University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE)
- Award ceiling
- $90,000 – $150,000
- Closes
- Sep 14, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Awards $90,000 – $150,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Sep 14, 2026.
In one sentence
University-led Networks for Innovation, Technology, and Expertise (UNITE) awards $90,000 – $150,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Sep 14, 2026.
- Program pool (total)
- $150,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $150,000
- Award floor
- $90,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Sep 14, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Aug 18, 2026
- Status
- Closed
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- solve specific Saudi workforce and development gaps in high-demand strategic sectors, including Artificial Intelligence, critical minerals, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and workforce development
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Who can apply?
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limit• 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…
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What can the money be used for?
1 categoryThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
2 fieldsEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- NoEach participating project team must provide a 1:1 cost-share match
Who has received this funding?
12831 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
12831 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROMEA, O.P.S. | Not stated | $92,800 | 2018 |
| Recipient name withheld | Not stated | $92,566 | 2020 |
| EURASIA FOUNDATION (THE) | Not stated | $92,500 | 2024 |
| WORLD MONUMENTS FUND, INC. | Not stated | $92,499 | 2019 |
| FONDAZIONE SMA | Not stated | $92,224 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, THE | Not stated | $92,101 | 2023 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $92,012 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: ACTR/ACCELS, INC. | Not stated | $92,000 | 2018 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $91,974 | 2022 |
| INUIT ART FOUNDATION | Not stated | $91,781 | 2022 |
| THE ELEVATE TRUST | Not stated | $91,750 | 2021 |
| COMISION MEXICO ESTADOS UNIDOS PARA EL INTERCAMBIO EDUCATIVO Y CULTURAL | Not stated | $91,713 | 2021 |
| FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Not stated | $91,350 | 2021 |
| FORUM CENTER FOR STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION | Not stated | $91,141 | 2023 |
| THE GLOBAL AIR DRONE ACADEMY, INC. | Not stated | $91,032 | 2021 |
| ASCEND STUDIOS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $90,937 | 2023 |
| INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES | Not stated | $90,768 | 2021 |
| HELSINKI ESPANA DIMENSION HUMANA | Not stated | $90,500 | 2024 |
| ORGANISATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT SOCIO-CULTUREL DE PETIT-GOAVE ODSCP | Not stated | $90,474 | 2024 |
| COLLEGE OF THE LAW SAN FRANCISCO | Not stated | $90,384 | 2019 |
| NATION BUILDERS CONFERENCE, INC | Not stated | $90,345 | 2022 |
| ASSOCIACAO DO LABORATORIO DE SISTEMAS INTEGRAVEIS TECNOLOGICO LSI-TEC | Not stated | $90,303 | 2019 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $90,138 | 2021 |
| CO CREANDO LA INNOVACION Y SUSTENTABILIDAD SOCIAL, A.C. | Not stated | $90,000 | 2024 |
| GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES - A MEMORIAL TO THE MARSHALL PLAN (THE) | Not stated | $90,000 | 2020 |
| THE ANTIQUITIES COALITION | Not stated | $89,988 | 2022 |
| GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES - A MEMORIAL TO THE MARSHALL PLAN (THE) | Not stated | $89,832 | 2021 |
| ANOUAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $89,766 | 2018 |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $89,558 | 2022 |
| AFRICA CHECK | Not stated | $89,229 | 2021 |
| SUN YAT-SEN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | Not stated | $89,160 | 2024 |
| DEUTSCH-AMERIKANISCHES INSTITUT NÜRNBERG E.V. | Not stated | $88,909 | 2017 |
| EKONOMSKI FAKULTET-ZAGREB | Not stated | $88,847 | 2022 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE) | Not stated | $88,705 | 2021 |
| COMISSAO PARA O INTERCAMBIO EDUCACIONAL ENTRE OS ESTADOS UNIDOS E O BRASIL | Not stated | $88,685 | 2018 |
| WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS | Not stated | $88,662 | 2023 |
| ROYAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY | Not stated | $88,434 | 2025 |
| INSTITUTO CULTURAL PERUANO NORTEAMERICANO DE CHICLAYO | Not stated | $88,400 | 2019 |
| FARAH SOCIAL FOUNDATION | Not stated | $88,325 | 2022 |
| TEXAS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM | Not stated | $88,212 | 2021 |
| WORLD LEARNING INC. | Not stated | $88,200 | 2017 |
| YOUTH TAMDOULT ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $87,900 | 2019 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS PARTNERS INC | Not stated | $87,750 | 2023 |
| THE OCEAN FOUNDATION | Not stated | $87,668 | 2020 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $87,520 | 2023 |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $87,513 | 2020 |
| MUTEK FOUNDATION | Not stated | $87,378 | 2020 |
| PENANG SCIENCE CLUSTER | Not stated | $87,187 | 2024 |
| Recipient name withheld | Not stated | $87,103 | 2022 |
| INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INC | Not stated | $86,752 | 2022 |
| CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, INC. | Not stated | $86,253 | 2023 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $86,220 | 2025 |
| HOLY SPIRIT UNIVERSITY OF KASLIK (USEK) | Not stated | $86,140 | 2024 |
| US INDONESIA SOCIETY | Not stated | $86,045 | 2022 |
| DRUSTVO TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL SLOVENIA | Not stated | $86,008 | 2022 |
| WE INSPIRE NEPAL WIN | Not stated | $86,000 | 2021 |
| COMPANY E | Not stated | $85,938 | 2025 |
| ASSOTSIATSIYAI ZYOIYONI ILMI-TEKHNIKII TOCHIKISTON TASHKILOTI JAMIYATII | Not stated | $85,738 | 2023 |
| JOURNALISM CENTRE ON GLOBAL TRAFFICKING | Not stated | $85,719 | 2022 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $85,640 | 2021 |
| MALAYSIAN-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE | Not stated | $85,636 | 2019 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $85,589 | 2021 |
| BURUNDI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $85,575 | 2023 |
| SRI LANKA DEVELOPMENT JOURNALIST FORUM | Not stated | $85,396 | 2019 |
| CENTRO COLOMBO AMERICANO DE MEDELLIN | Not stated | $85,000 | 2022 |
| COLEGIO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE ADMINISTRACION CESA | Not stated | $85,000 | 2023 |
| DALEKOHLED,Z.U. | Not stated | $85,000 | 2024 |
| INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SOCIEDAD ANONIMA | Not stated | $85,000 | 2023 |
| INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | Not stated | $85,000 | 2023 |
| INSTITUTO CULTURAL DOMINICO-AMERICANO | Not stated | $85,000 | 2023 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $85,000 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES | Not stated | $85,000 | 2025 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Not stated | $85,000 | 2020 |
| PROJECT PEACEPAL | Not stated | $84,999 | 2023 |
| EL REHLA FOR TOURISTIC CAMPS | Not stated | $84,721 | 2021 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $84,568 | 2024 |
| FUNDATIA "FREEDOM HOUSE INC" - FILIALA BUCURESTI | Not stated | $84,427 | 2019 |
| TEACH NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTER | Not stated | $84,326 | 2020 |
| MERRION & SMITH | Not stated | $84,264 | 2019 |
| FUNDACJA WSPOMAGANIA WSI | Not stated | $84,127 | 2024 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $84,043 | 2021 |
| INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS | Not stated | $83,978 | 2021 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $83,400 | 2023 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $83,279 | 2021 |
| AYALA FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $82,932 | 2020 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $82,685 | 2021 |
| THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ASIAN RESEARCH | Not stated | $82,640 | 2023 |
| AMERICA-MIDEAST EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES, INC. | Not stated | $82,603 | 2020 |
| ALIANZA CULTURAL URUGUAY ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA | Not stated | $82,600 | 2022 |
| CENTRO COLOMBO AMERICANO | Not stated | $82,140 | 2023 |
| MASR DOT BOKRA FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $81,951 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | Not stated | $81,861 | 2020 |
| AMERICAN CORNER | Not stated | $81,721 | 2024 |
| FUNDACION INSTITUTO CHILENO NORTEAMERICANO DE CULTURA DE SANTIAGO | Not stated | $81,710 | 2025 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $81,628 | 2024 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Not stated | $81,598 | 2023 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $81,565 | 2025 |
| TURK AMERIKAN DERNEGI | Not stated | $81,541 | 2020 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | Not stated | $81,505 | 2017 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO | Not stated | $81,455 | 2024 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
59 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Other, 59 of 79 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$37,500
- Median$200,000
- 75th percentile$7,000,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
12831 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
12831 federal awards on file under assistance listing 19.040, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $4,682,072GLOBAL TIES U.S.location not stated · FY2020
- $4,027,000MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTERlocation not stated · FY2018
- $3,371,312MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTERlocation not stated · FY2019
- $3,141,484UNIVERSITY OF LIBERAL ARTS BANGLADESHlocation not stated · FY2017
- $2,650,000UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKANE · FY2024
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $90,000 – $150,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $150,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Sep 14, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
- What can the funding be used for?
- solve specific Saudi workforce and development gaps in high-demand strategic sectors, including Artificial Intelligence, critical minerals, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and workforce development, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Each participating project team must provide a 1:1 cost-share match
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 12831 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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