Cooperative Agreement SLMAQM20CA2192

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), provides $215,000.00 to equip partner nations with capabilities to identify and counteract CBRN disinformation, and foster a unified approach to integrate strategies into public messaging and crisis communications plans. The recipient, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), aims to enhance the ability of target states to respond to emerging maritime threats such as IEDs and CBRN hazards through capacity building. The awardee, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will utilize this funding to deliver training, technical guidance, and program...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $725,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Center For Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (C4Ads) to support the creation of a system to identify and eradicate corruption using data and customized investigative mentoring. This grant, funded under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), aims to institutionalize the rule of law by developing and expanding criminal justice systems to strengthen partner country law...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) provides $1,118,289.28 to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to build Nigeria's capacity to investigate, prosecute, defend, and adjudicate cases of terrorism, terrorism financing, atrocity cases, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The funding will support NCSC's efforts to strengthen Nigeria's criminal justice system through a...

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global to enhance the Government of Indonesia's law enforcement capabilities to use web-based tools to identify and investigate weapons of mass destruction threats and potential plots. This award, made on September 30, 2021 for a period of performance through September 29, 2023, will fund services delivered under the Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033). This...

The University of Central Florida received a $298,839 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office under the National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (CFDA 97.130). The project aims to investigate the Raman signatures of transition metals in uranium dioxide, a potential component of a radiological dispersal device, and analyze the distribution of these metals between the original material and explosion...

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $175,423 cooperative agreement to CRDF Global to enhance physical security measures at a high containment laboratory in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo from June 2022 through December 2023. The funding supports the Global Threat Reduction program, which aims to reduce biological threats through securing vulnerable high-containment pathogen stocks. Specifically, the award will enhance physical...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) provides $3,950,000.00 to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to assist with travel, training programs, and operational support for Dominican law enforcement, justice personnel, military, civil society, and government. The project is expected to run from Aug 5, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026. NCSC, a non-profit organization, will leverage its...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,060,000 cooperative agreement to The Carter Center, Inc. under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703) to improve security sector accountability mechanisms in Liberia. Specifically, the award will support improving complaints and commendations systems and processes for the Liberia National Police, Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency, and Liberia Immigration Service in order to increase...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to CRDF Global to establish a foundational weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism investigations capability for Bangladesh's Anti-Terrorism Unit and related stakeholders. Under the Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033), CRDF Global will deliver technical assistance, training, and equipment from September 30, 2022 through March 29, 2024 to strengthen Bangladesh's...