Countering Chinese and Russian Proliferation of Advanced Conventional Weapons
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0017236
- Agency
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International Security and Nonproliferation
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $6,500,000
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
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN/CTR) is seeking proposals to counter Chinese and Russian proliferation of advanced conventional weapons (ACW) through the Global Threat Reduction program. The grant opportunity aims to disrupt weapons procurement networks, address strategic defense dependencies, and counter malign activities of private military companies. Eligible applicants include U.S. and foreign for-profit organizations, non-profits, educational institutions, and public international organizations. Proposals will be evaluated on project quality, organizational capacity, project planning, financial effectiveness, and monitoring/evaluation capabilities. Applications are due by July 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT, with an anticipated project start date of January 1, 2026.
The funding opportunity will award approximately 10 grants ranging from $250,000 to $6,500,000, with a total available funding pool of $17,000,000. The performance period for projects is 12-24 months, with a preference for completion within 15 months. Priority regions include East Asia Pacific, Near Eastern, South and Central Asian, and Western Hemisphere territories. Proposed activities should focus on developing open-source reports, conducting technical engagements, and organizing workshops to identify and disrupt advanced weapons proliferation networks. No profit can be earned on the award, and organizations can submit multiple severable projects for consideration.
Synopsis
Proliferator states, such as Russia and China, increasingly use the sale of their advanced conventional weapons (ACW) systems as a means to obtain financial resources, exert malign influence, and create strategic defense dependencies. At the same time, countries with existing ACW contracts are seeing these systems operate in Ukraine, as well as experiencing the impact of manufacturing and supply shortages. To adapt to the sanctions against them, Russia has been forced to turn to China to supply the materials, technology, and logistics for their defense industrial base for critical high priority items, creating close networks of collaboration.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| CTR NOFO Q&A - 6 June.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - For teams to added to - posted 27 June.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - Final posted 28 July.pdf | ||
| CTR NOFO Q&A - Posted 20 June 2025.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - posted 8 July.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - Posted 18 July 2025.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - 13 June 2025.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - posted 11 July.docx | DOCX document | |
| CTR NOFO Q&A - posted 25 July.docx | DOCX document | |
| Monitoring Indicator Table Sample.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Monitoring Indicator Table Sample.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| FY25 CTR Project Narrative Template 250401.docx | DOCX document | |
| FY25 CTR Project Narrative Template 250708.docx | DOCX document | |
| FY25 CTR Consolidated Project List.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| FY 2025 Budget Template 241004.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| ACW NOFO DFOP0017236 - 6 June 2025.docx | DOCX document | |
| ACW NOFO DFOP0017236 - 30 May 2025.docx | DOCX document |
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