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Federal Expired GRANTS-GOV-363645

University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE)

U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia (DOS) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE) is a federal competitive grant from U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia for the science & technology sector. Funding is $90K–$150K. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educ. The application deadline is September 14, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
$90K–$150K
Deadline
Sep 14, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Expired

About this program

The U.S. Embassy Riyadh Public Diplomacy Section is accepting applications for a cooperative agreement to run the University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE) program. UNITE will support approximately four to five applied project teams — university-industry partnerships between U.S. universities, U.S. companies or technical partners, and Saudi institutions — through project seed awards of up to $25,000 each to solve specific Saudi workforce and development gaps in high-demand strategic sectors, including Artificial Intelligence, critical minerals, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and workforce development. Each project team will produce a U.S.-linked deliverable — such as a curriculum, module, technical roadmap, or standards briefs — that creates durable pathways for Saudi investment in American academic, workforce, and industry collaboration. Mission KSA will award a cooperative agreement to a single U.S. academic implementing partner to manage the portfolio. Each participating project team must provide a 1:1 cost-share match to ensure genuine institutional commitment and long-term viability.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions (with preference for U.S. higher education institutions or entities with robust academic networks);• Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number DOS-SAU-2603-PD. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

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