Global Cybercrime and Cryptocurrency Assessment and Intelligence Gathering
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0019468
- Agency
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Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 to $2,196,890
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 19.705 Trans-National Crime
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Harriet Atkinson atkinsonsh@state.gov
- Dianne Murril murrildr@state.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is soliciting applications for grants addressing cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime assessment and intelligence gathering, with applications due August 31, 2026 by 11:59 PM EST.
Eligible applicants are U.S. and foreign non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and for-profit entities; Public International Organizations are excluded. All applicants must maintain active Unique Entity Identifiers and SAM.gov registrations from application through award performance. Cost share is recommended but not required and does not improve evaluation scores.
The opportunity provides $2,196,890 in total funding for 2–5 awards. Goal 1 (cybercrime landscape assessments addressing cyber intrusions, online fraud, online-facilitated drug trafficking, and digital piracy) carries award ceilings of $1,000,000 and floors of $200,000. Goal 2 (criminal misuse of cryptocurrency assessment) carries a single award ceiling of $1,700,000 and floor of $800,000. Applicants must address only one goal per application. The initial performance period is 24 months, with an estimated project start of October 2026.
Deliverables include baseline threat assessments identifying key source countries, global heat map graphics, country profiles, data gaps assessments, and ongoing situational updates with intelligence packages derived from open-source intelligence. All assessments must measure harm exclusively to U.S. persons, businesses, and critical infrastructure using mixed-methods approaches combining quantitative data analysis with qualitative research. All data and information produced must be delivered to INL in readable, searchable, accessible format unencumbered by licensing obligations.
Evaluation weights assessment against four criteria: project analysis and design (50 points), program monitoring and risk (25 points), institutional record and capacity (10 points), and cost effectiveness (15 points). The program operates under Assistance Listing 19.705 (Trans-National Crime). For-profit applicants must follow FAR Part 31 cost principles rather than 2 CFR 200 Subpart E and cannot use the de minimis indirect cost rate of 15 percent of MTDC.
Synopsis
Overview: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications addressing cybercrime and cyber-enabled crimes. Projects should focus on combating cyber intrusions, online fraud, online-facilitated drug trafficking, digital piracy, and the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency and virtual assets to carry out projects to combat cybercrime and cyber-enabled crimes harming American communities and businesses, specifically focusing on cyber intrusions, online fraud, online-facilitated drug trafficking, digital piracy, and the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency and virtual assets. These crimes represent a rapidly evolving, cross-border threat that directly undermines U.S. national and economic security and harms an estimated one in four American households according to a 2018 Gallup survey. Criminals increasingly exploit the pseudonymous and borderless nature of virtual assets to launder proceeds, evade law enforcement, and victimize Americans at scale across all of these typologies. These trends have produced large-scale financial losses and growing harm to Americans, prompting President Trump's March 2026 Executive Order to strengthen efforts against cybercrime targeting U.S. families, businesses, and critical infrastructure.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Questions and Answers-2026 DFOP0019468 NOFO.pdf | ||
| FY2026 v.1 Open-Source Templates (Grants.gov).zip | ZIP file | |
| 7-29-2026_NOFO-ACB Cybercrime FY25 (FINAL).pdf |
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