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SUDAN Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - FY26 deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is April 20, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
U.S. Mission to Sudan
Award range
$5,000 to $35,000
Total funding
$35,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
19.022
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

31
Days
14
Hours
48
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
PDS-SUDAN-NOFO-FY2026-01
Last updated
March 16, 2026
Expected awards
2

Deadline summary

Description: The SUDAN Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) FY26, administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Sudan Affairs, Public Diplomacy Section, invites teams of alumni from U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange programs to submit proposals for innovative, public service-oriented projects. Projects must celebrate and promote the 250th anniversary of America’s independence and align with U.S. priorities of promoting peace, security, and mutual prosperity. Eligible pr...

Key dates

Posted
March 16, 2026
Deadline
April 20, 2026

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Eligibility snapshot

25Alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs. (A list of eligible programs can be found at: https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) Project teams must include at least two alumni. Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposalsbut U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project. Alumni teams may include alumni from different exchange programs and different countries. Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or associations of exchange alumni. No other organizations are eligible to apply. Howeveralumni may partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizationsthink tanksand academic institutions to implement project activities. Grants may be issued to individual alumni or partner organizations.

Alumni of U.S. government-funded or U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs. (A list of eligible programs can be found at: https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) Project teams must include at least two alumni. Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposals, but U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project. Alumni teams may include alumni from different exchange programs and different countries. Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or associations of exchange alumni. No other organizations are eligible to apply. However, alumni may partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to implement project activities. Grants may be issued to individual alumni or partner organizations.