non-governmental organization that can meet both U.S. and Indian technical and legal requirements. The announcement specifically references Indian FCRA-related considerations (where applicable) and U.S. government registration expectations such as SAM registration, reflecting the compliance environment often required for U.S. federal assistance awards. Importantly, nonprofits, NGOs, think tanks, and academic institutions cannot apply on behalf of the alumni team; they can only serve as implementing partners to carry out activities. This keeps the leadership and ownership of the project with the alumni while ensuring there is a qualified, compliant organization involved to manage implementation and any required administrative responsibilities.
If a proposal is selected, the implementation arrangement is formalized through an MoU signed between the alumni team and the recipient organization. This underscores that the alumni team is expected to play a defining leadership role, while the partner organization serves as the legally recognized entity supporting delivery and compliance. Taken together, AEIF 2024 is best understood as a small-grants program for exchange alumni teams who can propose a focused, theme-aligned project, demonstrate credible partnership capacity, and meet the compliance requirements necessary to manage U.S. government grant funding.Apply for ND NOFO 24 101
- The U.S. Mission to India in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2024" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.022.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-01-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $35,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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