Project Grant BEG002913

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will provide $920,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global to support the Export Control and Related Border Security Program. The two-year award will fund the ongoing International Border Guard Training Program, which jointly trains key border security personnel from Iraq and Jordan. The program curriculum focuses on building the skills necessary to effectively secure national borders between official...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Nu Borders LLC $424,563 under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (CFDA 19.901) cooperative agreement to prevent evasion of sectoral sanctions and illicit financing, as well as prevent physical and virtual aggression in the maritime domain in Litvanya from September 10, 2021 through September 29, 2023. As part of the EXBS Program's mission to enhance export controls and secure borders...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Compliance & Capacity Skills International LLC a $360,448 cooperative agreement under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (CFDA 19.901). The agreement supports efforts to prevent Iran from providing weapons and technology to proxy groups through enhancing Algeria's capabilities to prevent proliferation of missile components and increasing its border security capabilities....

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Nu Borders LLC $802,497 under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (CFDA 19.901) cooperative agreement to develop an open-source, searchable database of state-linked Chinese entities involved in procurement and theft of sensitive technologies from December 10, 2021 through December 29, 2023. The EXBS Program aims to enhance export controls and border security, and this award will support...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823), provides $2,000,000 to the Customs & Quarantine Agency in Guam for planning and design activities related to the future construction of a Customs Satellite Inspection Holding and Secured Sterile Facility Area. The project aims to enhance containment and isolation of invasive species or biosecurity threats, and will serve as a...

The $24 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs will fund projects to strengthen labor law compliance in Mexico through 2027. The award will support training for federal and state labor inspectors in Mexico to improve enforcement of labor laws, particularly in priority sectors covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. It will also enhance strategic planning and administration of inspections. Outcomes include improved...

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded $642k under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (CFDA 19.901) cooperative agreement to Middlebury College to provide legislative assistance and a series of due diligence and enforcement best practices workshops to support port state control, customs, and other maritime enforcement authorities in Indonesia from September 2021 through August 2023. The EXBS Program aims to enhance export...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $1,125,561 Project Grant under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901) to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The grant provides training, software, and equipment to enhance partner countries' capabilities to target high-risk shipments that may contain weapons of mass destruction-related materials, conventional arms, or other contraband of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Export Control Cooperation (CFDA 19.901 - Export Control and Related Border Security Program), provides $789,164.00 to strengthen strategic trade control systems, legal/regulatory frameworks, and border security capabilities to prevent the proliferation of sensitive technologies and goods. The award will support capacity building, technical assistance, and...

The Henry L. Stimson Center (the Awardee) will receive $200,000 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation on September 30, 2022 to complete the project by September 30, 2024. Under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program, the Awardee will research worldwide foreign direct investment regulations and implementation trends, develop a better understanding of the interplay between investment screening and...