Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Harare announces an open competition for past participants (“ exchange alumni”) of U.S. government-funded exchange programs to submit applications to the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026). The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is an annual funding opportunity designed to invest in U.S. government-funded exchange participants and programs by helping exchange alumni develop and implement projects that promote shared interests and policy objectives and benefit local communities. We invite you to submit proposals for projects that meet the requirements of the program (discussed in Section C below). Please read this notice carefully before preparing and submitting a funding proposal. The range of funding is $5,000 to $35,000 USD for AEIF projects.