Protect American Commercial Investments in Pakistan through Advanced Tactical Response to Terrorist Incidents
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- Opportunity number
- DFOP0017807
- Agency
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Bureau of Counterterrorism
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,821,410
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Cheyenne Arbogast arbogastc@state.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism is soliciting cooperative agreements to strengthen Pakistan's law enforcement counterterrorism capabilities in Balochistan Province, with focus on protecting American commercial interests in critical minerals essential to national security and economic competitiveness. The program seeks to build sustainable Pakistani institutional capacity to independently identify, disrupt, and deter terrorist networks including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-K, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through technical assistance and potential equipment provision for critical infrastructure protection. Applicants must demonstrate expertise in counterterrorism capacity-building, law enforcement training, and security operations, with proposals emphasizing Pakistani ownership and graduation to self-sufficiency to reduce long-term U.S. taxpayer dependency. The evaluation will prioritize applications that deliver concrete returns for American taxpayers by safeguarding U.S. commercial access to strategic resources while addressing regional stability threats. The deadline for proposal submission is June 8, 2026.
Awards under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701) typically range from $500,000 to $7 million with performance periods of 12 to 36 months. Activities will focus on Balochistan Province, Pakistan, where terrorist organizations pose persistent threats to critical mineral extraction and export infrastructure vital to American defense and economic interests. Previous grant awards have supported diverse counterterrorism initiatives including law enforcement training, forensic capabilities development, border security enhancement, and institutional capacity-building in regions across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Synopsis
The Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) announces this funding opportunity to protect American economic and security interests by supporting Pakistan's law enforcement counterterrorism abilities in Balochistan Province. This program should deliver concrete returns for American taxpayers by safeguarding U.S. commercial access to critical minerals essential to technological advancement, defense manufacturing, and economic competitiveness. Balochistan Province contains significant deposits of critical minerals essential to American national security and economic prosperity. The 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) emphasizes "economic security is fundamental to national security" and calls for securing "independent and reliable access to the goods we need to defend ourselves and preserve our way of life." Terrorist organizations operating in Balochistan, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-K, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), pose persistent threats to regional stability that directly threaten American access to these strategic resources. This program should be designed to reduce Pakistan's long-term dependency on U.S. taxpayer resources by building sustainable Pakistani law enforcement capabilities to independently identify, disrupt, and deter terrorist networks. Through protection of critical infrastructure technical assistance and potential complementary equipment provision, the program should enable Pakistan to assume greater responsibility for counterterrorism operations in Balochistan without ongoing U.S. support. All activities must emphasize Pakistani ownership, institutional capability, and graduation to self-sufficiency.
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