Chemical Security Program

Background
The U.S. 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) and other accounts, 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.

Grant Details
ISN/CTR’s Chemical Security Program (CSP) supports efforts to prevent, detect, and counter the development, maintenance, proliferation, and use of chemical weapons (CW) by state and non-state actors worldwide. CSP achieves this mission through capacity-building programs, open-source research, and other specialized efforts. The program will undertake activities along the lines of effort such as disrupting state CW precursor, equipment, and knowledge acquisition; deterring CW use through response and attribution; reinforcing global norms against CW use and promoting CWC compliance; preventing terrorist CW attacks; and open-source research. The program will fund open-source research in support of the above lines of effort.

Eligibility Requirements
The following organizations are eligible to apply: Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations; Governmental institutions; Public and private educational institutions; Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs); For-profit organizations; Public International Organizations. Cost sharing is not required. All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number issued via www.SAM.gov as well as a valid registration on www.SAM.gov.

Period of Performance
Length of performance period: Twelve (12) months.
Anticipated program start date: October 1, 2024.

Grant Value
$7,000,000.
Number of awards anticipated: 25 awards (dependent on amounts).
Award amounts may range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $250,000.

Place of Performance
Specific geographic locations where the grant will be performed include
EAP: Singapore;
EUR: Armenia, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia,
Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye;
NEA: Jordan, Lebanon,
United Arab Emirates;
SCA: India, Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.