Strengthening U.S. Market Mastery and Investment Ties (SUMMIT)
This cooperative agreement funds a nonprofit, NGO, or educational institution to train Jordanian entrepreneurs for U.S. market entry and to send a small selected cohort to the United States for SelectUSA-related investment promotion activities.
RESTRICTED TO: NONPROFITS
⚑ Applications must be submitted by email only; grants.gov submissions will not be accepted. · For-profit entities are ineligible. · Only one non-profit, non-governmental entity may be the prime recipient; subcontracting is allowed. · Phase 2 includes a competitive selection of five entrepreneurs for a U.S. visit and the 2027 SelectUSA Investment Summit.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 39 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The U.S. Embassy Amman, U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition to implement a program to strengthen the capacity of Jordanian entrepreneurs to invest in the U.S.
market through SelectUSA programs including the SelectUSA Investment Summit, SelectUSA Tech, and Select Global Women in Tech. SelectUSA and the SelectUSA Investment Summit and
programs are U.S. Department of Commerce-led initiatives that promote investment in the United States.
This program will develop a cohort of 15 Jordan-based entrepreneurs working in U.S. priority sectors through a two-phase readiness program. The first phase consists of a 10-week training program to enhance participants’ success in engaging with U.S. markets, including market entry strategies, business practices, partnership development, and overall commercial readiness.
The second phase includes a three-week investment promotion visit to the United States for five of the entrepreneurs who succeed in a competition at the end of the 10-week training. This
smaller cohort will participate in the 2027 SelectUSA Investment Summit and engage in official tech-focused spin-off events.
The program will provide participants with the tools, knowledge, and networks needed to attract customers, establish a U.S. commercial presence, develop partnerships, and pursue business
opportunities in the United States. By strengthening entrepreneurs’ understanding of the U.S. market, this initiative will advance U.S. economic leadership, support private sector growth, and
strengthen long-term commercial ties between the United States and Jordan.
Applications are accepted via email only to ammangrants@state.gov. Applications submitted via grants.gov will not be accepted.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants The following organizations from the United States and Jordan are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, educational institutions, and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions For-profit entities, even those that may fall into the categories listed above, are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal. For more information on the difference between sub-contract and sub-recipient, please refer to 2 CFR 200.331.
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