Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs · Department of State

U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund APS

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In short: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs gives grants of $2 million to $20 million.

Deadline: Due Sep 30, 2027 · 339 days left
Award size: $2M – $20M
Total available: $50M
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
No match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 2

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About this grant

The Regional Foreign Assistance Office RFA in Amman, Jordan announces an open competition to organizations to submit one or more statements of interest, SOIs, for funding from the U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund. SOIs should propose projects that advance commercial deals, support innovation driven bilateral commercial cooperation and market expansion, and promote U.S. exports in Jordan.

Who can apply, from the official notice

The following organizations are eligible to apply: For profit companies and organizations, such as corporations and commercial firms. Not for profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society and non governmental organizations. Public and private educational institutions.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/17156f84-982b-4547-883e-89bf6054268b · Printed from grantme.click/grants/c32fd328-c7e6-4897-9fe8-b356ed8da39c

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Oct26
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Sep9
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Sep23
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Sep28
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Sep30
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Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	American University of Iraq Baghdad	$618K spent that year	2025
State of Tennessee	Nashville	The American University of Kurdistan	$13K spent that year	2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Program number 19.600 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant

How applications are judged

Project specific, depends on the program. All awards are screened for terror finance and/or support per the relevant U.S. Department of State and federal guidelines and regulations. See www.grants.gov for specific announcement.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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