Alumni Innovation and Engament Funding Opportunity | PAS JOR FY21 003

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS JOR FY21 003

The Alumni Innovation and Engagement Funding Opportunity (AEIF), listed under Funding Opportunity Number PAS JOR FY21 003, is a U.S. Department of State program run through the U.S. Mission to Jordan that provides small-scale project funding to alumni of U.S.-sponsored and U.S.-facilitated exchange programs. The central idea is to help alumni take the skills, networks, and experience they gained during their exchange and turn them into practical, locally led initiatives that address real challenges in their communities. AEIF has been active since 2011 and, according to the opportunity notice, has supported nearly 500 alumni-driven projects worldwide through a competitive process, positioning it as a well-established alumni grant mechanism focused on impact and community engagement rather than purely academic study.

For the Jordan round described in this notice, the U.S. Embassy in Jordan is specifically looking for public service projects that are proposed and managed by teams, not individuals. Each application must be led by a group of at least two alumni, emphasizing collaboration and shared leadership among exchange program graduates. The projects are expected to align with one or more priority themes identified by the Embassy: promoting economic growth, supporting Jordan's civil society, and promoting mutual understanding. In practice, this means proposals should demonstrate a clear public benefit and show how alumni leadership will translate into measurable improvements, whether that is stronger livelihoods and employability, more resilient civic or community institutions, or increased people-to-people ties and cross-cultural understanding.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and offers funding through either grants or cooperative agreements, which suggests that applicants could receive standard grant support or, depending on the project and award structure, potentially more hands-on involvement or coordination with the awarding agency under a cooperative agreement model. The funding activity categories listed span arts and cultural affairs, education, employment and workforce-related programming, and science and technology or other research and development. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 19.022, which corresponds to public diplomacy programming and reinforces that the underlying purpose is community-facing engagement tied to U.S. exchange alumni and public diplomacy outcomes.

The award parameters in the notice indicate an award ceiling of $50,000 and an expectation of one award, implying a single selected project or a single lead award in this specific competition cycle for Jordan. The opportunity record shows a creation date of March 29, 2021, and an original closing date of May 25, 2021. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the key practical eligibility requirement spelled out in the description: proposals must come from teams of at least two alumni of U.S.-sponsored or facilitated exchange programs, and the project must be alumni-led and community-oriented. Overall, this funding opportunity is designed for exchange alumni in Jordan who want to build something tangible and innovative with a clear community service angle, backed by a modest but meaningful level of support, and strongly tied to economic opportunity, civic strengthening, and mutual understanding goals.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Jordan in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), education, employment, labor and training, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alumni Innovation and Engament Funding Opportunity" 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 29, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 25, 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 $50,000.00 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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