# U.S-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator Program (ReCAP)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-sau-2605-pd-u-s-saudi-ai-research-commercialization-accelerator-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363744

> U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia offered grants of up to $900,000 (at least $600,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on September 14, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-SAU-2605-PD |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 14, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | $600,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-SAU-2605-PD still open?

No. It closed on September 14, 2026.

### Who can apply for U.S-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator Program (ReCAP)?

U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for U.S-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator Program (ReCAP)?

Closed September 14, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $900,000 each.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.