Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR) is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). ISN/CTR sponsors foreign assistance activities funded by the Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) account, and focuses on mitigating weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and WMD-related delivery systems proliferation and security threats from non-state actors and proliferator states.
Program Objectives
- ISN/CTR builds foreign partner capacity to support the implementation of bilateral sanctions imposed against Russia for its unprovoked aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions not only impose costs upon Russia and Belarus but are a critical tool in preserving international unity and for partners to show support for Ukraine. Putin and the Kremlin believe that they can “outlast” the support for these sanctions. Therefore, as the war continues, it is important to target those who deliberately or inadvertently enable sanctions evasions.
- Russian strategic losses, partial mobilization, and its increasing desperation of targeting civilian populations and infrastructure have greatly increased the reputational and financial risks of continuing to engage with Russian markets, especially for countries that are closely emmeshed with the U.S. and EU economies.
- Russia uses oil and gas exports and infrastructure to exert political and economic pressure against countries that refuse to recognize its illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory, support its war in Ukraine, and as a response to bilateral sanctions. The revenues of oil and gas exports continue to enable Russia to sustain its military aggression in Ukraine. Russia’s goal in taking these actions is to divide and undermine partner country unity and force them to adopt economic energy hardship measures.
Areas
To counter sanctions evasion efforts by Russian, ISN/CTR is focused on foreign capacity building engagements in the following areas:
- Financial and capital markets
- Aviation
- Maritime
- Oil and gas
- Logistics
- Defense Sector
Engagement Countries
EUR: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, NEA: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, UAE, WHA: BVI, Cayman Islands, Brazil, Panama, Peru, EAP: Indonesia, Mongolia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, SCA: Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, AF: Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania.
Funding Infromation
- Length of performance period: Twelve (12) Months
- Award amounts: awards should range between $50,000 to a maximum of $250,000 per project
- Total available funding: $5,970,250
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply (both domestic and international):
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- For-profit organizations
- Federally funded research and development centers
- Public International Organizations
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344290