2026 CTR Non-Proliferation Programing

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Opportunity number
DFOP0017675
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$250,000 to $10,000,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Other
Eligible applicants
Not on record

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The 2026 CTR Non-Proliferation Programming opportunity, administered by the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, seeks cooperative agreements to advance national security and foreign policy objectives through programming and training with international partners. The solicitation targets projects addressing nonproliferation threats, technology protection, sanctions enforcement, and deployment of secure small modular reactor technology across strategic regions including Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East. Eligible applicants include U.S. and foreign for-profit organizations, nonprofits, academic institutions, federally funded research centers, and public international organizations, all of which must maintain active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity Identifier. Proposals will be evaluated on seven criteria: project quality and feasibility (25 points), organizational capacity (15 points), project planning ability (15 points), financial capacity and cost effectiveness (15 points), monitoring and evaluation plans (15 points), sustainability (10 points), and cost sharing of at least $25,000 (5 points). The application deadline is March 6, 2026, with anticipated notification of award decisions by May 29, 2026.

The opportunity makes approximately $110 million available through approximately 50 awards ranging from $250,000 to $10,000,000 each across 12 distinct lines of effort addressing threats from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Projects should be completed within 12 months, with potential extensions to 24 months if strongly justified, and carry an anticipated start date of January 1, 2027. Implementation will occur across multiple international regions, with regional teams providing LOE-specific expertise in geographic areas of strategic importance to U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Synopsis

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Update #2 · Latest ·

The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) is a key component of the Department's and ACN's efforts to advance the Administration's top national security and foreign policy objectives in a cost-effective and impactful manner. CTR uses programming and training with foreign partners to advance President Trump's America First Investment Policy (NSPM-3) and America's AI Action plan by disrupting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of critical U.S. intellectual property (IP) and dual-use technologies, including AI, biotechnologies, quantum, semiconductor, and space technologies, through research security, cybersecurity and IP protection training. As the programmatic lead for the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor [SMR] Technology (FIRST) program, CTR implements Section 8(e) of EO 14299 on Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security by helping U.S. vendors deploy secure, safe U.S. SMRs to strategic regions, including Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East, to outcompete strategic competitors for decades-long partnerships, generating multi-billion dollar deals for U.S. companies and creating thousands of American jobs. CTR implements maximum pressure on Iran (NSPM-2), by training foreign partner countries to implement U.S. sanctions on Iran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, and disrupts proliferation networks tied to the CCP, DPRK, and Russia that undermine U.S. interests.

Update #1 ·

The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) is a key component of the Department's and ACN's efforts to advance the Administration's top national security and foreign policy objectives in a cost-effective and impactful manner. CTR uses programming and training with foreign partners to advance President Trump's America First Investment Policy (NSPM-3) and America's AI Action plan by disrupting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of critical U.S. intellectual property (IP) and dual-use technologies, including AI, biotechnologies, quantum, semiconductor, and space technologies, through research security, cybersecurity and IP protection training. As the programmatic lead for the Foundational Infrastructure for the Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor [SMR] Technology (FIRST) program, CTR implements Section 8(e) of EO 14299 on Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security by helping U.S. vendors deploy secure, safe U.S. SMRs to strategic regions, including Latin America, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East, to outcompete strategic competitors for decades-long partnerships, generating multi-billion dollar deals for U.S. companies and creating thousands of American jobs. CTR implements maximum pressure on Iran (NSPM-2), by training foreign partner countries to implement U.S. sanctions on Iran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, and disrupts proliferation networks tied to the CCP, DPRK, and Russia that undermine U.S. interests.

Files

File Type Posted
FY26 All CTR Non-Proliferation Programing NOFO Q&A - 260130.docx DOCX document
2026 ACN_CTR NOFO Q&A final - posted 260302.docx DOCX document
2026 ACN_CTR NOFO Q&A - Posted 6 Feb.docx DOCX document
2026 ACN_CTR NOFO Q&A - Posted 13 Feb.docx DOCX document
FY26 All CTR Non-Proliferation Programing NOFO Q&A - 260220.docx DOCX document
2026 ACN_CTR NOFO Q&A - Posted 27 Feb.docx DOCX document
FY26 All CTR Non-Proliferation Programing NOFO Q&A - 260123.docx DOCX document
FY26 CTR Consolidated Project List.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Monitoring Indicator Table Sample.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
FY 2026 Budget Template 251218.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
FY26 CTR Project Narrative Template 251218.docx DOCX document
FY26 CTR Project Narrative Template 251218.docx DOCX document
FY26 All CTR Non-Proliferation Programing NOFO.docx DOCX document
FY26 All CTR Non-Proliferation Programing NOFO - 260206.docx DOCX document
FY26 All CTR Non-Proliferation Programing NOFO - 260123.docx DOCX document
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