DFOP0018732 Questions and Answers_Iraq CFT.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document for the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) titled "Countering Iran and its Proxies through Enhanced Counterterrorist Financing" (DFOP0018732), with an application deadline of July 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM (Washington, DC).
The document addresses seven clarifications regarding proposal submission requirements and programmatic scope. Key points include: the Project Management Plan (PMP), Logic Model, and Theory of Change may be submitted as separate attachments outside the 12-page proposal limit; table text may use 10-point Times New Roman font while all other text requires 12-point Times New Roman; all applicants must use provided templates and cannot modify the PMP format; the title page and Summary Page are the same document; applicants may organize activities flexibly but must address all four CT Program Outcomes; security arrangements for staff operating in Iraq are allowable costs and will be evaluated contextually; and implementers cannot support institutions controlled by U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations but should consult the Central Bank of Iraq's website for current bank status information. Applicants must include risk assessments with mitigation plans to prevent material support to any U.S. designated entities.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: Countering Iran and its Proxies through
Enhanced Counterterrorist Financing
Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: DFOP0018732
Deadline for Applications: 07 17, 2026, 5:00 PM (Washington, DC)
Question 1: Can the logic model and PMP be submitted as separate attachments that do not count toward the 12-page proposal?
Answer 1: The PMP, Logic Model, and Theory of Change can be submitted as separate attachments that do not count towards the proposal’s 12-page limit.
Question 2: If the logic model and PMP cannot be submitted as separate attachments, can applicants use 10-point Times New Roman for these tables?
Answer 2: Text in tables can be 10-point Times New Roman font. All other text not in graphics/tables must be in 12-point Times New Roman font per the instructions in the NOFO.
Question 3: For the PMP, can a more flexible format be used for the layout to better accommodate the detailed data requested, provided all content remains legible and professional?
Answer 3: All applicants must use provided templates.
Question 4: Can you please confirm that the "title page" mentioned on NOFO p.10 is the same as the "Summary Page"?
Answer 4: Yes, these are the same.
Question 5: Are activities required to be organized under the NOFO’s four CT
Program Outcomes? Or can applicants organize activities differently but in line with these four CT Program Outcomes?
Answer 5: Applicants can organize activities differently, but the proposals should still respond to all four outcomes.
Question 6: Can you please clarify if there are any security arrangements required for applicants to include in their plans and budgets for participants/experts/staff operating in Iraq? Are costs for personnel security allowable?
Answer 6: The selected implementer will be responsible for the security of project staff. Security arrangements are an allowable cost and will be evaluated in the context of proposed activities.
Question 7: On NOFO p. 6, Program Description in "Program Focus" instructs the program to work "exclusively" with "any applicable U.S.-aligned Iraqi financial authority." Can you please clarify which specific Iraqi institutions are considered U.S.-aligned and therefore in scope?
Answer 7: Implementers cannot support any institution controlled by a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Additionally, the Central Bank of Iraq
(CBI) is actively executing a comprehensive, multi-year plan to overhaul the nation's banking sector and integrate it into the global financial system. CBI maintains a list of banks operating in Iraq along with their status (such as restrictions accessing U.S. dollars, liquidation, etc.). Please refer to the following
CBI website links: https://cbi.iq/news/view/3135 and https://cbi.iq/page/93.
Finally, applicants are expected to ensure their risk assessments include mitigation plans to prevent material support to any U.S. designated entities in the course of their work.
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