Fueling AI Innovation and Adoption
Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Funding Amount
$4,000,000 - $4,000,000
Deadline
Closed
Grant Type
Federal
Deadline history & next window
Closed — no recurring cycle is stated for this program
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- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Last deadline
- May 11, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Quarterly Performance Reports and Indicators: The implementer will prepare and submit quarterly performance reports using a standard template provided by CDP that includes qualitative descriptions of progress and results achieved in each quarter, next steps and progress planned…”
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Eligible organizations
- U.S.-based not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, U.S.-based for-profit organizations.
- U.S.-based not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- U.S.-based for-profit organizations
Geography
- Based in the United States or in another country, must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active registration
Required status
- Active SAM.gov registration (UEI)
Other requirements
- Eligible Applicants
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Cost Sharing or Matching
- Providing cost sharing, matching, or cost participation is not an eligibility factor or requirement for this NOFO and providing cost share will not result in a more favorable competitive ranking.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Project proposals should not exceed 25 pages, excluding the cover page and table of contents.
- Not eligible: Project Proposal Template (not to exceed twenty-five [25] pages, excluding the Cover Page and Executive Summary and all additional attachments)
- Not eligible: If indirect cost proposals have not been submitted for re-negotiation, as required, out-of-date NICRAs may not be considered.
- Not eligible: If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
- Not eligible: Proposals that do not meet the requirements of this announcement or fail to comply with the stated requirements will be ineligible.
- Not eligible: Proposal (25 pages maximum, excluding the Executive Summary/Cover Page and all additional attachments)
- Not eligible: Applications that do not include the elements listed above will be deemed technically ineligible.
- Not eligible: Project activities whose direct beneficiaries are foreign militaries or paramilitary groups or individuals will not be considered for CDP funding given purpose limitations on funding.
- Not eligible: Applications that do not meet these requirements will not advance beyond the Technical Eligibility Review stage and will be deemed ineligible for funding under this NOFO.
Overview
The Fueling AI Innovation and Adoption (FAIIA) program tackles key obstacles to deploying and adopting artificial intelligence internationally. FAIIA advances the U.S. vision for AI innovation, competition, application, and governance. The program addresses several critical challenges. First, it opposes burdensome regulations that could hinder private sector innovation and undermine U.S. technological leadership. Second, it counters China’s efforts to expand its authoritarian influence through AI, which promotes pro-China narratives, creates technological dependencies, and enables censorship. Additionally, FAIIA responds to China’s false claims that the United States is restricting international partners’ access to AI solutions.
Details
- Agency: Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
- Department: Department of State
- Opportunity #: DFOP0017898
- Expected Awards: 0
- Instrument: cooperative_agreement
Eligibility
U.S.-based not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, U.S.-based for-profit organizations.
How to Apply
Budget Narrative Template
Budget Narrative Template
Instructions: Justify each line-item in the budget and explain how the amounts were derived, consistent with the applicant’s documented policies, as well as the source and description of all proposed costs (and cost-share, if applicable). The Budget Narrative should complement the budget rather than repeat information provided in the budget. For example, the narrative should provide details on the purpose of costs, reasonability of costs, cost price analysis, explain allocations, explain any yearly variances, and tie expenses to program activities and/or objectives where appropriate. Sources of all cost-share offered in the application should be identified and explained in the budget narrative.
Personnel costs must include a clarification of the roles and responsibilities of all staff, base salary, and percentage of time devoted to the project (also known as level of effort). The Budget Narrative should support the activities described in the proposal and provide additional information that might not be readily apparent in the Detailed Budget, not simply repeat what is represented numerically in the budget, i.e., salaries are for salaries or travel is for travel.
If the Detailed Budget includes subawards, please include a separate Budget Narrative for each organization. Please note that subaward organizations must have a SAM.gov unique entity identifier (UEI) number (certain exceptions apply).
For ease of review, it is highly recommended that applicants order the Budget Narrative in the same order as the Detailed Budget.
Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for specific guidance and requirements:
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