Global Telecommunications and Emerging Technology Training

The Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs funds training programs in global telecommunications and emerging technology through CFDA 19.663, with the most recent grant award issued on August 25, 2020. This program has not issued new grants in the past six years. The portfolio shows a single cooperative agreement obligating $2.9 million in federal dollars and $4.9 million in combined federal and non-federal funding. The lone recent award—Cooperative Agreement SLMAQM20CA2214, issued in August 2020 with a completion date of March 31, 2024—supported a Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership training initiative, representing the entire grant activity under this listing.

The program builds connections by expanding and increasing secure Internet access in targeted emerging markets and advances an open Internet through work with partner countries to adopt policies and regulatory positions that foster and encourage open, interoperable, reliable telecommunications environments. The assistance type is exclusively Cooperative Agreements based on recent portfolio activity. No subsequent funding opportunities have been posted, and no active solicitations are currently open under this program.

This program presents a significant monitoring consideration: a single award six years ago with no activity since suggests either dormancy or a funding cycle misalignment with recent years. Prospective applicants should verify current program status and funding intent with the Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs before investing in proposal development, as the extended gap between the most recent award and today indicates either a strategic pause or a shift in funding priorities.