2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund-Italy

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund-Italy

Issuing agency

U.S. Mission to Italy (Department of State)

Opportunity number

04

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Education — The Embassy of the United States in Italy announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2022).

Status

Forecasted

Application deadline

Forecasted · estimated close January 30, 2022 (agency estimate)

Agency estimates

Estimated posting: January 30, 2022. Estimates can change.

Published award range

Not published by the agency

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• Individuals

Relevant to

Neither businesses nor nonprofits are listed

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

19.040

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337035 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 337035 · Funding opportunity number 04

Posted

December 20, 2021 · Source last updated December 20, 2021

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range.

Record confidence

mediumforecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

Individuals and NGOs can apply

Description (from the official listing)

AEIF 2022 should submit proposals to italyalumni@state.gov by January 30, 2022.A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONAEIF 2022 provides alumni of U.S. sponsored and funded exchange programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience in order to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. (https://alumni.state.gov/aeif/congrats-2021-aeif-competition-winners) This year, AEIF 2022 will support the United States’ commitment to principles of diversity and inclusion as tools to promote cultural, democratic, and linguistic engagement with Italian publics, and to reinforce our shared democratic values and norms..The U.S. Mission to Italy will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams comprised of at least two (2) alumni that support the following themes:• Democratic Practices and Principles in Support of Human Rights including diversity and inclusion of minority populations (migrants, LGBTQI+) women’s empowerment, disability rights, intergenerational justice, and climate change.• Increasing Youth Engagement on Shared Values; including connecting and innovating through language and the arts.

Agency contact

Raissa Brighi Grantor
brighir@state.gov