Approves a new award for $5,000,000 for demining and UXO clearance. Please see the SOO and terms and conditions below. - cambodia

The Department of State Bureau of Political Military Affairs awarded a $5 million Cooperative Agreement to Norsk Folkehjelp on February 1, 2026, for humanitarian demining and unexploded ordnance clearance in Cambodia. The award is made under the Weapons Removal and Abatement program (CFDA 19.800), which aims to reduce threats to civilian security posed by illicit and indiscriminately used conventional weapons.

The award funds demining and UXO clearance operations across multiple Cambodian provinces through July 31, 2027. Norsk Folkehjelp, a Norwegian non-profit organization, is the recipient. The work is performed in Cambodia.

The sub-recipient, Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC), delivers three core objectives. First, CMAC releases safe land to communities through survey and clearance of cluster munition residue and UXO-contaminated areas in high-priority provinces including Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, Kratie, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, and Mondulkiri, conducts explosive ordnance and risks education sessions, and responds to EOD callouts. Second, CMAC enhances nationwide response effectiveness by conducting EOD spot tasks nationwide, deploying three bomb-cutting teams equipped with mobile bomb cutters, and developing or updating standard operating procedures for mobile bomb cutting. Third, CMAC releases safe land through survey and clearance of landmine and UXO-affected areas along the Cambodia-Thailand border and responds to community EOD callouts and risks education in those areas, with activities expandable to areas outside the border as opportunities permit.