Export Control and Related Border Security
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 19.901
- Agency
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International Security and Nonproliferation
Department of State
- Grant awards
- 317 $194,746,980 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
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 International Security and Nonproliferation administers the Export Control and Related Border Security program (CFDA 19.901) to build partner-nation capacity in strategic trade controls, border security, customs enforcement, and countering proliferation finance, with the most recent grant award made January 2, 2026.
The program funds concrete capacity-building activities in partner countries: establishing and enforcing strategic trade control legal frameworks and licensing regimes; training customs and border personnel to identify and interdict weapons-of-mass-destruction-related materials, conventional arms, and dual-use technologies; maritime and land border security operations; countering proliferation finance and sanctions evasion; protecting sensitive semiconductor and intangible technology from diversion; foreign direct investment screening for national security purposes; and training on export compliance and risk assessment. Recent awards demonstrate geographic breadth spanning Africa, the Middle East, South and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Western Hemisphere, and Ukraine. The program predominantly funds Cooperative Agreements (195 awards, 62 percent) with a smaller share of Project Grants (122 awards, 38 percent). The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation is the sole funder, accounting for all 317 awards and $194.7 million in combined federal obligated dollars since 2011.
Recent award magnitudes vary substantially, ranging from under $50 thousand to $3.3 million. Representative awards include $2.19 million for seaport, airport, and land border crossing risk management and training (January 2026); $3.26 million for Container Control Program work across Indonesia, Iraq, the South and Central Asia region, and Tunisia (January 2025); and $1.6 million to build technology protection capacity in the Philippines and Vietnam for semiconductor-related intellectual property (September 2024). The program obligated $1.1 billion in combined federal and non-federal dollars across 317 awards, with minimal cost-share burden (less than $1.1 million non-federal share).
Award activity has slowed in 2025 and 2026—only one award per year—after averaging 20 awards annually from 2022 through 2024. Multiple grant opportunities posted recently include solicitations for Cooperative Agreements to impede Chinese Communist Party acquisition of advanced technologies through strategic trade controls (due August 6, 2025), build Ukraine capacity in intangible technology controls and foreign direct investment screening (due August 18, 2025 for one opportunity, closed as of April 9, 2025 for another), support border security training in Iraq and Jordan (closed March 31, 2025), establish strategic trade control frameworks in Vietnam (closed March 31, 2025), and strengthen women's participation in strategic trade and semiconductors (closed March 31, 2025).
Objective and description
- Objective
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Export Control Cooperation (ISN/ECC) administers the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. The EXBS Program Mission is to enhance U.
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Grant awards
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Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime | $58,382,519 | 30% |
| 2 | U.s. Civilian Research And Development Foundation | $29,260,244 | 15% |
| 3 | The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York | $17,034,013 | 9% |
| 4 | International Organization For Migration | $9,016,163 | 5% |
| 5 | President And Fellows Of Middlebury College | $6,491,210 | 3% |
| 6 | Wisconsin Project On Nuclear Arms Control | $6,109,804 | 3% |
| 7 | King's College London | $5,197,475 | 3% |
| 8 | University Of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | $4,566,034 | 2% |
| 9 | Conflict Armament Research LTD. | $3,482,266 | 2% |
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Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$4,315,816 |
| FY2025 | -$8,699,171 |
| FY2024 | $28,256,457 |
| FY2023 | $12,698,842 |
| FY2022 | $12,932,664 |
| FY2021 | $22,385,119 |
| FY2020 | $23,715,558 |
| FY2019 | $23,778,355 |
| FY2018 | $31,053,570 |
| FY2017 | $18,172,152 |
| FY2016 | $13,771,997 |
| FY2015 | $3,334,653 |
| FY2014 | $2,966,522 |
| FY2013 | $1,776,247 |
| FY2012 | $10,854,880 |
| FY2011 | $2,064,952 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 19.901?
Assistance Listing 19.901 is Export Control and Related Border Security, a federal grant program run by International Security and Nonproliferation (Department of State). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Export Control and Related Border Security?
Its CFDA number is 19.901: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 19.901 awarded?
317 grant awards under 19.901 have obligated $194,746,980 in federal funds to 48 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 19.901?
The recipients obligated the most under Export Control and Related Border Security are United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime ($58,382,519), U.s. Civilian Research And Development Foundation ($29,260,244) and The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York ($17,034,013).
How much did 19.901 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 19.901 obligated -$8,699,171 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 19.901?
None of the latest 38 opportunities under 19.901 is open now. The latest, Impeding MCF Through STCs, was posted on July 24, 2025.
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