Update to NOFO DFOP0016986.docx

This document is an Update to a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) DFOP0016986 from the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN/CTR). The update indicates that no awards will be issued under the current solicitation, advising potential applicants to monitor future opportunities under CFDA 19.033.

The related federal grant opportunity is the FIRST Program, which provides technical capacity-building support for nuclear energy infrastructure development in potential and current nuclear energy countries. The program focuses on enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation to support secure, safe, and proliferation-resistant deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced reactor designs, aligned with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear energy infrastructure development milestones. The Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033) aims to reduce threats from terrorist organizations and states of concern through comprehensive nonproliferation efforts across biological, chemical, nuclear, and conventional weapons domains.