The US State Department awarded the United States Studies Centre to support one year of activities under the "Women in the Alliance Initiative". This initiative increases and amplifies female experts' contributions to the Australia-US alliance by providing paid research and public engagement opportunities. It also enriches between female professionals across sectors working on alliance issues through a formal networking group. US State Department funding is used to support travel expenses for female US experts to visit Australia and conduct outreach, fund public and student events, finance a series of commissioned policy briefs from female experts, and support quarterly workshops with a cohort of young female professionals. Grant funding commenced in August 2023, and will conclude in December 2024.

The US State Department has awarded the USSC a grant of $49,696 to bring four visiting fellows to Australia with expertise in emerging technology.

The US State Department has awarded the USSC a grant of $168,048 to work on "Next Generational Challenges in the US-Australia Alliance". This aims to forge new avenues for cooperation on climate change, economic security, emerging technology, the Indo-Pacific, space and gender.

The US State Department has awarded the USSC a grant of $61,680 on "Women in the Alliance".