University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE)
- Posted
- August 18, 2026
- Closed
- September 14, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $150,000
- Award floor
- $90,000
- Program funding
- $150,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 19.040
- Archives
- October 17, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.040 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $99.1M
- FY2025 obligated
- −$16.6M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $353,595
- Awards in window
- 5,558
A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.
Top recipients: Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Individual Recipient, University of Nebraska, Meridian International Center, Partners of the Americas, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
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
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