AEIF_2026_Budget_Form[1].xlsx
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- Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026
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Department of State US Embassy Budapest
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This file is a budget template and guidance document for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026 competition administered by the U.S. Mission in Budapest. The template is structured around five primary cost categories: Contractual, Supplies, Travel/Lodging/Per Diem, Equipment, and Other Direct Costs, each requiring itemized line-item entries with quantities and totals for both AEIF funds requested and cost share or in-kind support. The template includes mandatory budget justification sections for each category, and applicants must provide detailed descriptions and cost break-outs to support all requested funds. Projects must be completed within 12 months or less, with priority focus on Hungary.
The accompanying budget guidelines establish specific cost parameters and allowability restrictions across all categories. Contractual costs cover venues (with preference for donated space), meals and beverages (non-alcoholic and essential to programming only), and speaker/trainer fees capped at $250 per full day or $30 per hour, with speaker and trainer costs not exceeding 30 percent of the total requested budget. Project management fees are limited to 15 percent of total requested budget as a monthly honorarium rather than hourly salary basis. Travel expenses, including air and ground transportation, hotels, and per diem, are capped at 15 percent of the requested budget and must use economical routes; the AEIF only supports U.S. citizen alumni travel to and from the United States with proper justification. Equipment purchases should be evaluated against rental options, and accountant fees up to $500 and monitoring and evaluation fees up to $1,000 are allowable under Other Direct Costs. The fund explicitly prohibits staff salaries, office space, large durable equipment, alcohol, U.S.-based activities, research, charitable services, scholarships, gifts, religious activities, fundraising, and for-profit endeavors. Applicants must be alumni of U.S. government-funded exchange programs to be eligible.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| AEIF NOFO Budapest-2026 (fully approved).docx | DOCX document | |
| SF424A-V1.0.pdf | ||
| SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf | ||
| Individual_SF424B-V1.1.pdf | ||
| AEIF_2026_Proposal_Form[1].docx | DOCX document | |
| AEIF NOFO Budapest-2026.docx | DOCX document |
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Budget Template FY 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Budget Form
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| Budget Justification (Mandatory): Enter a detailed description in the box below of the funds requested. Budget justifications are mandatory for projects to be reviewed. Please consult the Budget Guidelines in the separate tab. Costs need to be itemized. |
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| 4 | Equipment | ||
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| Budget Justification (Mandatory): Enter a detailed description in the box below of the funds requested. Budget justifications are mandatory for projects to be reviewed. Please consult the Budget Guidelines in the separate tab. Costs need to be itemized. |
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| Budget Justification (Mandatory): Enter a detailed description in the box below of the funds requested. Budget justifications are mandatory for projects to be reviewed. Please consult the Budget Guidelines in the separate tab. Costs need to be itemized. |
| Project Costs ($USD) | $ - 0 | $ - 0 |
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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 & Trainers | Speaker & Trainer fees should not exceed 30% of your total requested budget. |
| 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 Management | Project management fees should not exceed 15% of your total requested budget. |
| Project management: Alumni or an outside implementing organizations can request a project management fee to cover project coordination and overhead costs. Cost construction for project management should not be on a hourly salary basis but rather a monthly honorarium fee and be reasonable within the country context. Cost-sharing is highly encouraged. Please provide a detailed description and cost break-out in the budget justification section. |
| · Advertising (if person/company contracted) | ||
| 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 expenses (air, ground transportation, hotel, per diem) should not exceed 15% of the requested budget. Air & Ground Travel: Describe travel costs (via car, bus, train, plane 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. 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 (i.e. economy fare). 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. The AEIF only supports travel to and from the United States for U.S. citizen alumni with proper justification why this travel will be instrumental to the success of the project. | |
| · Hotels & Per Diem | Hotels & 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 | |
| · 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 (except U.S. Citizen alumni in support of AEIF project implementation) | ||
| · 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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