Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS ANG FY21 01
The U.S. Embassy Angola Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), run by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Mission to Angola, is a discretionary grant opportunity designed specifically for alumni of U.S.-sponsored and U.S.-facilitated exchange programs. The basic idea of the program is to help alumni take the skills, networks, and experience they gained during their time in a U.S. exchange program and apply them at home by building and running a practical project that addresses a real community challenge. AEIF has been operating since 2011 and, through a competitive global selection process, has supported nearly 500 alumni-led projects worldwide, which signals that the program is meant to fund actionable, community-focused work rather than purely academic research or general organizational support.
For the Angola round administered by U.S. Embassy Luanda, the embassy is seeking public service projects that are proposed and managed by teams made up of at least two alumni. In other words, the application is team-based and expects collaboration among exchange alumni rather than a single individual acting alone. Projects should align with one or more of the themes the embassy highlights: civic engagement, entrepreneurship, health, and environment. While projects can be creative, they are expected to be grounded in tangible community benefit and to reflect the alumni team leveraging what they learned through their U.S. exchange experience.
The 2021 emphasis also ties the competition to a broader U.S. policy priority: advancing the essential role of women in peace, security, and governance. That means applicants are well-positioned if their project design intentionally includes women as leaders, beneficiaries, or key stakeholders, or if the project strengthens women s participation in decision-making, community resilience, conflict prevention, safety, or governance-related activities. Even if a proposal sits primarily in one of the listed themes (like health or entrepreneurship), it can still fit the 2021 focus by clearly integrating women s empowerment, leadership, and inclusion into the problem statement, activities, and expected results.
From a funding standpoint, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAS ANG FY21 01) offers grants with an award ceiling of $25,000, and the embassy anticipated making one award. The program falls under CFDA 19.022, is categorized as a grant instrument, and is listed under a broad funding activity category labeled as "Other." The application window for this specific posting opened March 4, 2021, with an original closing date of March 26, 2021, indicating a relatively short submission period typical of some embassy-managed small grants. Eligibility is listed in a general way ("Others"), but the core eligibility requirement described is that applicants must be alumni of U.S.-sponsored or facilitated exchange programs and must apply as a team of at least two alumni.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as seed funding for an alumni-led, community-facing project in Angola that is innovative, feasible on a modest budget, and clearly connected to exchange alumni expertise, with strong alignment to civic engagement, entrepreneurship, health, or environmental priorities and a meaningful contribution to women s roles in peace, security, and governance.Apply for PAS ANG FY21 01
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Angola in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Angola Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund" 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 Mar 04, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 26, 2021. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) - U.S. Embassy Angola (PAS ANG FY21 01) FAQs
What is the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)?
The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Mission to Angola. It is designed to help alumni of U.S.-sponsored and U.S.-facilitated exchange programs apply the skills, networks, and experience they gained during their exchange to create and run a practical project that addresses a real community challenge in Angola.
Who runs and administers this AEIF opportunity in Angola?
This round is administered by the U.S. Embassy in Luanda (U.S. Mission to Angola) under the U.S. Department of State.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applicants must be alumni of U.S.-sponsored or U.S.-facilitated exchange programs. In addition, proposals must be submitted and managed by a team made up of at least two alumni (the opportunity is team-based rather than individual-based).
Can one person apply alone?
No. The embassy is seeking projects that are proposed and managed by teams of at least two exchange program alumni.
What type of projects is the embassy looking to fund?
The embassy is seeking public service projects that deliver tangible community benefit. The intent is to support actionable, community-focused work where alumni apply what they learned during their U.S. exchange experience back home in Angola.
Is this funding meant for academic research or general organizational support?
Based on the description, the program is intended to fund practical, community-facing projects rather than purely academic research or broad, general organizational support.
What themes should projects align with?
Projects should align with one or more of the embassy-highlighted themes: civic engagement, entrepreneurship, health, and environment.
Does the opportunity have a specific focus for the 2021 round?
Yes. The 2021 emphasis ties the competition to advancing the essential role of women in peace, security, and governance.
How can a project demonstrate alignment with the women, peace, security, and governance emphasis?
Projects are better positioned when they intentionally include women as leaders, beneficiaries, or key stakeholders, or when they strengthen womens participation in decision-making, community resilience, conflict prevention, safety, or governance-related activities. Even projects primarily focused on health, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, or environment can fit the 2021 focus if they clearly integrate womens empowerment, leadership, and inclusion into the problem statement, activities, and expected results.
How much funding is available per award?
The award ceiling for this opportunity is $25,000.
How many awards was the embassy expecting to make?
The embassy anticipated making one award for this posting.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PAS ANG FY21 01.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.022.
What type of funding instrument is this?
The opportunity is categorized as a grant instrument.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is labeled as "Other."
When did the application window open and close for this posting?
The application window opened on March 4, 2021, and the original closing date was March 26, 2021.
How competitive is AEIF in general?
AEIF operates through a competitive global selection process. Since 2011, it has supported nearly 500 alumni-led projects worldwide, indicating it is designed to fund feasible, innovative, community-focused projects selected through competition.
What is the overall purpose of AEIF for alumni?
The program aims to help alumni turn their exchange experience into local impact by using the skills, networks, and experience they gained during a U.S. exchange program to design and implement a project that addresses a real community challenge in Angola.
What makes a project a good fit for this opportunity, based on the description?
A strong fit is an alumni-led, community-facing project in Angola that is innovative, practical, feasible on a modest budget, clearly connected to exchange alumni expertise, aligned with civic engagement, entrepreneurship, health, or environment, and meaningfully contributes to womens roles in peace, security, and governance.
Is this opportunity limited to exchange alumni in Angola?
The opportunity is described as seed funding for an alumni-led project in Angola administered by the U.S. Embassy in Luanda, with eligibility centered on alumni of U.S.-sponsored or facilitated exchange programs applying as a team. (No additional geographic eligibility constraints are specified beyond the project being community-facing in Angola.)
What does the eligibility category "Others" mean here?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," but the core eligibility requirement described is specific: applicants must be alumni of U.S.-sponsored or facilitated exchange programs and must apply as a team of at least two alumni.
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