Countering the People's Republic of China Military Civil Fusion (MCF) Strategy and Balancing Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies with WMD Applications

The summary for the Countering the People's Republic of China Military Civil Fusion (MCF) Strategy and Balancing Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies with WMD Applications grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of International Security Nonproliferation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Countering the People's Republic of China Military Civil Fusion (MCF) Strategy and Balancing Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies with WMD Applications: The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), part of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN), sponsors foreign assistance activities funded by the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 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 non-state actors. This NOFO covers four ISN/CTR lines of effort: 1. Countering the People's Republic of China's (PRC) efforts to licitly and illicitly transfer WMD-applicable advanced and converging technologies to its military as part of its Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) strategy. 2. Countering misuse of emerging technologies with potential WMD and WMD-related delivery systems applications by state and non-State actors, and leveraging emerging technologies to safeguard WMD-related data and materials. 3. Enhancing the capacity of higher education institutions outside the United States to prevent the transfer of sensitive WMD and military-applicable technology to the PRC as part of its MCF strategy. An underlying aim of all of ISN/CTR's efforts is long-term sustainability to maximize programmatic impact while minimizing the need for foreign partners to rely on outside financial or technical assistance.

Federal Grant Title:	Countering the People's Republic of China Military Civil Fusion (MCF) Strategy and Balancing Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies with WMD Applications
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of International Security Nonproliferation (DOS-ISN)
Grant Categories:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SFOP0008433
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	19.033
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	January 31st, 2022
Original Application Deadline:	January 31st, 2022
Posted Date:	October 28th, 2021
Creation Date:	October 28th, 2021
Archive Date:	January 14th, 2022
Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:	25
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	November 2nd, 2021

Category Explanation: Nonproliferation
Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Link to Opportunity in SAMS Domestic
Grant Announcement Contact: [email protected]
Similar Government Grants: • FY24 Cooperative Threat Reduction Metrics Project; • Evaluation of Cooperative Threat Reduction Programming for Sanctions; • Global Biosecurity Engagement Activities; • Global Engagements to Counter the Misuse of Advanced and Emerging Technologies; • FY24 Protecting Semiconductor and CHIPS Technology; • Global Chemical Security Engagement Activities; • Global Nuclear Security Engagement Activities
More Grants from the Bureau of International Security Nonproliferation: • Mitigating Proliferation Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence Enabled Molecular Models a...; • FY24 Cooperative Threat Reduction Metrics Project; • Biological Laboratory Network Mapping Assessment and Optimization in Chile; • Engaging Partners in East and South Africa on illicit People's Republic of China's and Rus...