Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS BAGHDAD PD 2024 002
The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is a competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Mission to Iraq designed specifically for alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs. The goal is to help exchange alumni take what they learned during their programs and turn it into practical, community-focused public service projects. The competition invites alumni to propose and run projects that create local impact while also strengthening alumni networks and continued engagement with U.S. exchange initiatives.
This opportunity is only open to eligible exchange alumni, meaning applicants must be past participants of a qualifying U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program listed through the U.S. Department of State alumni network (alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program connected to the J-1 Exchange Visitor visa framework (j1visa.state.gov). Proposals must be submitted by alumni themselves or by alumni associations made up of U.S. government exchange alumni. While organizations such as NGOs, think tanks, and academic institutions can be involved, they cannot apply as the lead applicant; instead, they may serve as implementation partners supporting project activities under alumni leadership.
Projects must be developed and managed by a team of at least two alumni. Teams can be made up of alumni from different exchange programs and can include members from different countries, which allows for cross-program and cross-border collaboration. One key restriction is that U.S. citizen alumni are not allowed to submit proposals as applicants; however, U.S. citizen alumni can still participate on a project team as members. In other words, the official submission must come from non-U.S. citizen exchange alumni, even if the broader team includes U.S. citizens.
The U.S. Mission in Iraq is looking for projects that align with specific priority themes and that deliver clear public service value. The listed themes include women entrepreneurship, disability rights across both government and private sectors, climate change, English language training for youth and marginalized groups, youth capacity building related to politics and governance, and youth capacity building related to business and skills development. In practice, this means proposals should be built around tangible activities such as training programs, workshops, mentorship, awareness campaigns, community initiatives, or other structured interventions that produce measurable benefits for communities and target groups in Iraq.
The award is structured as a discretionary grant under Funding Opportunity Number DOS BAGHDAD PD 2024 002 (CFDA 19.021). The maximum funding amount per award is $35,000, and the U.S. Mission to Iraq expects to make about three awards. The posting indicates the opportunity was created on November 30, 2023. Applicants are instructed to submit proposals by email to baghdadpdgrants@state.gov, with the narrative portion indicating a submission deadline of January 31, 2024, while the record also lists an original closing date of February 7, 2024. Because of that mismatch, the safest approach for applicants is to treat January 31, 2024 as the effective deadline and submit early to avoid disqualification or administrative cutoff issues.
Overall, AEIF is aimed at empowering exchange alumni to lead real-world, locally relevant projects in Iraq that reflect U.S. exchange program values such as civic engagement, inclusive development, and community service. Competitive proposals will typically be those that are clearly alumni-led, align tightly with one or more of the priority themes, demonstrate a realistic workplan and partnership approach, and show how the project will deliver concrete outcomes for the intended beneficiaries.Apply for DOS BAGHDAD PD 2024 002
- The U.S. Mission to Iraq in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.021.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-07. (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 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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