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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. ISN/CTR builds foreign partner capacity to counter proliferator state’s advanced conventional weapons (ACW) procurement and proliferation networks. The Kremlin’s recent announcement of a partial mobilization along with its need to resupply existing occupying forces in Ukraine is expected to increase Russia’s demand for additional weapon systems and critical defense technologies, either domestically produced or imported from abroad. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to demonstrate the failures and deficiencies inherent in Russian ACW to prospective buyers. Russia’s continued war in Ukraine is pushing it closer to regimes such as Iran and PRC for access to international markets, critical supply-chains, and as seen in the case with Iran, weapons systems such as attack drones for use in Ukraine.

The purpose of this NOFO is to address gaps in Western Balkans Six (WB6 – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) regulatory frameworks for strategic trade control (STC) licensing and enforcement, customs control, and border security to bring WB6 regulations into better alignment with European Union (EU) standards.

The Department of State’s Office of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (ISN/NDF) is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). ISN/NDF invites non-profit/non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, and for-profit organizations based in the United States to submit proposals for a comprehensive assessment focused on the proliferation and security risks associated with advanced AI, particularly during research and development (R&D) stages. Proposals should also address the challenges and risks of both intentional and accidental negative outcomes – including misalignment – resulting from advanced AI R&D. Proposals may not exceed the total availability of funds under this NOFO. ISN/NDF prefers proposals that fully address the scope of work, which is further described in section II of the solicitation. Please review the formal solicitation document for further application requirements.

The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN), sponsors foreign assistance activities funded by the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) account, and focuses on mitigating weapons of mass destruction (WMD), related delivery systems, and advanced conventional weapons proliferation and security threats from proliferator states and non-state actors. An underlying aim of all ISN/CTR’s efforts is long-term sustainability to maximize programmatic impact while minimizing the need for foreign partners to rely on outside financial or technical assistance. ISN/CTR administers the Partnership for Nuclear Threat Reduction Program (PNTR). The PNTR team functions as the State Department’s programmatic lead for the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program, a Presidential initiative announced by the White House in April 2021.

The purpose of this award is to support partner capacity to effectively counter Russian malign influence in port of entry data security.

The purpose of this award is to support partner capacity to effectively counter Russian malign influence in port of entry data security.

The purpose of this NOFO is to provide legal-regulatory technical assistance, advice, and outreach to EXBS partners in the Western Hemisphere (WHA) and the Caribbean, including, but not limited to, Chile, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago to develop and implement comprehensive export controls to effectively regulate trade and transfers of military and dual-use goods and technologies, and prevent illicit cross-border trafficking of items and equipment that may be used for the proliferation of WMD and advanced conventional weapons.

The purpose of this NOFO is to provide legal-regulatory technical assistance, advice, and outreach to EXBS partners in the Western Hemisphere (WHA) and the Caribbean, including, but not limited to, Chile, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago to develop and implement comprehensive export controls to effectively regulate trade and transfers of military and dual-use goods and technologies, and prevent illicit cross-border trafficking of items and equipment that may be used for the proliferation of WMD and advanced conventional weapons.

The purpose of this NOFO is to strengthen development and implementation of legal regulatory frameworks that regulate trade and transfers of goods, technologies, materials, and expertise that could be used for WMD, related delivery systems, or advanced conventional weapons in Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Further, this NOFO will protect sensitive and emerging technologies from exploitation, especially semiconductors and related supply chains in the Philippines and Vietnam.

To promote nonproliferation outcomes in Indonesia by 1) improving understanding of the importance and mechanics of foreign direct investment (FDI) screening to mitigate malign and exploitative investment activities which can undermine nonproliferation objectives and 2) helping build and socialize a body of empirical research on the economic effects associated with adopting strategic trade controls (STCs).