Egypt Annual Program Statement

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) seeks proposals for innovative foreign assistance programs benefiting Egypt that also advance U.S. commercial diplomacy and put American interests first. Proposals must demonstrate how projects will leverage assistance as a tool of statecraft to advance U.S. economic, security, and diplomatic objectives. Programming should promote trade, not aid, by leveraging assistance resources to champion American enterprise and infrastructure and catalyze private capital through market principles. Proposals may address sectors including energy development and exports, trade facilitation, emerging technologies, critical infrastructure, critical minerals, regional economic integration, advanced manufacturing, workforce training, and economic recovery in conflict-affected areas. Projects should orient implementing partners toward the American business community and foster burden-sharing. • Energy development and exports • Trade facilitation • Emerging technologies • Critical infrastructure • Critical minerals • Regional economic integration • Advanced manufacturing • Workforce training • Economic recovery in conflict-affected areas