Project Grant HDTRA12310016
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a $1,285,836.42 Project Grant to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), operating as the Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS), under the federal Training and Support - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CFDA 12.501) program. The grant, effective from June 2024 to June 2029, supports the development of OPCW's forensics and attribution capabilities for chemical weapons investigations. As an international non-profit...
- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $1,970,774 Project Grant under the Office of the Biological Policy Staff (CFDA 19.334) program to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports UNODA's efforts to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention and operationalize the UN Secretary-General's mechanism for investigating alleged use of chemical and...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency awarded a $2.49 million project grant to the Lepl State Laboratory Of Agriculture in Armenia to support complex epidemiological survey and control of foot and mouth disease in Armenia and Georgia from September 2022 through September 2025. The grant is being used under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program (CFDA 12.351) to advance fundamental knowledge and understanding of sciences supporting the advancement of combating...
- This $2,999,502 Project Grant awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program (CFDA 12.351) supports a comprehensive effort by Texas A&M AgriLife Research to prevent, detect, and control brucellosis in Armenia. The 3-year project, commencing in March 2024, will leverage AgriLife Research's expertise in agriculture, natural resources, and public health to deliver innovative solutions addressing this zoonotic...
- The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health in Georgia received a $1,237,600 Project Grant award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction federal grant program (CFDA 12.351). The award, issued on August 1, 2022 for completion by August 10, 2025, will support epidemiologic and molecular characterization of Francisella tularensis bacteria in Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The grant funding will enable...
- This $688,989 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (CFDA 19.224) is intended to enhance Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) membership and implementation in the African region. The awardee, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), will provide technical cooperation, capacity building, and advisory services to governments in Africa to strengthen...
- The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Epipointe LLC a $194,664 cooperative agreement under the Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033) to strengthen detection of high consequence pathogens through innovative training networks of women veterinarians in India from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The Global Threat Reduction program supports reducing biological threats, and this award will train women veterinarians in India to detect...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a $465,000 Project Grant under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CFDA 12.351) program to the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. The grant, awarded on Sep 29, 2023, supports an epidemiologic and molecular characterization study of Francisella tularensis, a potential biological threat agent, in the countries of the Black Sea region (Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine). The project will be carried out...
- The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $5,897,527 project grant to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs to enhance membership and implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention in the African region. The grant was awarded on March 15, 2023 under the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund program and will support related work through June 30, 2026. As indicated in the program description, the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CFDA 12.351) program to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) on February 5, 2025. The grant supports research to "UTILIZING COMPLEMENTARY PROTEOMIC APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY CONSERVED HOST RESPONSES DURING INFECTION OF EMERGING VIRUSES" with a completion date of February 4, 2030. The University of New Mexico was...
The Office International DES Epizooties (OIE) received a $594,762 project grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the World Organization for Animal Health's first global conference on emergency management. The conference aims to stimulate collaborative efforts for combating weapons of mass destruction, as outlined under the Training and Support – Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program (CFDA 12.501). The OIE will use the grant funding to deliver the conference in France from March 1 to December 31, 2023, bringing together international experts to develop solutions for emergency preparedness and response related to animal diseases that could potentially be used as biological weapons. The grant's focus on stimulating multilateral cooperation aligns with the program's goal of supporting collaborative training initiatives to counter weapons of mass destruction threats.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $594.8k | 2/28/23 |