Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006660
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, offered a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Countering Efforts to Exploit Sensitive Technologies and Strategic Assets" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0006660). The program was structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means applicants would be expected to work closely with the U.S. government during implementation, with ongoing coordination, substantial involvement, and agreed-upon objectives rather than operating entirely independently.
The central purpose of the opportunity was to help partner nations close gaps that malign state actors could exploit to gain access to sensitive technologies, strategic assets, or critical capabilities. The focus was not only on stopping illegal transfers, but also on strengthening the institutional systems that prevent exploitation in the first place. In practical terms, the grant was aimed at improving how partner governments design, administer, and enforce export controls; how they screen and manage foreign investment that could pose national security risks; how they protect critical infrastructure from foreign interference or acquisition; and how their customs and border security organizations detect, interdict, and investigate illicit or high-risk shipments and activities.
The opportunity sat under CFDA 19.901 and was categorized under an "Other" funding activity classification, indicating it did not neatly fit a single standard program category and instead covered cross-cutting security and nonproliferation capacity-building work. While the source text does not list specific project examples, the stated objectives typically align with assistance such as developing or modernizing legal and regulatory frameworks, creating or upgrading licensing and compliance processes, improving interagency coordination, training officials in risk assessment and targeting, strengthening enforcement and investigative capacity, and supporting the operational tools and procedures that enable customs and border agencies to identify sensitive goods and suspicious transactions.
Funding details show an award ceiling of $3,500,000 per award, with an expectation of approximately five awards. The opportunity was posted on March 19, 2020, with an original application deadline of May 20, 2020. Eligibility was described broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced elsewhere in the full notice, which commonly signals that the competition may have been open to a range of non-federal entities such as nonprofits, NGOs, research organizations, or other qualified implementers depending on the specific criteria in the complete announcement.
Overall, this grant opportunity was designed as a targeted capacity-building effort to reduce vulnerabilities in partner-country systems that protect sensitive technology and strategic assets, thereby limiting the ability of adversarial governments to leverage weak controls, inadequate screening, or insufficient border enforcement to advance their strategic and security objectives.Apply for SFOP0006660
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Countering Efforts to Exploit Sensitive Technologies and Strategic Assets" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.901.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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