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Cooperative Agreement for UNITE Program Management and Applied Project Teams

The U.S. Department of State, through its Embassy Riyadh Public Diplomacy Section, is seeking a U.S. academic partner to manage the University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE) program. - Cooperative agreement to manage 4-5 applied project teams - Teams consist of U.S. universities, U.S. companies or technical partners, and Saudi institutions - Each team receives up to $25,000 in seed funding - Teams must address workforce and development gaps in strategic sectors: - Artificial Intelligence - Critical minerals - Cybersecurity - Emerging technologies - Workforce development - Deliverables required from each team: - U.S.-linked outputs such as curricula, modules, technical roadmaps, or standards briefs - Designed to foster Saudi investment in American academic, workforce, and industry collaboration - Each project team must provide a 1:1 cost-share match (financial or audited in-kind support) - Eligible applicants: - Not-for-profit organizations - Public and private educational institutions (preference for U.S. higher education) - Public international organizations and governmental institutions - For-profit entities may only participate as commercial vendors providing goods or services - Total cooperative agreement value up to $150,000 over 18 months - Unique requirements: - Single U.S. academic implementing partner will manage the portfolio - Emphasis on durable, U.S.-linked deliverables and cross-border collaboration

Description

The U.S. Embassy Riyadh Public Diplomacy Section is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to manage the UNITE program. This program supports four to five applied project teams consisting of university-industry partnerships between U.S. and Saudi institutions to address workforce and development gaps in strategic sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, critical minerals, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. Each project team will receive seed awards up to $25,000 to produce deliverables like curricula or technical roadmaps that foster Saudi investment in U.S. academic and industry collaboration. The cooperative agreement will be awarded to a single U.S. academic partner to manage the portfolio, with each project team required to provide a 1:1 cost-share match.

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