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

About this funding opportunity

The U.S. Department of State’s U.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 U.S. 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 U.S. companies, support U.S. 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, Film, Music, Fashion;

(5) U.S. Education Access and Tech Credentialing;

(6) Gaming, Sports Business, and Emerging Tech; and

(7) Content Creation for U.S. Social Media Platforms and AI Tools.

Target audiences include Nigerian creative and tech professionals; entrepreneurs; exchange program alumni; university faculty; and U.S. companies in streaming, entertainment law, fashion, venture capital, and AI seeking Nigerian partnerships and talent.

This program strengthens U.S.-Nigeria commercial ties, positions U.S. 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.

Topic areas: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Digital Society and E-Inclusion, Arts and Culture, Social Innovation and Community Development, Workforce Development.

Funding amount

This cooperative agreement provides $20K-$60K in funding, up to $60K per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 20, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• NGOs
• University

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

U.S-Nigeria Creative, Digital, & Innovation Economy Initiative is administered by U.S. Mission to Nigeria (NGA), listed via Grants.gov.