ClosedDeadline extended (was Aug 2, 2024)Opportunity DFOP0016632

Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs - FALCON

Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy · Department of State

At a glance

Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs - FALCON is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (Department of State). The application deadline was August 9, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $990K – $10M, with about 2 awards expected and $10M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and for-profit organizations (not small businesses). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.665 (Cyberspace and Digital Policy).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jun 3, 2024Posted
Aug 9, 2024Application deadline

Posted: Jun 3, 2024
Close date: Aug 9, 2024
Award floor: $990,000
Award ceiling: $10,000,000
Est. total funding: $10,000,000
Original deadline (extended): Aug 2, 2024
Expected awards: 2
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

501(c)(3) nonprofits
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

CDP’s Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs FALCON project is intended to establish and maintain a reservoir of primarily commercial cybersecurity and technology capabilities that CDP can draw upon in short order and in a wide variety of situations to support U.S. allies and partners to effectively prevent, respond to, mitigate, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. The objective of the project is to support partner governments, their subordinate agencies and critical infrastructure operators and partners in their efforts to identify, prevent, respond to, mitigate and recover from cybersecurity incidents.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

19.665Cyberspace and Digital PolicyProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 19.665

Historical data · not a prediction

FY21

$2.97M

FY22

$16M est.

FY23

$30M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.665. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 19.665

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 21 grant awards had funding actions under Cyberspace and Digital Policy, with 1 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

U.S. CIVILIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION$17.2M
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$10M
APTELECOM LLC$10M
CQR INC.$3.93M
FPF EDUCATION AND INNOVATION FOUNDATION$3.25M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
DCCP-Info@state.gov
202-890-9795

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs - FALCON”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits and For-profit organizations (not small businesses). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs - FALCON”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $990k – $10m, total estimated program funding is $10,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 2 awards.

How do I apply for “Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs - FALCON”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity DFOP0016632), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 19.040