Opportunity Information: Apply for TASHKENT PDS FY25 001
The 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025) is a competitive grant opportunity run by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent (U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan) for alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs. It is designed to help exchange alumni take the skills, networks, and ideas they gained during their U.S.-supported exchange experience and turn them into practical, community-focused projects that address real local or global challenges. The fund has been operating globally since 2011 and has supported nearly 500 alumni-led projects worldwide, with an emphasis on initiatives that create tangible public benefit and strengthen collaboration among alumni across regions and countries.
Applicants must apply as a team, not as a single individual. Each proposal must come from a team of at least two alumni who previously participated in an eligible U.S. government exchange program (including those associated with programs listed under the U.S. Department of State J-1 Exchange Visitor framework). Teams can be mixed across different exchange programs and can include alumni from different countries, which signals that cross-border and cross-program collaboration is encouraged. One important restriction is that U.S. citizen alumni cannot serve as the submitting applicants for a proposal, although they are allowed to participate as members of a project team.
Eligibility is limited to exchange alumni themselves or formal alumni associations of U.S. government exchange alumni. Other types of organizations cannot apply as the primary applicant. That said, alumni teams are allowed to partner with nonprofits and non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to carry out the work, and the award can be issued either directly to an individual alumni applicant or to an eligible partner organization supporting implementation. For-profit entities are not eligible to apply under this notice of funding opportunity. If the project involves subcontracting, the proposal needs to clearly define each entity's role, and only one nonprofit, non-governmental organization can be the prime recipient of the award.
The program is administered as a grant under a discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: TASHKENT PDS FY25 001; CFDA: 19.022). The Embassy expects to make about two awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $35,000 per project. AEIF projects are expected to align with broader U.S. foreign policy objectives while delivering clear benefits to local communities and strengthening alumni networks and cooperation at the regional and global level. The Embassy notes a recent example of the type of alumni-driven innovation it supports: a 2024 winning project from Uzbekistan focused on LEGO-based therapy to support children with learning disabilities, particularly autism, by training trainers, educators, and caregivers.
Applications must be submitted by email to Tashkent-Alumni@state.gov no later than January 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. The opportunity was posted on November 27, 2024, and is open to qualified alumni teams that meet the requirements above and can propose an innovative, implementable project with clear community impact.Apply for TASHKENT PDS FY25 001
- The U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025)" 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 2024-11-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-05. (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 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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AEIF 2025 (U.S. Embassy Tashkent) - Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025)?
The 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025) is a competitive grant opportunity run by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent (U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan) for alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs. It supports alumni-led projects that turn exchange experience (skills, networks, and ideas) into practical, community-focused initiatives that address local or global challenges.
2) Who runs this grant opportunity?
AEIF 2025 is run by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent (U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan).
3) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to:
- Alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs (including programs associated with the U.S. Department of State J-1 Exchange Visitor framework), applying as a team; or
- Formal alumni associations of U.S. government exchange alumni.
4) Do applicants have to apply as a team, or can one person apply?
Applicants must apply as a team. Proposals cannot be submitted by a single individual acting alone. Each proposal must come from a team of at least two eligible exchange alumni.
5) What is the minimum team size?
The minimum team size is two alumni who previously participated in an eligible U.S. government exchange program.
6) Can team members come from different exchange programs?
Yes. Teams can be mixed across different eligible exchange programs.
7) Can team members be from different countries?
Yes. The opportunity allows teams to include alumni from different countries, indicating that cross-border collaboration is encouraged.
8) Can U.S. citizen alumni apply as the submitting applicant?
No. U.S. citizen alumni cannot serve as the submitting applicants for a proposal.
9) Can U.S. citizen alumni participate in the project team at all?
Yes. U.S. citizen alumni are allowed to participate as members of a project team, but they cannot be the submitting applicant.
10) Can organizations apply as the primary applicant?
Only exchange alumni themselves or formal alumni associations of U.S. government exchange alumni can apply as the primary applicant. Other organization types cannot apply as the primary applicant under this opportunity.
11) Are partnerships allowed (for example, with nonprofits or universities)?
Yes. Alumni teams may partner with nonprofits and non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to carry out the project.
12) Can a for-profit entity apply?
No. For-profit entities are not eligible to apply under this notice of funding opportunity.
13) Who can receive the award (who is the grant issued to)?
The award can be issued either:
- Directly to an individual alumni applicant; or
- To an eligible partner organization supporting project implementation.
14) If the project includes subcontracting or multiple entities, are there rules?
Yes. If the project involves subcontracting, the proposal must clearly define each entity's role. Also, only one nonprofit/non-governmental organization can be the prime recipient of the award.
15) What kind of projects does AEIF 2025 support?
AEIF 2025 supports innovative, implementable, alumni-led projects with clear community impact. Projects are expected to create tangible public benefit, strengthen collaboration among alumni across regions and countries, and align with broader U.S. foreign policy objectives while delivering clear benefits to local communities.
16) Does the fund focus on local issues, global issues, or both?
Both. The fund is intended to help alumni address real local or global challenges through practical, community-focused projects.
17) How many awards does the Embassy expect to make?
The Embassy expects to make about two awards.
18) What is the maximum grant amount per project?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $35,000 per project.
19) Is this a competitive opportunity?
Yes. AEIF 2025 is described as a competitive grant opportunity.
20) What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
Funding Opportunity Number: TASHKENT PDS FY25 001. CFDA: 19.022.
21) How is the program administered (grant type)?
The program is administered as a grant under a discretionary funding opportunity.
22) When is the application deadline?
Applications must be submitted no later than January 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
23) How do applicants submit their application?
Applications must be submitted by email to Tashkent-Alumni@state.gov.
24) When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on November 27, 2024.
25) How long has AEIF been operating globally?
The fund has been operating globally since 2011.
26) How many projects has AEIF supported worldwide?
AEIF has supported nearly 500 alumni-led projects worldwide.
27) Is there an example of the type of innovation AEIF supports?
Yes. A recent example referenced is a 2024 winning project from Uzbekistan focused on LEGO-based therapy to support children with learning disabilities, particularly autism, by training trainers, educators, and caregivers.
28) What are the key themes the Embassy expects projects to contribute to?
Based on the opportunity description, projects are expected to:
- Deliver tangible public benefit and clear community impact;
- Strengthen alumni networks and cooperation at regional and global levels;
- Encourage collaboration across programs and countries; and
- Align with broader U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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