U.S. Embassy Algiers is pleased to announce the 2016 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund.
The State Department created the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) in 2011 to support alumni initiatives that promote shared values and innovative solutions to global challenges. The competition provides small grants to teams of past and current participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to carry out public service projects that utilize skills and knowledge they have gained through their exchange experiences. To participate, alumni must be members of the International Exchange Alumni (IEA) global online community and form teams of at least four IEA community members. Proposed projects must embody one of the AEIF themes. This year's six themes are Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment, Access to Education, Climate Change and Environmental Protection, Civic Participation, and Human Rights and Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Populations. In 2015, 48 grants of up $25,000 were awarded to alumni teams to support their public service projects, including a team from Algeria!

Please take a look at 2015's winning project proposals to learn best practices from last year's winners: https://goo.gl/UrElNt and be sure to check out our
Commonly Asked Questions: https://goo.gl/zLQjBi.

If you have any questions, please contact algierspd@state.gov.