Description
The FY 2024 Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program (AIEP) aims to strengthen people-to-people relationships, advance cooperation, and foster greater commercial and cultural ties between Arctic Indigenous populations in the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The program will bring together approximately 50 Indigenous leaders for a multi-phase exchange program to explore areas of regional cooperation across the Arctic. The goal is to support approximately three to six distinct exchange projects for approximately 50 participants, including approximately 35 foreign and 15 U.S. participants.
• The program will focus on critical topics to Arctic Indigenous communities, including sustainable economic development, climate and the environment, and health and well-being.
• U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals.
• The program expects to award one cooperative agreement of up to $1,500,000, pending the availability of funds.
• The program will support exchange activities, including regional workshops, summits, and alumni activities, as appropriate in any of the three participating countries.