To support U. S. economic security priorities, including those identified in the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality via the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative.
GIST is a program that strengthens the capacity of young science and technology innovators
and entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries and the innovation ecosystems in which they operate.
GIST priority countries for this award include:
Chile; Indonesia; Malaysia; Mexico; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam.