TECHGATE | DFOP0017381

Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0017381

TECHGATE, formally called the Technology Gateway Program, is a U.S. government discretionary funding opportunity run by the Department of State's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. The program is built around large-scale knowledge transfer in cybersecurity and digital technologies, with the practical goal of helping eligible foreign governments move toward trusted American digital solutions. At its core, TECHGATE is meant to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives by shaping how partner governments choose, procure, and deploy digital infrastructure and cyber capabilities, and by reducing reliance on untrusted or higher-risk technology ecosystems.

Rather than simply funding the purchase of technology, TECHGATE emphasizes a full lifecycle approach to adoption and implementation. The opportunity description highlights structured processes and hands-on capacity building so that recipient countries can independently manage modern technology programs over time. That includes developing skills and institutional competence in requirements identification (figuring out what is actually needed and why), procurement practices (how to buy technology in a transparent, defensible way), logistics (how technology is sourced, shipped, staged, and supported), deployment (how solutions are rolled out operationally), and configuration (how systems are set up securely and effectively). The intent is to make technology adoption repeatable and sustainable, not a one-off installation that depends on outside experts forever.

The award instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the U.S. government expects substantial involvement in the project during execution, such as coordination on planning, milestones, technical direction, or alignment with policy and security priorities. The funding activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the CFDA number is 19.665. The program is positioned as a comprehensive pathway for procurement and implementation, suggesting that proposals should be able to cover not only technical components but also governance, training, and operationalization elements that leave behind durable capability within partner institutions.

Eligibility is limited to a specific set of applicant types: Federally Funded Research and Development Corporations (FFRDCs), nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations that are not small businesses. The listing does not indicate expected awards (it shows 0), but it does provide an award ceiling of $25,000,000, signaling the program is aimed at sizable, potentially multi-country or multi-system efforts that can operate at national scale. The opportunity number is DFOP0017381, it was created on 2025-07-22, and the original closing date is 2025-08-29.

• The Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "TECHGATE" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.665.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-22.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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