Deadline: 30-Jul-25
ISN/CTR administers the Counterproliferation and Sanctions Enforcement (CASE) program to increase global capacity to implement and enforce U.S. and international sanctions imposed on Iran and DPRK and thwart these nations’ abilities to develop ballistic missile (BM), drone and unmanned aerial system (UAS), and nuclear capabilities that pose a threat to U.S. national security.
Goal
- The CASE program aims to prevent Iran and DPRK from developing WMD, BM, UAS, and nuclear programs.
- ISN/CTR CASE directly supports President Trump’s Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran by impeding Iran’s ability to develop and export ballistic missiles and UAS, slowing its nuclear enrichment and chemical weapons pursuits, and constraining its military support to Iranian-back proxies and terrorists. To carry out this campaign, CASE-funded projects should enhance partner government and private sector capacity to identify and disrupt Iran’s efforts to procure components and other materials for its BM and UAS programs and comply with U.S. and other international financial sanctions targeting Iran’s BM and UAS programs.
- CASE counters DPRK’s WMD and missile programs by disrupting DPRK illicit revenue generation activities, exposing its sanctions violations, and limiting the flow of proliferation-sensitive components and materials to the DPRK. To achieve this, CASE funded projects should enhance partner government and private sector capabilities to curtail DPRK WMD and ballistic missile proliferation by constraining DPRK revenue generation, procurements of certain resources and commodities, and other activities prohibited by UNSCRs, U.S., and other international sanctions.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $12,500,000 Pending availability of funds
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $250,000 to a maximum of $1,000,000 (approximately)
Duration
- Length of performance period: 12-24 months.
Expected Outcomes
- Improved foreign partner awareness of and capacity to disrupt DPRK and Iranian sanctions evasion activities including:
- Disrupt Iranian ballistic missile and UAS procurement: Deliver trainings for key private sector stakeholders in EAP, EUR, and NEA to ensure compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls through robust KYC programs to identify and disrupt missile and UAS procurement.
- Deter Iranian nuclear weapons development: Deliver trainings that sensitize governments to the risk of Iranian nuclear procurement activity in their jurisdictions and equip the private sector to identify and disrupt Iranian nuclear procurement by implementing rigorous Know Your Customer (KYC) and due diligence programs. Conduct open-source investigations to identify actions that foreign partners can take to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program, focusing on the material and expertise necessary for Iran’s enrichment efforts.
- Detect and stop proliferation-driven money laundering: Deliver trainings to governments on implementing their Financial Action Task Force (FATF) obligations, and train private financial institutions to implement KYC and anti-money laundering practices to better identify and disrupt Iranian proliferation-related financial activities.
- Improve Global Enforcement of U.S. and UN sanctions: Empower government organizations to identify proliferation financing activity; cooperate with U.S. authorities, legal process, and other action requests; and understand and implement targeted financial sanctions. Sensitize financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and other relevant private sector stakeholders to the business risks associated with noncompliance with U.S. and international sanctions pertaining to the DPRK.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S. for-profit organizations or businesses;
- U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code;
- U.S.-based private, public, or state institutions of higher education; foreign-based non-profit organizations/non-government organizations (NGO);
- Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs);
- Public International Organizations (PIO);
- Foreign Public Entities (FPE); and foreign-based institutions of higher education.
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