Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0016992
Build Partner Capabilities to Counter the Russian Federation's Chemical and Biological Threats is a U.S. Department of State funding opportunity administered by the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. The program is framed around the U.S. assessment that the Russian Federation has used chemical weapons in multiple contexts, including assassination attempts in the United Kingdom and Russia and use on the battlefield in Ukraine. Against that backdrop, the opportunity positions itself as part of a broader U.S. response that has included trade restrictions and sanctions targeting entities believed to be connected to Russian weapons of mass destruction programs, with the notice citing at least 25 such entities located across Russia and Western Europe. The grant opportunity is therefore oriented toward strengthening partner capacity to recognize, prevent, respond to, and counter chemical and biological threats associated with Russia.
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally means the U.S. government expects to have substantial involvement during implementation rather than operating purely as a hands-off grantmaker. The funding opportunity is categorized as discretionary and sits under CFDA number 19.033, with the activity category listed as "Other." The posted award ceiling is $5,000,000 per award, and the agency anticipates making about 10 awards, suggesting a competitive process where multiple projects may be supported in parallel to address different regions, partner needs, or technical focus areas tied to chemical and biological risk reduction and counter-threat efforts.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of organizational types. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based non-profit and non-governmental organizations, whether or not they hold 501(c)(3) status, as well as foreign-based NGOs. The opportunity is also open to federally funded research and development centers, public international organizations, and foreign public organizations. Academic institutions are eligible on both the U.S. and foreign side, including U.S.-based private, public, or state institutions of higher education and foreign-based institutions of higher education. In addition, U.S. for-profit organizations and businesses may apply. This broad eligibility signals an interest in attracting applicants with specialized technical expertise, operational reach in relevant countries, training and capacity-building experience, and the ability to coordinate with governments and international partners in sensitive threat-reduction work.
Key administrative details from the notice include the funding opportunity number DFOP0016992, an original closing date of January 17, 2025, and a creation date of October 26, 2024. Overall, the opportunity supports projects aimed at building partner capabilities in the chemical and biological security domain, aligned with U.S. nonproliferation and counter-WMD objectives in response to Russia-associated chemical and biological threats.Apply for DFOP0016992
- The Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Build Partner Capabilities to Counter the Russian Federation’s Chemical and Biological Threats" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.033.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-10-26.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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