Protect American Commercial Investments in Pakistan through Advanced Tactical Response to Terrorist Incidents
Closed Posted
- 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 seeking qualified applicants through a cooperative agreement to strengthen Pakistan's law enforcement counterterrorism capabilities in Balochistan Province, with a focus on protecting American commercial interests in critical mineral resources. The program will deliver technical assistance and potentially complementary equipment to help Pakistani law enforcement identify, disrupt, and deter terrorist organizations including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-K, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Key objectives include building sustainable Pakistani institutional capacity to independently manage counterterrorism operations and reducing Pakistan's long-term dependency on U.S. taxpayer resources, with all activities emphasizing Pakistani ownership and graduation to self-sufficiency. The program is designed to support critical infrastructure protection while advancing American national security and economic competitiveness by securing reliable access to strategic minerals essential for defense manufacturing and technological advancement. Applicants must demonstrate expertise in counterterrorism capacity-building, law enforcement training, and security sector development. The funding opportunity was posted on April 10, 2026, with a submission deadline of June 8, 2026.
Based on the Global Counterterrorism Programs framework (CFDA 19.701), awards under this opportunity typically range from $500,000 to $7 million with performance periods of 12 to 36 months. The program will be implemented in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, with activities focused on building long-term Pakistani law enforcement capabilities for independent counterterrorism operations. Successful applicants should be prepared to work collaboratively with Pakistani government institutions and demonstrate capacity to deliver measurable results that reduce terrorist threats to American economic and security interests in the region.
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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