New award obligating $6,000,000 to conduct UXO survey and clearance in the solomon islands. See terms and conditions and statement of objectives below

The Department of State Bureau of Political Military Affairs awarded $6 million in a cooperative agreement to The Halo Trust USA, Inc., effective July 1, 2026, to conduct unexploded ordnance survey and clearance operations in the Solomon Islands through April 1, 2030. The award supports the Weapons Removal and Abatement program (CFDA 19.800), which reduces threats to civilian security posed by conventional weapons and explosive remnants of war. The Halo Trust USA, a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit specializing in humanitarian mine action and explosive ordnance disposal, implements the award through subawards to its parent organization, The Halo Trust, which conducts on-the-ground demining and weapons removal operations. The full obligated amount of $6 million is available during the four-year performance period in the Solomon Islands, with any unexpended funds to be returned to the Department of State at project completion.