Description
The U.S. Department of State's U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia is seeking proposals for the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). The AEIF provides funding to alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchanges and programs to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. Proposals must be designed to promote sustainable development and mutual prosperity through expanded and deepened partnerships and mutual understanding. The proposed projects should take place outside of the United States and its territories, and should be completed within 12 to 18 months.
• The program will support projects that promote people-to-people connections, foster collaborative relationships, encourage alumni to leverage their diverse expertise, and facilitate dialogue among alumni to identify collective goals and actionable strategies for social impact and community development.
• The proposed projects should have a clear problem statement, project goals and objectives, and a detailed plan for project implementation and evaluation.
• The budget for the proposed project should be realistic and should include a detailed justification for all expenses.
• The proposed projects should have a plan for sustainability and should demonstrate how the project activities will continue to have a positive impact after the end of the program.