Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0009885
The opportunity titled 24.PMWRA.1May2024.Unsolicited.RFI (Funding Opportunity Number DFOP0009885) is a U.S. Department of State program run through the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). It is essentially an open invitation for organizations to send in unsolicited concept notes proposing projects that fit within the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program. In practical terms, this is not a typical competitive grant round with a fixed pot of money and a set number of awards; instead, PM/WRA is signaling that it is willing to review ideas that align with its mission and priorities and may pursue them further depending on programmatic fit and available resources.
The types of activities PM/WRA is looking for fall under conventional weapons destruction and related humanitarian assistance. The description highlights small arms and light weapons destruction, humanitarian demining, explosive ordnance disposal, and victim assistance programs. It also leaves room for other CWD-related project concepts, which can include a range of efforts aimed at reducing the threat and impact of landmines, unexploded ordnance, abandoned munitions, and poorly secured conventional weapons and ammunition. The overall intent is to improve civilian safety, reduce illicit proliferation and accidental explosions, support recovery and safe land use in affected communities, and strengthen partner capacity to manage and mitigate explosive hazards.
This listing is categorized as discretionary and anticipates the use of a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument type. A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial involvement by the U.S. government in the implementation or oversight of the project compared with a standard grant, so applicants should be prepared for close coordination, reporting expectations, and technical engagement during the life of an award if a concept advances. The funding activity category is listed as "Other," and the CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with the program is 19.800.
Eligibility information in the posting indicates that nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) are eligible applicants, and the narrative also notes that Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Foreign Public Entities (FPEs) are eligible. That combination suggests PM/WRA is open to a broad set of implementers, including U.S.-based nonprofits and certain international or foreign public-sector entities, depending on how the agency applies eligibility rules in subsequent steps. Because this is an unsolicited concept note request rather than a formal solicitation for full proposals, organizations typically use the concept note stage to briefly outline the problem, location, target population, technical approach, expected outcomes, implementation capacity, key partners, and a rough cost estimate or resource needs, with the understanding that selected concepts may be invited to develop a more detailed proposal later.
Several fields in the source data reinforce that this is not a standard award competition at this stage. The award ceiling is listed as 0 and expected awards are listed as 0, which commonly appears in notices that function as requests for information or rolling concept note submissions rather than a defined funding call. The original closing date is shown as 2024-05-01, meaning concept notes were expected by that date for this particular posting, and the opportunity record was created on 2024-03-15. Overall, this notice communicates that PM/WRA is actively seeking implementable ideas that advance humanitarian mine action, weapons and ammunition risk reduction, and victim support in line with U.S. CWD objectives, with the next steps and potential funding dependent on PM/WRA review and program priorities.Apply for DFOP0009885
- The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "24.PMWRA.1May2024.Unsolicited.RFI" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.800.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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