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.
BEP seeks to continue addressing several BW-related proliferation challenges. Government, academic, private, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology research entities (i.e., scientists and their facilities) conducting advanced research with NOFO: CTR Global Biosecurity Engagement Activitiesand biotoxins have expertise and access to BW-applicable research materials and information that is vulnerable to exploitation by state proliferators seeking to advance BW efforts.
While global in scope, ISN/CTR focuses its resources on countries facing the greatest threats from proliferator states and non-state actors with the reasonable potential (e.g., absorptive capacity, diplomatic willingness, etc.) to successfully implement WMD and related delivery systems threat reduction activities. For fiscal year 2023, BEP’s priority countries lie in the following geographic regions, as defined by the U.S. Department of State: East Asia and Pacific (EAP), South and Central Asia (SCA), Sub-Saharan Africa (AF), Near East (NEA), Europe and Eurasia (EUR), and the Western Hemisphere (WHA).
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: TBD (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: ISN/CTR prefers projects that cost less than $300,000 though awards may involve multiple projects that cumulatively exceed $500,000.
- Total available funding: $10,855,000
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
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344279