Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS GUA FY23 01
The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023 is a competitive grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Mission to Guatemala. It is designed to help alumni of U.S. government-sponsored and -facilitated exchange programs turn what they learned during their exchange experience into practical, community-based projects. The central idea is to fund alumni-led solutions to real local challenges, using the leadership, technical skills, and networks alumni gained through exchange participation. Since launching in 2011, AEIF has supported nearly 500 projects worldwide, and the 2023 round continues that model with a specific focus on Guatemala.
In Guatemala, AEIF 2023 is positioned as part of a broader U.S. commitment to strengthen good governance and support a country that is more prosperous and more secure. The U.S. Embassy in Guatemala serves as the reviewing body for proposals and is looking for public service projects that are proposed and managed by teams of at least two alumni. That team requirement matters because it emphasizes collaboration, shared responsibility, and the ability to mobilize a small coalition rather than relying on a single individual. Projects are expected to be alumni-driven in design and implementation, reflecting both the spirit of exchange programming and the expectation that alumni act as local changemakers.
The program prioritizes projects that align with several governance, rights, education, justice, and economic opportunity themes. These include promoting free and credible elections; advancing the rule of law alongside ethics, transparency, and anti-corruption efforts; protecting and supporting human rights; improving equitable access to education for youth, particularly in areas with high rates of irregular migration; expanding access to justice in a more equitable way; and promoting business knowledge and training for entrepreneurs. Collectively, these themes point toward initiatives that strengthen civic life, increase public trust in institutions, reduce vulnerability to corruption or abuse, and expand legitimate opportunities for young people and small business owners.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (not an entitlement), and awards are made through a grant instrument. The funding activity category is listed as community development, which signals the expectation that projects produce tangible public benefit at the community level rather than serving internal organizational needs. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 19.022, and the funding opportunity number is PAS GUA FY23 01. The posting was created on December 2, 2022, and the original application deadline was February 28, 2023.
Funding levels are relatively modest but designed to support pilot-scale or targeted community interventions. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $35,000, and the program anticipated making about 25 awards. This scale suggests the fund is meant to catalyze practical, high-impact ideas that can be implemented within a defined scope, potentially tested, refined, and then expanded through additional partnerships or future funding.
Eligibility is structured around nonprofit participation. Eligible applicants include nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, in both cases excluding institutions of higher education. While the initiative is explicitly alumni-focused, the applicant types indicate that projects may be implemented through nonprofit organizations, likely as the formal entity responsible for receiving and managing grant funds, complying with grant rules, and overseeing project reporting and financial management. The sponsoring agency for this opportunity is the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Guatemala, which also indicates that proposed activities should be well-aligned with U.S. Embassy priorities in-country and grounded in Guatemala-specific needs and realities.
Overall, AEIF 2023 in Guatemala funds alumni-led, community-oriented public service projects that contribute to stronger governance, human rights protections, better education access for vulnerable youth, fairer justice systems, and improved entrepreneurial capacity. It is built to leverage exchange alumni as local leaders and problem-solvers, supporting practical innovations that can create measurable benefits within communities while reinforcing longer-term civic and economic resilience.Apply for PAS GUA FY23 01
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Guatemala in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023" 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 Dec 02, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 28, 2023. (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 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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