How much can one applicant receive?

$1,000 – $10,000 per recipient. The source states: “Awards will be given based on availability of funds.”.

How much funding is available in total?

$10,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

FederalClosedFixed dateBureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

U.S. Government Alumni Small Grants Competition

Award ceiling: $1,000 – $10,000
Closes: Sep 29, 2024
Last verified: 2026-09-21

Awards $1,000 – $10,000 per recipient for individuals, closing Sep 29, 2024.

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IndividualsBusiness & Commerce

In one sentence

U.S. Government Alumni Small Grants Competition awards $1,000 – $10,000 per recipient, open to individuals, closing Sep 29, 2024.

Record fields

Program pool (total): $10,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $10,000
Awards will be given based on availability of funds.
Award floor: $1,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Sep 29, 2024
Deadline type: Fixed date
Opens: Sep 27, 2024
Status: Closed
Eligible entities: Individuals
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: Entrepreneurship support programs focused on empowerment of women and girls · Promoting a more inclusive society · Integrating marginalized groups or individuals into communities · Preparing Bahamian youth to become future leaders in a global economy · Promoting environmental conservation and combating climate change · Supporting Bahamian civil society organizations in areas of mutual U.S.-Bahamas interest · Exchanges providing deeper understanding of US and shared values
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$10,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$10,000

Source wording: “Awards will be given based on availability of funds.”

Who can apply?

level

federal

Derived from the source that published this record

entity

Individuals

Source field: entity types

industry

Business & Commerce

Source field: industries

demographic

Bahamian alumni, U.S. government exchange alumni

Source field: demographics

use

Entrepreneurship support programs focused on empowerment of women and girls, Exchanges providing deeper understanding of US and shared values, Integrating marginalized groups or individuals into communities, Preparing Bahamian youth to become future leaders in a global economy, Promoting a more inclusive society, Promoting environmental conservation and combating climate change, Supporting Bahamian civil society organizations in areas of mutual U.S.-Bahamas interest

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Not confirmed

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Sep 29, 2024ClosedDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

7 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.

Entrepreneurship support programs focused on empowerment of women and girlsPromoting a more inclusive societyIntegrating marginalized groups or individuals into communitiesPreparing Bahamian youth to become future leaders in a global economyPromoting environmental conservation and combating climate changeSupporting Bahamian civil society organizations in areas of mutual U.S.-Bahamas interestExchanges providing deeper understanding of US and shared values

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No

What comparable notices state

5 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Sample too small. 5 open records stored under Business & Commerce state an award ceiling, and no figures are shown below 10. Three records do not have a middle, and a median drawn from them would be read as a benchmark.

Common questions

6 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $1,000 – $10,000 per recipient. The source states: “Awards will be given based on availability of funds.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $10,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Sep 29, 2024.
Who is eligible to apply?: Individuals.
What can the funding be used for?: Entrepreneurship support programs focused on empowerment of women and girls, Promoting a more inclusive society, Integrating marginalized groups or individuals into communities, Preparing Bahamian youth to become future leaders in a global economy, Promoting environmental conservation and combating climate change, Supporting Bahamian civil society organizations in areas of mutual U.S.-Bahamas interest, Exchanges providing deeper understanding of US and shared values, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

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Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-21

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-21

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