Project Grant SPMWRA21GR3037

The Department of State Bureau of Political Military Affairs awarded $606,930 under the Weapons Removal and Abatement program (CFDA 19.800) to The Halo Trust (Usa), Inc. for humanitarian mine clearance activities in the West Bank. As the prime awardee, Halo Trust will implement the project from September 30, 2021 through October 31, 2022. A subaward of $606,930 was also provided to The Halo Trust to conduct the on-the-ground mine clearance work, reducing threats to civilian security from convention weapons. The Weapons Removal and Abatement program aims to lessen dangers posed by at-risk, illicitly proliferated, and indiscriminately used arms through activities such as mine clearance.