Partners of the Americas, NAFSA Association of International Educators, and the U.S. Department of State are requesting proposals for the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grant competition for higher education institutions. The Innovation Fund is President Obama’s education initiative for the Western Hemisphere. It is designed to foster region-wide prosperity through increased higher education, study abroad, and collaboration. The competition is open to all higher education institutions in the Western Hemisphere and is funded by the generous contributions of Santander Universities, a division of Banco Santander.