Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 | PAS JAKARTA FY25 03

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS JAKARTA FY25 03

The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 is a competitive grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Mission to Indonesia to help alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs turn their ideas into practical community projects. The core purpose of AEIF is to give exchange alumni small-grant support to design and carry out innovative, locally grounded solutions to real-world challenges. Since launching in 2011, the program has backed more than 500 alumni-led projects worldwide, and the 2025 round continues that model by funding public service initiatives that alumni teams will manage directly from start to finish.

For AEIF 2025, the funding focus is aligned with the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Projects are expected to use educational, cultural, and informational programming as a way to highlight shared values and strengthen cooperation between the United States and Indonesia. In practice, this means proposals should not just address a community need, but also show a clear connection to the exchange-alumni experience and a meaningful U.S. angle, such as applying approaches, skills, networks, or perspectives gained through U.S. exchange programming to benefit communities in Indonesia.

The U.S. Mission to Indonesia is seeking alumni-designed projects that fit one or more of the following themes: economic development, environmental sustainability, protection of human rights, improvement of public health, community involvement in peace, security, and governance, and prevention of terrorism and radicalization. The opportunity is framed around "public service" work, so projects should be practical, community-facing, and achievable within a modest grant size. While the notice does not specify required project formats in detail, the emphasis on programming suggests activities like workshops, trainings, community campaigns, dialogues, toolkits used in-person, or other structured engagements that produce measurable community benefits without drifting into prohibited categories.

Several activities are identified as typically not allowed, which is important for shaping an eligible proposal. The program does not support partisan political activity, construction, or projects that advance specific religious activities. It also avoids fundraising campaigns and scientific research. The Mission notes that citizen exchange programs with other foreign countries are not appropriate if they lack a U.S. angle, and it explicitly excludes projects that include international travel. In addition, proposals to create or develop web-based applications or any type of publication are listed as not typically allowed, signaling that AEIF 2025 is prioritizing on-the-ground implementation over software development or producing publishable materials as the primary output.

Eligibility is centered on who can apply and who can manage the award. Applicants must be alumni of eligible U.S. government-funded exchange programs (as listed on alumni.state.gov) or alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs (including J-1 related programs). Applications must be submitted by the alumni themselves, and each project must be led by a team of at least two alumni. U.S. citizen alumni are not allowed to submit proposals as applicants, but they may participate as team members, meaning they can contribute to implementation while the formal submission and leadership come from non-U.S. citizen exchange alumni. Teams can mix alumni from different exchange programs and even different countries, which allows applicants to build complementary skill sets and networks, as long as the project fits the Mission to Indonesia context and priorities. Organizations such as nonprofits, NGOs, think tanks, and academic institutions cannot apply in the name of the organization, but they may serve as partners to help deliver activities, provide venues, technical expertise, or community access.

From the funding and administrative perspective, this opportunity is a discretionary grant under Funding Opportunity Number PAS JAKARTA FY25 03, categorized under education activities (CFDA 19.022). The award ceiling is USD 35,000, and the Mission anticipates making around three awards. The original application deadline is January 18, 2025, and the opportunity record was created on December 19, 2024. Overall, AEIF 2025 is best understood as a small, competitive grants program designed to empower exchange alumni teams to deliver tangible, community-benefiting projects in Indonesia that also advance shared U.S.-Indonesia priorities through constructive, nonpolitical, noncommercial public service programming.

• The U.S. Mission to Indonesia in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 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 2024-12-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-18. (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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