Closed · SFOP0008842 · CFDA 19.017 · Discretionary

Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative in the Balkans

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$494K-$494K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 6, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative in the Balkans is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific that offered $493,750 -- $493,750 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 143 other opportunities from Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific.

$494K-$494K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.017
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Global Innovation through Science and Technol… is closed (last close June 6, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific still indexes 143 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 6, 2022

Posted Apr 7 Closes Jun 6

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The OES-led Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative catalyzes science, technology, and innovation (STI) activities that support the Administration’s economic and national security goals. Over the last ten years GIST has engaged more than 27 million innovation community members from over 130 emerging economies, and GIST has mentored over 15,000 startups. These startups have gone on to generate more than $250 million in revenue and over 6,000 jobs while creating business relationships with American companies like Coca-Cola, Expedia, and Amazon Web Services. Projects include in country trainings of startups, interactive online programs, online mentorship platforms, and global pitch competitions. For more information about the GIST initiative and all its programming, please refer to GISTNetwork.org. This cooperative agreement will include startup training and support for Innovation Hubs (IHubs) in the priority countries of Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0008842

Grants.gov marks Global Innovation through Science and Technol… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific book (90 peers, 63% of 144).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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