U.S-Saudi AI Research Commercialization Accelerator Program (ReCAP)
A 12-month cooperative agreement to design and run a U.S.-Saudi AI commercialization accelerator, including sourcing and screening Saudi AI technologies, applied commercialization programming, U.S. ecosystem connections, a study tour, and a closing summit.
RESTRICTED TO: NONPROFITS · STATE LOCAL GOV
⚑ Foreign policy/public diplomacy program, not a research grant · Emphasis is on accelerator implementation and commercialization support rather than research · Eligibility includes public/private educational institutions and public international organizations/governmental institutions; U.S. universities may apply directly · Cooperative agreement instrument
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 60 good | funds commercialization; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds commercialization (capped) |
| IPPRA | 31 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds commercialization — not a research fit |
Description
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.
Eligibility
● Not-for-profit organizations, including civil society/non-governmental organizations ● Public and private educational institutions● Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Abdulelah Alawi Grantor <RiyadhGrants@state.gov>
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