AEIF-2025-Budget-Form (1).xlsx
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- Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Federal grant opportunity
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- PAR-AEIF25
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This is a budget template form for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025 grant program, accompanied by detailed budget guidelines. The Excel template includes sections for contractual costs, supplies, travel/lodging/per diem, equipment, and other direct costs, with each section requiring itemized entries and mandatory budget justifications.
The guidelines specify maximum allowable rates, including $250/day for speakers/trainers, up to $500 for accountant fees, and up to $1,000 for monitoring and evaluation. Notable restrictions include no funding for staff salaries, U.S. travel, alcohol, social services, or construction. The template corresponds to grant opportunity PAR-AEIF25 from the U.S. Embassy in Suriname, which offers awards between $5,000-$35,000 for alumni-led projects addressing themes like media freedom, public health, climate practices, marginalized communities, and youth engagement. Applications are due January 15, 2025, and require at least two alumni team members who have participated in U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs.
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| SF424-Instructions.pdf | ||
| AEIF-2025-Proposal-Form.docx | DOCX document |
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Budget Template Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Budget Form
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| Budget Justification (Mandatory): Enter a detailed description in the box below of the funds requested. Please consult the Budget Guidelines in the separate tab. Costs need to be itemized. |
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Important Budget Guidance
| Budget Guidelines | ||
| These budget guidelines were established by the Office of Alumni Affairs for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund competition and include directions on cost categories, allowable costs, and how to apply them reasonably in support of project goals and objectives. | ||
| Contractual | Cost Categories: | Guidance: |
| · Venues | Venue: You may rent space for project-related activities such as workshops or other training activities. However, look for donated space first. Consider reaching out to your Alumni Coordinator to see if you may be able to reserve space at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate facility or an American Space. Universities or educational institutions also often donate space. If donated space is not possible, costs should be reasonable based on the local environment. Consider trying to negotiate deals to include coffee breaks, lunch, presentation equipment, or modest supplies. In the justification, indicate what is included for the negotiated cost and the length of time covered by the venue rental. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | |
| · Meals & Beverages | Meals & Beverages: You may include reasonable requests for snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and meals if essential to the program (i.e. a working lunch is acceptable but a cocktail reception is not). Break down meals by the cost per person per meal. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | |
| · Speakers, Consultants, Trainers | Speaker: Maximum of $250 per day for full day of programming. | |
| Trainer: Maximum of $250 per full day or $30 per hour not to exceed the daily maximum of $250. |
Associated preparation and follow-up costs are acceptable and should be itemized at the same rate. Consider asking your fellow alumni with expertise to cost-share speaker/training fees. Reach out to your alumni coordinator if you are seeking a certain area of expertise. They may be able to suggest a fellow alumni. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section.
| · Project coordination by alumni or a partner organization | Consultant: A reasonable consultant fee can be included by the alumni for project management and oversight. However, consider cost-sharing as the AEIF cannot provide a salary for your involvement. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | |
| · Advertising (if person/company contracted) | Speaker/Trainer/Consultant fees should not exceed 30% of your total requested budget. | |
| Supplies | Cost Categories: | Guidance: |
| · Promotional Items | Supplies include general office supplies, computer software, consumable automotive supplies (i.e. fuel), expendable supplies (i.e. paint or paper). It also includes promotional items needed to raise the visibility of your project. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | |
| · Advertising (if supplies needed for advertising such a subscription to a software, printing papers, flyers etc.) | ||
| Travel/Lodging/Per Diem | Cost Categories: | Guidance: |
| · Air & Ground travel | Travel: Describe in-country and intraregional air fare or local travel costs (via car, bus, train, etc.) required for actual implementation of the project. For example, is the person traveling to execute a training workshop? Please specify the mode of transportation, who will travel, the destination/arrival points, and if the cost covers round-trip or one-way travel. The AEIF does not support travel to and from the United States or travel outside the region. If you require intraregional travel, please consider the most economical way. Can you take a train/bus instead of traveling by air? For air travel, research the most economical route. The AEIF does not support travel in business class or higher. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | |
| · Hotels & Per Diem | Lodging & Per Diem: List per diem rates and hotel costs which directly support the implementation for your project such as lodging for a speaker or trainer to conduct a session away from the main location of your project. Be sure to explain if lodging is single or dual occupancy and the duration of stay. Per diem rates should be calculated according to US government allowable rates (please consult with your U.S. Embassy/Consulate) or be adjusted to local prices if appropriate. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. |
| Equipment | Cost Categories: | Guidance: | |
| • | Equipment needed for the implementation of the project | Equipment refers to small equipment such as laptops, projector, video equipment etc.. Consider renting equipment versus purchasing equipment. If the purchase of equipment is required or more cost effective, indicate what will happen to the equipment after the project concludes. Will it be donated to a community center to use for follow-up activities? Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | |
| Other Direct Costs | Cost Categories: | Guidance: | |
| · Accountant fees | Accountant: An accountant fee of up to $500 is allowable to guarantee proper financial management of your funds. | ||
| · Banking fees (if applicable) | Banking fees: Some countries require banking fees due to local laws and regultions. Those banking fees can be included. | ||
| · Monitoring & Evaluation | Monitoring & Evaluation: A reasonable fee for monitoring & evaluation for up to $1000 may be included. Please provide information on what will be monitored and evaluated, when and by whom, and if reports will be issued. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. | ||
| Costs NOT supported by AEIF | · Staff salaries, office space, and overhead/operational expenses | ||
| · Large items of durable equipment or construction programs | |||
| · Alcohol, excessive meals, refreshments not integral to the project, or entertainment | |||
| · Any airfare to/from the United States and its territories | |||
| · Activities that take place in the United States and its territories | |||
| · Academic or scientific research | |||
| · Charitable or development activities | |||
| · Provision of direct social services to a population | |||
| · Individual scholarships | |||
| · Social travel/visits | |||
| · Gifts or prizes | |||
| · Duplication of existing programs | |||
| · Institutional development of an organization | |||
| · Venture capital, for-profit endeavors, or charging a fee for participation in the project | |||
| · Support for specific religious activities | |||
| · Fund-raising campaigns | |||
| · Support or opposition of partisan political activity or lobbying for specific legislation |
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