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U.S. Embassy Rangoon AEIF 2026 Grants Competition
U.S. Mission to Myanmar
26-MMR-AEIF-001
DOS-MMR
General Information
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Expected No. of Awards
Award Ceiling
Opportunity Number:
26-MMR-AEIF-001
Owning Agency:
DOS-MMR
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)
Synopsis
Project Background, Goals, and Objectives AEIF 2026 projects must clearly advance America First foreign policy principles by demonstrating how alumni-led engagement makes the United States safer, stronger, and more prosperous, while celebrating Freedom250 and American excellence. Priority will be given to projects that deliver tangible benefits to U.S. interests, elevate U.S. leadership, reinforce the United States as Burma’s partner of choice, and focus on one of the priority areas outlined below. Priority Areas:
Additionally, projects must clearly articulate how activities and messaging: • Promote positive perceptions of the United States and American excellence. • Advance U.S. economic, security, or strategic interests. • Contribute to long-term partnerships that benefit the United States. Project Audience: Primary beneficiaries of AEIF 2026 projects may include, but are not limited to: • Emerging leaders across Burma seeking to expand professional collaboration and leadership impact; • Youth and early-career professionals developing workforce, digital, entrepreneurial, or technical skills aligned with economic growth sectors; • Educators, entrepreneurs, civil society professionals, or public and private sector practitioners engaged in innovation, applied education, or digital security initiatives. Target audiences may vary depending on project design but should clearly identify geographic reach, professional background, and demographic characteristics relevant to project objectives. Project Goal: AEIF is designed to increase the impact of the U.S. government’s investment in exchange participants and programs by helping alumni implement projects that support U.S. policy objectives and promote shared strategic interests Project Objectives: All AEIF projects must support at least one of the following objectives: Objective 1) Convene alumni from different exchange programs to build or expand an alumni network capable of working together on common interests and increasing regional and global collaboration of alumni. Objective 2) Strengthen the relationship between alumni and the U.S. government to work together on activities that address U.S. strategic interests. Objective 3) Support alumni in developing their leadership and project management capacities. Note: Please see detail information by clicking Related Document tab. |
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| Response Date | May 03, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Posting Date | Mar 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Archive Date | Jun 02, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Award Ceiling | 35,000 |
| Award Floor | 5,000 |
| Cost Sharing | No |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Additional Info on Eligibility: | ● Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/ ). ● Projects teams must include teams of at least two (2) 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 be comprised of alumni from different exchange programs and different countries. ● Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of USG exchange alumni. Exchange alumni can partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to implement project activities. The grant can be issued to the individual alumni or the partner organization. For-profit entities, even those that may fall into the categories listed above, are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal. For more information on the difference between sub-contract and sub-recipient, please refer to 2 CFR 200.331. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost sharing or matching is encouraged but not required for this funding opportunity.3. Other Eligibility Requirements All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued via SAM.gov as well as a valid registration in SAM.gov. Please see Section E.3 for more information. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov. Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding under this funding opportunity. 4. This opportunity will not support: ● Projects relating to partisan political activity; ● Charitable or development activities; including direct social services such as medical, psychological, and/or humanitarian support ● Construction projects; ● Projects that support specific religious activities; ● Fund-raising campaigns; ● Lobbying for specific legislation or programs ● Scientific research or surveys; ● Commercial projects; ● Projects intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; ● Projects that duplicate existing projects; ● Illegal activities |
Additional Information
| Agency Name | Min T Soe Grantor |
| Link to Additional Information: | N/a |
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