Alumni Grant Program

This section of the website offers information and resources for U.S. Government-funded educational and professional exchange program alumni.

The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs section offers a number of initiatives to support alumni outreach in Tajikistan.  It administers an annual Alumni Grant Program to support alumni-initiated projects aimed at promoting community service and the dissemination of professional knowledge.  The Public Affairs section also issues a quarterly alumni newsletter in order to spotlight alumni success stories, to share information on alumni-initiated activities and events, and to strengthen the network of all U.S.G. program alumni in Tajikistan.

You may contact Shafoat Mirzoeva, Alumni Outreach Coordinator, for additional questions or information: +992 37 229 23 14, MirzoevaSK@state.gov

2021 DEMOCRACY OUTREACH / ALUMNI GRANTS PROGRAM

The Embassy of the United States of America is now accepting applications for the 2021 Alumni Grants Program.  Alumni of all U.S. Government-funded exchange and training programs are eligible.  The purpose of this program is to provide grants to organizations that have USG alumni as members or to individual alumni for activities that support democratic advancement and economic reform in Tajikistan.  The program aims to provide alumni with networking opportunities to further the professional development of alumni and their colleagues and to assist alumni in implementing and disseminating the concepts learned during exchange programs.  The amount of grants must not exceed $5,000 for organizations and $3,000 for individuals.  This program is pending availability of funding.

U.S. Government alumni must be registered on the International Exchange Alumni website alumni.state.gov to participate in the 2021 Alumni Grants Program # 19.900.

For all inquiries regarding the Alumni Grants Program please contact:

Shafoat Mirzoeva
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy
Tel: (992 37) 229 23 14
Email: alumnitajikistan@state.gov

The Embassy of the United States in Tajikistan announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2022).  We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2022 should submit proposals to NaimovMK@state.gov by Friday, December 30, 2021.

AEIF 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity (WORD – 46KB) 
AEIF 2022 Proposal Form (WORD – 66KB)
AEIF 2022 Budget Form (EXCEL – 33KB)
SF424 – Organization (PDF – 163KB)
SF424 – Individual (PDF – 93KB)
SF424A (PDF – 1,518KB)
SF424B (PDF – 70KB)