NOFO: Early Detection and Response Pilot Project (United States)

Deadline: 7-Aug-25

The Bureau of Counterterrorism is seeking applications for the Tajikistan: Early Detection and Response Pilot project to develop early detection strategies for at-risk communities to detect, report, and respond to illicit trends and activities, with a focus in frontier localities.

In doing so, this project builds Tajikistan’s capability to interdict terrorist activity and movement through early detection, responding to terrorist activity at the source to protect America’s borders and security.

Tajikistan is a critical counterterrorism nexus in Central Asia, a region ISIS-K seeks to exploit for recruitment and illicit cross-border activities. Despite vulnerabilities caused by Tajikistan’s remote and rugged borders, which create risks of illicit movement, it appears the greatest terrorist risk to the region and U.S. security lies in the potential of terrorist groups to inspire, recruit, and organize Central Asians to commit attacks.

Goals 

• Applicable CT Functional Bureau Strategy Goal(s):
  • Goal 1: Terrorist plots and terrorist movements are disrupted.
    • FBS Objective 1.2: Increase information sharing and joint planning with key partners through bilateral and multilateral mechanisms to anticipate, prevent, and respond effectively to terrorist activity.
  • Goal 3: Violent extremist radicalization, recruitment, and inspiration to violence is diminished.
    • FBS Objective 3.2: Build the capacity of partner government entities, civil society groups, and community leaders to counter violent extremism across the lifecycle of radicalization.

Funding Information

• Total Available Funding: Up to $1,497,975
• Award Amounts: Up to $1,497,975
• Length of Performance Period: 24-36 Months

Program Outcomes

• Outcome 1: Enable the Government of Tajikistan to build relationships and strengthen access to key stakeholders at the community-level to advance detection and response to terrorism at the source of activity, thus mitigating terrorist influence and interdicting terrorist activity.
  • Sub-Outcome: Via an inception phase, identify pilot location(s) and key stakeholders and map current security plans at the local level.
• Outcome 2: Strengthen Remote Tajik localities’ skills to detect, report, and respond to illicit activity and/or early warning signs of radicalization.
  • Sub-Outcome: Improve communication, cooperation, trust, and coordination on accessible tools for information sharing and incident response.
  • Sub-Outcome: Strengthen detection and coordination capabilities within communities and between communities and appropriate security actors.
• Outcome 3: Trained personnel are prepared to respond to security crises within their remit.

Target Audience/Program Participants

• Government of Tajikistan
• Civil Society groups
• Public Sector
• Private Sector

Eligibility Criteria

• The following organizations are eligible to apply:
  • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
  • Public and private educational institutions
  • Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Governmental institutions

Content of Application

• Please ensure:
  • The proposal clearly addresses the CT outcomes of this funding opportunity;
  • All documents are in English;
  • All budgets are in U.S. dollars;
  • All pages are numbered;
  • All documents are formatted to 8 ½ x 11 paper; and,
  • All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12-point Calibri font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.

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