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DFOP0017462: Advancing Strategic Space Partnerships in the Middle East

Closed Closed August 25, 2025 Opportunity DFOP0017462 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund APS (DFOP0020010). Status: Closes September 30, 2027 (327 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs notices from 2025.

• Award ceiling$2.3 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeOther

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations; Public and private educational institutions; For-profit organizations; Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $2.3 million per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The United States has a unique opportunity to drive select countries in the Middle East and North Africa firmly into the U.S. space ecosystem. Countries within the Middle East and North Africa region are increasingly eager to develop their space capabilities to both diversify their economies and expand their nation’s expertise in science and technology. These countries are looking to cooperate with partners with advanced capabilities in space sciences, and this project aims to position the United States as the partner of choice by engaging and empowering a new generation of leaders in target countries with the necessary skills to harness the global space economy’s vast opportunities. This initiative seeks an implementing partner with demonstrated expertise in building capacity for shaping and navigating space policy, diplomatic and leadership skills, technical know-how, and business engagement. This approach ensures participants acquire practical skills for space sector advancement while reinforcing United States Government values of responsible technological practices, transparency, innovation, and security. Emphasizing technological interoperability among space partners will drive substantial commercial opportunities for U.S. private sector companies while building sustainable international cooperation frameworks aligned with American space governance principles.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0020010, which is open now.

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