Fellowship for Afghan Chemical and Biological Experts in Support of U.S. Security and Nonproliferation Projects
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- SFOP0009255
- Agency
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International Security and Nonproliferation
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $800,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This grant opportunity from the Department of State's Office of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund seeks to award grants to support one-year fellowships for up to five former Afghan government employees or academics in the chemical and biological fields. The fellowships aim to provide research, guidance, training, and other support to block terrorist access in Afghanistan to chemical and biological weapons materials and equipment. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Applications are due January 10, 2023 and will be evaluated based on the applicant's ability to meet the objectives under the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund program.
Individual fellowship awards are not specified but are intended to support research and work performed in the United States. The place of performance for awarded grants will be within the United States to utilize U.S. government resources and expertise in counterproliferation and nonproliferation to address security threats from Afghanistan.
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Office of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (NDF) seeks to award grants to an institution/institutions to support one-year fellowships for up to five (5) of the U.S. Government's former Afghan partners, who were previously employed by the Afghan government or in chemical/biological industry/academia. The fellowships will be designed to provide support (in the form of research, guidance, training, etc.) to U.S. efforts to block Afghanistan-based terrorist access via foreign suppliers to weaponizable chemical agent precursors (including rudimentary/toxic gas precursors and other classes of threat materials), biological agents (including highly infectious endemic diseases, and especially dangerous pathogen samples), and dual use equipment (including laboratory equipment or dissemination devices, such as agricultural and other sprayer systems and fermenters). Please view the documentation attached to this solicitation on SAMS Domestic for complete application instructions.
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