Project Grant SLMAQM18GR2282

The Center for Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (The) received a $987,654 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs to conduct research on the political economy of Sudan. The research will support economic reform as part of Sudan's democratic transition, in line with the goals of the State Department's South Sudan and Sudan Assistance Program (CFDA 19.223). This program aims to advance peace and stability in Sudan and South Sudan through political and economic...

The Department of State Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations awarded Conflict Dynamics International Inc. a $1,975,000 cooperative agreement to provide political dialogue process facilitators with expertise to successfully facilitate the process in Sudan. This award falls under the Conflict and Stabilization Operations federal grant program (CFDA 19.121), which aims to strengthen U.S. national security by breaking cycles of violent conflict and supporting stabilization of strategic...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will provide $200,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global of Arlington, Virginia to deliver a workshop in South Africa from August 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The workshop aims to highlight the importance of a robust security culture and structured employee engagement as foundations for an effective insider threat mitigation program. This award is being made through the Department of State's...

The Conflict Sensitivity Facility (CSF) Activity will provide $3.4 million in support through September 2024 to integrate conflict sensitivity principles and methods into development strategies, policies, programs and practices of aid actors and partners in Sudan. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development through the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program, Saferworld USA Inc. will deliver analysis and knowledge products, targeted capacity building, and convening and...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $1,150,000 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, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, will build investigative and prosecutorial capacity in the following EXBS partner countries: Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mexico, and Indonesia. The funding will support UNODC's...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Sincerus Global Solutions Inc. a $585,929 cooperative agreement under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. The award will support strengthening counter-improvised explosive device (IED) training and operational capabilities through self-assessment tools and instructor and curriculum development in Tanzania from September 2021 through August 2023. As part of its mission to enhance...

The Department of State Bureau of Political Military Affairs awarded a $3.5 million Project Grant to Immap Inc. from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024 under the Weapons Removal and Abatement program (CFDA 19.800). The grant will support Immap's efforts to reduce threats to civilian security in Iraq by removing and abating at-risk, illicitly proliferated, and indiscriminately used conventional weapons through August 2024. The Weapons Removal and Abatement program aims to lessen dangers...

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 $789,164.00 to strengthen strategic trade control laws, regulations, and mechanisms to protect sensitive technologies, address supply chain vulnerabilities, and prevent diversion of sensitive goods by malicious actors. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29,...

This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will fund an awareness raising campaign in Indonesia related to lithium-ion batteries. The $446,943 award will support outreach to mining, foreign trade, and customs authorities from September 2022 through September 2024. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York will undertake the project on behalf of the State University of New York at Albany. The campaign...

This $300,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs under the Weapons Removal and Abatement program (CFDA 19.800), supports the Foundation for the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (a Swiss non-profit educational institution) in delivering expert research, analysis, and policy support related to international security, weapons proliferation, and conflict resolution. The funding, which runs from...