ClosedOpportunity SFOP0008399

Global Biological Threat Reduction and Border Security

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation · Department of State

At a glance

Global Biological Threat Reduction and Border Security is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation (Department of State). The application deadline was November 22, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $750K – $8.5M, with about 4 awards expected and $8.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.224 (Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund).

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

Key facts

Oct 12, 2021Posted
Nov 22, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Oct 12, 2021
Close date: Nov 22, 2021
Award floor: $750,000
Award ceiling: $8,500,000
Est. total funding: $8,500,000
Expected awards: 4
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Public International Organizations

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.

ISN/NDF’s program on global biological threat reduction and improving border security to prevent the proliferation of high consequence pathogens seeks to strengthen the ability of foreign entities in the human and animal health, law enforcement, and border security sectors to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks of accidental, natural, or deliberate origin to mitigate the threat of high consequence pathogens. This program will aim to: improve safe and secure pathogen detection capabilities at the laboratory and network level; improve biosafety and biosecurity infrastructure and practices in laboratories and medical facilities that may encounter or work with high consequence pathogens; and promote and improve multisectoral coordination across animal and human health, law enforcement, and border security sectors for efficient prevention, detection, and response to biological incidents. ISN/NDF will specifically focus on countries and regions with high levels of endemic high consequence pathogens, demonstrated ability or interest from nonstate or state actor threats in using biological agents, and biological infrastructure that may be of interest to nefarious actors.

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?

19.224Nonproliferation and Disarmament FundProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 19.224

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$1M

FY25

—

FY26

$128K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.224. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 19.224

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 37 grant awards had funding actions under Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, with 10 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$2M
THE WHITE HELMETS$1.61M
ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS$1.6M
THE RAND CORPORATION$1.4M
ENGINEERING BIOLOGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM$1000K

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

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Global Biological Threat Reduction and Border Security”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Global Biological Threat Reduction and Border Security”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $750k – $8.5m, total estimated program funding is $8,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 4 awards.

How do I apply for “Global Biological Threat Reduction and Border Security”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0008399), 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