Opportunity Listing - Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

Agency: U.S. Mission to Hungary

Assistance Listings: 19.022 -- Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants

Last Updated: April 15, 2026

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Description

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

• Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program where the proposed project involves at least two U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni, and one is a specified team lead. • Alumni associations from countries with current U.S. representation, but such applications must specify an alumni team lead. • 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 project proposals.

Grantor contact information

Description

Melinda Fekete

Email

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Link to Opportunity in MyGrants

Closing: May 5, 2026

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$5,000

Award Minimum

$35,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OFOP0002672

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

The U.S. Mission in Budapest Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the roll-out of the 2026 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 proposals for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Please read this notice carefully before preparing and submitting a funding proposal. Please also note the following: This solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by the U.S. government. A final award cannot be made until the proposal has been reviewed and approved, and an award agreement is drawn up and signed by a grants officer. The U.S. Mission reserves the right not to issue an award after receipt of any proposal. The U.S. Mission also reserves the right to reduce, revise, and/or increase a proposal budget in accordance with the needs of the program and availability of funds.

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April 15, 2026

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