Task Force for Business & Stability Operations
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 12.597
- Agency
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Office of the Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
- Grant awards
- 7 $4,623,641 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Sponsored organization
- Profit organization
- Other public institution/organization
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Small business (less than 500 employees)
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Government - General
- Other private institutions/organizations
- Non-Government - General
- Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
- Beneficiaries
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- Other private institution/organization
- Quasi-public nonprofit organization
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Federal
- Small business
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Office of the Secretary of Defense funded the Task Force for Business & Stability Operations (CFDA 12.597) to facilitate private investment, industrial development, banking and financial system development, agricultural diversification, and energy development in Afghanistan, with the most recent grant award issued on April 17, 2014. This program is not currently active. The seven awards on record span 2011 to early 2014, with no grant opportunities posted after October 2012 and no awards disbursed in the past 12 years. Combined federal dollars obligated total $4.6 million across the portfolio.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense was the exclusive funding source for all seven awards. The assistance mix was predominantly Project Grants (86 percent, six awards) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (14 percent, one award). Recent awards funded concrete economic-development projects in Afghanistan including a Kabul business incubator ($3.9 million, February 2014), a cashmere supply-chain initiative ($2.3 million, January 2013), gemstone-sector economic development ($1.1 million, September 2012), and conservation planning ($25 thousand, September 2012). Typical award magnitudes ranged from $25 thousand to nearly $4 million.
The most recent grant opportunity on record was posted in September 2012 for industrial zone development in Mazar-e-Sharif on a sole-source basis to Yasmin ARA LLC LTD, with a due date of October 24, 2012. That solicitation solicited a Cooperative Agreement restricted to for-profit organizations and emphasized direct economic benefit to Afghanistan including job creation and revenue generation for the Afghan government.
No grant opportunities have been posted under this program since 2012, and no awards have been obligated since April 2014. The program appears to have concluded operations aligned with the broader U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Objective and description
- Objective
The TFBSO may fund projects to facilitate private investment, industrial development, banking and financial system development, agricultural diversification and revitalization, and energy development in and with respect to Afghanistan.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Zone Development | Closed |
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPU initiative | University Of Missouri System | $500,000 | |
| Tfbso-kabul business incubator phase II | Friends Of The American University Of Afghanistan | $3,909,531 | |
| Cashmere supply chain | Colorado State University | $2,299,798 | |
| Afghanistan gemstone economic development | Partners For Sustainable Development | $1,137,748 | |
| Conservation planning | The Trust For Public Land | $25,000 | |
| Kabul american university of afghanistan building | Friends Of The American University Of Afghanistan | $5,000,000 | |
| Herat univeristy agriculture building | Texas A&M Agrilife Research | -$8,248,436 |
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends Of The American University Of Afghanistan | $8,909,531 | 193% |
| 2 | Colorado State University | $2,299,798 | 50% |
| 3 | Partners For Sustainable Development | $1,137,748 | 25% |
| 4 | University Of Missouri System | $500,000 | 11% |
| 5 | The Trust For Public Land | $25,000 | 1% |
5 of 6 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2014 | $2,159,246 |
| FY2013 | $487,299 |
| FY2012 | $1,162,748 |
| FY2011 | -$3,248,436 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 12.597?
Assistance Listing 12.597 is Task Force for Business & Stability Operations, a federal grant program run by Office of the Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Task Force for Business & Stability Operations?
Its CFDA number is 12.597: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 12.597 awarded?
7 grant awards under 12.597 have obligated $4,623,641 in federal funds to 6 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 12.597?
The recipients obligated the most under Task Force for Business & Stability Operations are Friends Of The American University Of Afghanistan ($8,909,531), Colorado State University ($2,299,798) and Partners For Sustainable Development ($1,137,748).
Are there open grant opportunities under 12.597?
No opportunity listed under 12.597 is open now. The latest, Industrial Zone Development, was posted on September 25, 2012.
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