Protecting American Commercial Investments in Pakistan
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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 seeks a cooperative agreement partner to strengthen Pakistan's law enforcement counterterrorism capabilities in Balochistan Province, where terrorist organizations including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-K, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threaten U.S. access to critical minerals essential to national security. The program will deliver technical assistance and complementary equipment to support civilian law enforcement in identifying, disrupting, and deterring terrorist networks while building sustainable Pakistani institutional capacity toward operational self-sufficiency. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, for-profit organizations, public international organizations, and governmental institutions; all must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and maintain active SAM.gov registration. Proposals will be evaluated based on program quality and feasibility (30 points), organizational capacity (20 points), program planning (15 points), monitoring and evaluation (15 points), budget (10 points), and sustainability (10 points). The application deadline is June 8, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. (Washington, D.C. time), with an anticipated program start date of September 30, 2026.
The cooperative agreement offers $5,821,410 in total available funding pending appropriations for one anticipated award under FY25/26 Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) funds. The project performance period is 24 months or less, and applications must include a proposal not exceeding 12 pages, detailed budget justification, logic model, and a performance monitoring plan with at least three CT-wide standard indicators. The program will be implemented in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, with work conducted exclusively with civilian law enforcement partners and requiring substantial Department of State involvement throughout implementation, including review and approval of training curricula, equipment lists, and personnel selections.
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 1.02.9 PMP Template & How To Guide - 2026-02-12 - GRANTS ONLY - FINAL.docx | DOCX document | |
| 1.02.8 Logic Model Template and How to Guide - 2026-02-12 - GRANTS ONLY - FINAL (1).docx | DOCX document | |
| FP - NOFO Protecting American Commercial Investments in Pakistan (upd) (4).docx | DOCX document | |
| 1.03.1 Budget Template FY25 with MTDC Calculation_Final (1).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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