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Artificial Intelligence for American Competitiveness and Economic Security (AI-ACES) in South Asia

Federal funding opportunity DFOP0018586 from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (Department of State).

Posted
July 17, 2026
Closed
August 2, 2026
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
Award floor
$2,000,000
Program funding
$2,000,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
19.108
Category
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.108 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$13.6M
FY2025 obligated
$4.3M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
−$2.5M
Awards in window
26

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: Ios Partners, Inc., Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc., The Asia Foundation, International Labor Organization, International Center for Journalists Inc

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The program within SCA will aim to deploy American AI technology securely in U.S. partners’ strategic economic sectors and infrastructure.  The specific strategic economic sector(s) and organizations (including government, public institutions like utilities, and private companies) targeted in each country for support would be developed in consultation with State Department and host country governments and based on the geopolitical and economic factors of each country.

Who can apply

U.S. based non profit or non governmental organizations with or without 501(c) 3 status of the U.S. tax code; foreign based non profit organizations or non-government organizations; For profit organizations; Public and private educational institutions; Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

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Agency contact: Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs · 703-516-1684

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