ClosedOpportunity SFOP0008421

Countering Russian Chemical and Biological Threats

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation · Department of State

At a glance

Countering Russian Chemical and Biological Threats is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation (Department of State). The application deadline was January 31, 2022. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $500K, with about 20 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.033 (Global Threat Reduction).

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

Key facts

Posted: Oct 28, 2021
Close date: Jan 31, 2022
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 20
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following organizations are eligible to apply (both domestic and international): Not-for-profit organizations, Public and private educational institutions, For-profit organizations, and Public International Organizations

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/CTR sponsors foreign assistance activities funded by the Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) account, and focuses on mitigating weapons of mass destruction (WMD), related delivery systems, and advanced conventional weapons proliferation and security threats from proliferator states and nonstate actors.

The United States has determined that Russia is in non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, as indicated by its use of nerve agent in the poisonings of Sergei Skripal and Alexey Navalny, Russia retains an undeclared chemical weapons program. The United States has also concluded that the Russian Federation has failed to fulfill its Article II obligation to destroy or to divert to peaceful purposes and assessed that Russia maintained an offensive biological weapons program in violation of Article I of the Convention.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

19.033Global Threat ReductionProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 19.033

Historical data · not a prediction

FY19

$16.6M est.

FY20

$248M

FY21

$23.4M est.

FY22

$74M

FY23

$76.6M est.

FY24

$76.6M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.033. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Countering Russian Chemical and Biological Threats”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Countering Russian Chemical and Biological Threats”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $500k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 20 awards.

How do I apply for “Countering Russian Chemical and Biological Threats”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0008421), 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