Soft Target Program for Overseas Schools
Active
- Assistance listing
- 19.024
- Agency
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Department of State
- Grant awards
- 43 $4,493,244 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Overseas Schools Security Grant Program (OSSGP)
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 19-0535-0-0-000
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations funds physical security upgrades at overseas schools with U.S. State Department dependents in attendance under Assistance Listing 19.024, with the most recent grant awards made in September 2022.
Activity has been sporadic but concentrated. The program disbursed 43 Project Grants totaling $4.5 million between June 2011 and September 2022. Award volume spiked in 2022 with 23 grants, compared to four grants in 2017, one in 2020, one in 2013, and five in 2012. The last award was over four years ago, indicating the program has not issued grants recently.
Grant scope is narrowly defined: funding implements physical and technical security improvements at eligible overseas schools to deter or lessen the impact of terrorism and violent crime. School officials work with Regional Security Officers who assess threats and vulnerabilities, prepare formal recommendations with cost estimates, and submit them for joint review by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. The program funds the implementation of those approved recommendations. Normal performance periods run 12 to 18 months, with extensions available if necessary.
The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations accounts for 25 of 43 awards and $3.2 million in federal obligations; the Department of State accounts for the remaining 18 awards and $1.3 million. All assistance is Project Grant. Award sizes range widely: recent 2022 grants ranged from $6 thousand (International Academy of Suriname) to $572.3 thousand (Surabaya Intercultural School), with a median around $100 thousand to $250 thousand. Recipients must maintain financial records for three years.
Recent representative awards include $309.5 thousand to the American International School of Mozambique for security upgrades, $572.3 thousand to Surabaya Intercultural School, and $281.3 thousand to American Community School Amman, all awarded in 2022.
The source contains no information about currently open grant opportunities or posted solicitations.
Objective and description
- Objective
Improve physical security of overseas schools to deter or lessen the impact of terrorism and/or violent crime.
- Description
The Overseas Schools Security Grant Program (OSSGP) provides grants to eligible overseas schools to enhance the physical and technical security of the facility. To be eligible for an OSSGP grant, the school must have at least one U.S. Department of State dependent in attendance.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Eligible overseas schools with U.S. Department of State dependents in attendance.
- Uses of assistance
To fund the implementation of physical security upgrades at eligible overseas schools.
- Use restrictions
The funding award may only be used for approved security upgrades, which will be detailed in the award package.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Normal grant performance period is 12 - 18 months. Extensions can be granted if determined to be necessary by the Program Office in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.
How to apply
- Award procedure
Regional Security Officers meet with school officials to discuss threats, vulnerabilities, and possible remedial action. RSOs prepare and send an official cable outlining recommendations, rationale, budgetary cost estimates, and school specific data. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, along with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations jointly review the funding request to verify that it meets the program criteria, that the recommendations are prudent, and that the cost estimates are reasonable.
- Renewals
Grantees can request an extension before the period of performance end date.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 43 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | -$10,000 |
| FY2022 | $3,126,600 |
| FY2020 | $30,070 |
| FY2017 | $212,774 |
| FY2014 | $114,500 |
| FY2012 | $689,600 |
| FY2011 | $329,700 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 19.024?
Assistance Listing 19.024 is Soft Target Program for Overseas Schools, a federal grant program run by Department of State.
What is the CFDA number for Soft Target Program for Overseas Schools?
Its CFDA number is 19.024: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 19.024 awarded?
43 grant awards under 19.024 have obligated $4,493,244 in federal funds to 1 recipient.
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