US Embassy Accra

The Department of State's U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana is a civilian overseas diplomatic post that funds contract work in-country and awards grants to support U.S. foreign policy priorities in Ghana and West Africa.

The Embassy has issued 63 federal contract awards since 2017, with combined potential value of $24.2 million and $5.9 million in obligated dollars. Contract activity has remained modest but steady: 9 awards in 2022, 10 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 4 year-to-date in 2026. Among the 37 awards in the last five years, 7 carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders. All 63 awards across the portfolio carry no set-aside designation.

Competition is highly fragmented by award count but concentrated by potential value. Over the last five years, awards are spread across 27 distinct prime contractors; the top five contractors by award count—three groupings of Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees (13, 8, and 2 awards respectively), Cfao Equipment Ghana LIMITED, and Fluid Solutions LLC—account for 68 percent of recent awards but only $1.1 million combined potential value. By potential value, however, Bushtex Inc. dominates with a single $4.5 million contract, representing a large share of recent contract value, with the remaining top primes contributing far less. The majority of awards are to in-country suppliers and vendors, reflecting the Embassy's local procurement footprint.

The Embassy announced one federal grant opportunity in August 2026: Public Diplomacy Grants/Small Grants Program – Ghana (solicitation SGHANA-PDS-FY26-001), closed as of August 14, 2026. The program solicited Cooperative Agreements and Grants from higher-education institutions (public and private), individuals, and independent school districts to implement programs advancing U.S.-Ghana bilateral relations and U.S. foreign policy priorities. Eligible funding categories included business and commerce, education, employment, labor and training, and income security and social services. Programs targeted emerging voices (youth, students, young professionals), established opinion leaders (business executives, academics, policymakers, military leadership), press and media professionals, and partner organizations (NGOs, think tanks, business associations, universities, law enforcement), with emphasis on economic and commercial engagement, law enforcement collaboration, and countering regional malign actors.