2026 CTR Non-Proliferation Programing

Background
The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) is a key component of the Department’s and ACN’s efforts to advance the Administration’s top national security and foreign policy objectives in a cost-effective and impactful manner. CTR aims to disrupt the Chinese Communist Party’s exploitation of critical U.S. intellectual property and dual-use technologies through various training programs.

The programmatic lead for the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program, CTR also focuses on deploying secure, safe U.S. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to strategic regions, thereby generating multi-billion dollar deals for U.S. companies and creating thousands of American jobs.

Grant Details
The grant involves programming and training with foreign partners to advance U.S. national security interests. Key tasks include:
1) Implementing research security, cybersecurity, and intellectual property protection training;
2) Supporting U.S. vendors in deploying SMRs to strategic regions such as Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East;
3) Training foreign partner countries to enforce U.S. sanctions on Iran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs;
4) Disrupting proliferation networks associated with the CCP, DPRK, and Russia.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not specified; however, it mentions generating multi-billion dollar deals for U.S. companies.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations mentioned for performance include Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East.