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U.S-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator Program (ReCAP)
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The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia, Department of State, is seeking a partner for the U.S.-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator (ReCAP), a 12-month cooperative agreement with a total available funding amount of $900,000. This initiative aims to bridge the Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence innovation ecosystem with U.S. technology, investment, and commercialization networks to position the United States as the preferred partner for AI innovation. The program will source 20 to 30 Saudi-developed AI technologies, advance approximately 10 of the most promising through U.S.-led commercialization programming and Innovation Labs, and conclude with an intensive U.S. study tour and a high-level U.S.-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Summit. The project is anticipated to start on October 1, 2026, and requires a comprehensive narrative proposal of no more than 30 pages, submitted by September 14, 2026. Applicants must possess a Unique Entity Identifier and active SAM.gov registration. Evaluation is based on program quality, organizational capacity, project planning, budget reasonableness, monitoring and evaluation plans, and sustainability, with a specific emphasis on compliance with relevant Executive Orders. The award involves substantial implementation support from the U.S. Embassy and requires strict adherence to federal grant administration standards, including the use of SF-270 forms for payment requests and compliance with anti-discrimination and trafficking in persons regulations.
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The U.S. Embassy Riyadh Public Diplomacy Section announces an open competition for organizations to design and implement the U.S.–Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator (ReCAP), a 12-month initiative connecting Saudi Arabia's expanding artificial intelligence innovation ecosystem with the United States' world-leading technology, investment, and commercialization ecosystem. The program will source and evaluate 20–30 Saudi-developed AI technologies, advance approximately 10 of the most promising through applied, U.S.-led commercialization programming and Innovation Labs, connect participants to the American AI ecosystem through an intensive U.S. study tour, and culminate in a high-level U.S.–Saudi AI Research Commercialization Summit. The program advances U.S. foreign policy priorities by positioning the United States as Saudi Arabia's preferred partner for AI innovation and commercialization, strengthening durable relationships between Saudi innovators and American technology, investment, and commercialization networks.
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