Building Partner Capacity to Counter Chemical Weapons Threats
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0016990
- Agency
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International Security and Nonproliferation
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $500,000 to $4,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 19.033 Global Threat Reduction
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation is seeking applicants for the "Building Partner Capacity to Counter Chemical Weapons Threats" cooperative agreement under the Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033). This opportunity aims to address the increasing use of chemical weapons by proliferator states and the growing accessibility of chemical weapons knowledge and production capabilities, including challenges posed by emerging technologies like generative AI. Key requirements include identifying and disrupting the transfer of chemical precursors, reinforcing global norms against chemical weapons, enhancing global efforts to deter and respond to chemical weapons use, and preventing non-state actor attacks. Applicants must demonstrate experience in nonproliferation objectives and may include plans for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
The total funding ceiling is $4 million, with an anticipated seven awards of 15 months each. Eligible applicants include domestic and foreign non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and international organizations. Proposals are due by January 17, 2025, and the anticipated period of performance is from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.
Synopsis
The recent and increasing use of Chemical Weapons (CW) agents by proliferator states continues to erode the norm against CW use and poses a direct challenge to global nonproliferation efforts. Proliferator states are engaged in research and development efforts involving non-traditional agents (NTAs), Pharmaceutical-Based Agents (PBAs), and other novel agents that pose significant challenges to detection, identification, and attribution should they be used in CW attacks. The increasing pace of innovation in, and decentralization of, CW-relevant scientific fields, in combination with emerging technological tools, including generative AI and machine learning, makes the knowledge of how to produce CW more accessible to a wider range of actors. States and terrorist groups alike may recognize the increasingly lower barrier to entry for CW capabilities as an opportunity they can exploit.
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