The program aims to equip participants with interdisciplinary leadership skills and technical know-how while encouraging peaceful and collaborative space exploration and engagement at multilateral fora.

Achievable Objectives

• A successful project will:
  • Promote the adoption of U.S. technologies and improve alignment with U.S. space infrastructure as the gold standard.
  • Strengthen space institutional capacity in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Oman through training on U.S. strategic priorities across space commerce, diplomacy, scientific innovation and research, and technological advancements.
  • Encourage private sector engagement through expanded bilateral trade and investment in companies operating in the space sector.

Project Design 

• The Department of State seeks to support a qualified implementing organization to design and deliver scalable, customizable training modules across four strategic pillars: space capacity building, space leadership, space diplomacy, and space commerce. The program will target professionals and emerging leaders in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Oman,
• The implementer is expected to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment for each target country to ensure that the curriculum reflects local priorities and capabilities. Not all pillars will apply universally; rather, content should be selectively delivered based on country-specific relevance. The training formats may vary, incorporating both in-person and virtual delivery methods to maximize accessibility and impact. Designed to be modular and scalable, these interdisciplinary programs aim to foster expertise that reflects U.S. values—transparency, peaceful space exploration, technological innovation, and scientific excellence.
• The implementer will be responsible for:
  • Conducting strategic consultations with stakeholders including government officials, academia, research institutions, private sector actors, security agencies, and civil society in each target country to assess local needs and gaps. The implementer will consult with an assigned Department of State point of contact in each country throughout the design and implementation.
  • Engaging high level interlocutors across the U.S. space ecosystem such as DOS, NASA, DOC, private sector innovators, and academic experts to ensure that training modules reflect the United States Government's priorities and standards.
  • Designing tailored, buildable educational modules and training programs, developed in response to country-specific assessments and designed for scalability and long-term sustainability.
  • Delivering targeted trainings and providing documentation and reporting, including milestone tracking, detailed monitoring and evaluation, feedback from participants, and recommendations for ongoing engagement.

Funding Information

• Award Ceiling: $2,250,000

Eligibility Criteria

• All applicants must be legally registered or incorporated entities prior to submitting an application under this announcement. Applicants who receive this announcement are free to propose partnerships, sub-grants, or consortia with other entities to enhance the quality of their application.
• Applicants and partners, subcontractors, or consortium members, include, but are not necessarily limited to, registered U.S. and non-U.S. non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations and small businesses; private voluntary organizations; foundations; private institutions of higher education, public or state institutions of higher education; and faith-based and community institutions. All applicants must be legally registered organizations prior to applying to this announcement.
• The following organizations are eligible to apply:
  • 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

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360118