U.S-Nigeria Creative, Digital, & Innovation Economy Initiative — U.S. Mission to Nigeria funding opportunity
U.S. Mission to Nigeria · Federal agency

U.S-Nigeria Creative, Digital, & Innovation Economy Initiative

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The Department of State’s Consulate General Lagos announces an open competition to implement a program to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and Nigeria by building commercial relationships,...

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Award $20k–$60k Deadline in 15 days Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Jul 22, 2026
✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $20,000 – $60,000, total pool ~$500,000.
  • Next deadline: August 20, 2026.
  • Issued by: U.S. Mission to Nigeria.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $20k–$60k. Total program pool: $500,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$20k–$60k
Deadline
in 15 days
Aug 20, 2026
Total pool
$500k

About this opportunity

The Department of State’s Consulate General Lagos announces an open competition to implement a program to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and Nigeria by building commercial relationships, professional knowledge, legal infrastructure, and institutional connections that enable companies and Nigerian creative/digital professionals to partner and grow together. This Annual Program Statement (APS) is issued under the Consulate's commercial diplomacy mandate to generate measurable economic benefit for companies, support jobs, and expand market opportunities for Nigerian creative and innovation economy professionals across seven priority themes: (1) Intellectual Property Infrastructure; (2) Exchange Alumni Network Activation; (3) Streaming, Digital Rights, and Platform Monetization; (4) Co-Production and Market Access — , Literature; (5) Education Access and Tech Credentialing; (6) Gaming, Sports Business, and Emerging Tech; and (7) Content Creation for Social Media Platforms and AI Tools. Target audiences include Nigerian creative and tech professionals; entrepreneurs; exchange program alumni; university faculty; and companies in streaming, entertainment capital, and AI seeking Nigerian partnerships and talent. This program strengthens -Nigeria commercial ties, positions companies to benefit from Nigeria's dynamic creative economy, and leverages public diplomacy assets in southern Nigeria, including 8,000 exchange alumni and 15 American Spaces as instruments of economic engagement generating opportunity on both sides of the Atlantic.

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U.S. Mission to Nigeria
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Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Citation details

Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID363269
PostedJul 22, 2026

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