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2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026)

Federal funding opportunity OFOP0002620 from U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan (Department of State).

Posted
April 7, 2026
Closed
May 6, 2026
Award ceiling
$35,000
Award floor
$5,000
Program funding
$35,000
Expected awards
2
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
19.022
Category
Community Development

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.022 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$6M
FY2026 obligated
$19.5M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
1,379

Top recipients: Georgetown University, Individual Recipient, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Georgetown University, American Councils for International Education: Actr/accels, Inc.

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy in Tashkent announces an open competition to implement a program to the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) for alumni of U.S. government exchange programs to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Uzbekistan. This program advances U.S. foreign policy by positioning America as the global leader in innovation while promoting U.S.-Uzbekistani business connections. The program goal is to build economic connections through alumni-led projects that promote America as a global engine of innovation and technological leadership. Projects must incorporate Freedom 250 themes as part of America’s 250th Anniversary. Teams of at least two exchange program alumni may apply. Priority themes for the program are Business, Energy and Trade; STEM, AI and Innovation; or Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism. Projects should attract foreign investment and tourism into America while demonstrating benefits of U.S. partnerships through activities like STEM workshops, innovation hackathons, cultural festivals, or promotion of major U.S.-hosted events.

Who can apply

The official record

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Agency contact: U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan · 703-516-1684

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