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AI-ACES: Deploy American AI Securely in South Asia for Economic Security

This program supports deploying American AI technologies securely in U.S. partners’ strategic economic sectors and infrastructure across South Asia. Target sectors and organizations (government, public institutions like utilities, and private companies) will be selected with input from the U.S. State Department and host-country governments based on regional geopolitical and economic factors.…

Source

Agency: Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

Award

Total Funding: $2M

Award Ceiling: $5M

Award Floor: $2M

Dates

Open Date: July 1, 2026

Close Date: August 2, 2026

Eligibility

government

small_business

For profit organizations other than small businesses

Keywords

ai technology

economic security

south asia

secure deployment

strategic sectors

infrastructure

u.s. partners

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