Update to NOFO DFOP0016994.docx

The document is an Update to a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) DFOP0016994 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 for the Nonproliferation Scientist Engagement Program (NSEP), and potential applicants are advised to monitor future opportunities under CFDA 19.033.

The related federal grant opportunity focuses on supporting civilian scientists and engineers from Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and other Caucasian or Central Asian countries who are displaced or financially vulnerable due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The program aims to prevent the potential exploitation of these scientists' expertise by proliferator states or rogue actors in nuclear, biological, chemical, or missile programs. The Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033) will use cooperative agreements to provide near-term capacity-building and support, with a narrow focus on protecting sensitive scientific expertise from potential misuse that could threaten the United States and its allies.