CTR Wide Q &A document to be posted 1 Nov.pdf

CTR Wide Q &A document that will be posted along with the other NOFO documents every Friday until 10 Jan 2025.

Mutiple NOFOs

Q: How does CTR want implementers to submit questions that are related to all the NOFOs the process in general? Submit to one NOFO POC and flag as a general issue? Submit to multiple NOFO POCs if applying to multiple NOFOs? Submit to the budget team distro group?

A: Please send all questions to the email identified on the NOFO and the CTR Budget Team email (isn-ctr-budget@state.gov). If the question is not NOFO specific, please contact the CTR Budget Team email (isn-ctr-budget@state.gov).

Q: Is there any way that CTR would consider sending implementers the conference presentations a bit earlier than a week after the conference, given the earlier submission date this year vs. years past?

A: ISN will strive to provide the slides to attendees of the implementers conference as soon as they are available.

Q: Does CTR intend on revising the NOFOs to include a clear statement of budget caps per proposal?

A: Preferred project size may very by NOFO. CTR will review documents and update the NOFO posting if necessary.

Q: For the monitoring and evaluation section of the NOFO does this need to be filled out per project or per proposal?

A: Please refer to the NOFO for guidance on if proposal documents should proposal wide or project specific. Please include a one-page Monitoring and Evaluation Narrative per project. If you are proposing multiple projects and narrative would be the identical for all projects only submit one narrative document and identify all the projects, it applies to. For the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan/Tracker please submit one document with a unique tab for each project proposed.

Q: The NOFO says that proposals should be submitted in 14 point font, but the template is 12. Which should we use?

A: All proposals documents should be submitted in 14 point font.

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Q: Are private institutions from outside of the United States with experience in developing technological solutions in both software and hardware for companies and society eligible to participate?

A: Yes, private institutions from outside of the United States are eligible to participate. Please see the NOFO instructions posted with this announcement on the focus areas, how proposals will be reviewed, and conditions for submission.

Q: What are CTR’s NOFOs and where can they be found?

A: Here is the full listing of active CTR NOFOs posted on Grants.gov.

NOFO Title NOFO #

Build Partner Resilience to Counter Proliferator State Hybrid Threats in the Nonproliferation Arena DFOP0016984

Countering Proliferator State Advanced Conventional Weapons

Proliferation DFOP0016985

Advancing Nuclear Safety, Security, and Nonproliferation through the

FIRST Program DFOP0016986

Build Partner Capabilities to Protect Semiconductor and CHIPS

Technology DFOP0016987

Build Partner Capabilities to Protect Critical Advanced and Emerging

Technologies DFOP0016988

6 Build Partner Capabilities to Counter Global Biological Threats DFOP0016989

7 Building Partner Capacity to Counter Chemical Weapons Threats DFOP0016990

8 Countering WMD and UAS Threats in Iraq DFOP0016991

Build Partner Capabilities to Counter the Russian Federation’s

Chemical and Biological Threats DFOP0016992

10 Countering the Russian Federation’s Sanctions Evasion Activities DFOP0016993

11 Nonproliferation Scientist Engagement Program DFOP0016994

12 Countering DPRK and Iran’s WMD, UAS, and Missile Proliferation DFOP0016995

CSP NOFO (DFOP0016990)

Q: The pdf of the NOFO, states “Total Funding Ceiling: $4,000,000” and $30 million is not mentioned anywhere in the document. What is the actual amount available?

A: Please see updated NOFO Synopsis information for projected funding ceiling.

Q: If it is $30 million, is the intent to give less implementers a larger award over multiple projects? Or, is the intent to give up to $5 million for one project? Or, some combination there within.

A: Please see updated NOFO Synopsis information for projected award values.

Iraq NOFO (DFOP0016991) & BEP NOFO (DFOP0016989)

Q: We would appreciate any guidance on our eligibility to participate in this opportunity to provide medicines, aligning with our mission to support high-quality healthcare.

A: We do not focus on providing healthcare support to our partners. Please review the NOFO Objectives section for more information on our programming priorities.

Iraq NOFO (DFOP0016991)

Q: Would there be an interest in pursuing a chemical security train-the-trainer workshops for the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR), and if so, is CTR interested in in-person engagement only or would remote fellowships and/or train-the-trainer mentoring be of interest?

A: We will still be focusing on chemical security work for FY25 and hope to continue to work with the IKR in this space, so proposals on this LOE are encouraged. Remote fellowship or mentoring programs are not a top priority for

CTR this year, but will certainly be considered as part of a larger project to ensure sustainability if it meets the NOFO objectives.

Protect Critical Advanced and Emerging Technologies NOFO (DFOP0016988)

Build Partner Capabilities to Counter Global Biological Threats [BEP] NOFO

(DFOP0016989)

Build Partner Capabilities to Counter the Russian Federation’s Chemical and

Biological Threats NOFO (DFOP0016992)