Ukraine Capacity Development in Intangible Technology Controls

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Opportunity number
DFOP0017116
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$100,000 to $345,337

Opportunity facts

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Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Other
Eligible applicants
Not on record
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Paragraph 1:

This Federal Grant Opportunity, issued by the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, seeks to enhance Ukraine's capabilities in intangible technology control. The key objectives include supporting awareness initiatives for relevant stakeholders, developing industry and academic guidelines for safeguarding intangible technologies, strengthening the Ukrainian government's assessment of end-users and risks, establishing interagency control mechanisms, training enforcement agencies on investigation techniques, and conducting outreach to approximately 60 research and development entities and emerging defense industries on technology safeguarding requirements. Proposals will be evaluated based on their ability to effectively address these critical areas. The opportunity has a submission deadline of April 9, 2025.

Paragraph 2:

This cooperative agreement opportunity falls under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program, which aims to prevent the proliferation of sensitive materials and technologies globally. While specific award values are not provided, the EXBS program has historically offered funding ranging from $200,000 to $13,310,000 for projects spanning two to three-year performance periods. The work under this opportunity is expected to be carried out primarily in Ukraine to develop the country's independent capabilities in regulating sensitive technology transfers and detecting illicit proliferation activities.

Synopsis

To enhance Ukraine's capabilities in the following areas: Support awareness raising on issues for ITT relevant stakeholders, to include academia, researchers, producers of technology; Support updating /development of industry and academic guidelines for safeguarding ITTs; Support enhancing Government of Ukraine capabilities to perform assessment of end uses, end users and risks related to ITTs; Support enhancing / development of sustainable interagency mechanisms for effective controls and enforcement; Support awareness raising among administrative and criminal enforcement agencies on best investigative techniques and practices related to ITT violations; Support initial outreach engagement(s) to a core group of up to 60 research and development entities and emerging defense industries on STC requirements related to ITT and beyond, technology safeguarding, compliance and due diligence practices.

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