Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006095
The opportunity titled 19.PMWRA.15October2019.Unsolicited.RFI (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0006095) is a U.S. Department of State solicitation from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, specifically the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). It is framed as a request for unsolicited concept notes rather than a traditional competitive notice with a predefined program design, meaning applicants are invited to propose project ideas that align with the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program without the government specifying a single country, project model, or fixed package of activities in advance.
The focus of the requested concept notes is on reducing the threats posed by conventional weapons and explosive hazards. The notice highlights several priority activity areas: small arms and light weapons destruction, humanitarian demining, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), victim assistance programs, and other related efforts that support conventional weapons destruction goals. In practical terms, this can include proposals aimed at locating and clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance, safely disposing of stockpiled or abandoned munitions, improving national or local capacity to manage explosive threats, and supporting survivors through rehabilitation, medical services, and broader assistance that helps victims regain independence and participate in community life.
The award mechanism listed is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates an assistance relationship where the U.S. government expects to have substantial involvement in the project during implementation (for example, through coordination, approvals, or technical engagement), as opposed to a standard grant with less direct federal participation. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses CFDA number 19.800, which corresponds to Department of State programming areas that include political-military and related assistance.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. This points the opportunity toward specialized humanitarian mine action organizations, NGOs with explosives safety and disposal expertise, and nonprofits with victim assistance programming capacity, rather than universities or for-profit contractors.
Key dates provided indicate the posting was created on August 15, 2019, with an original closing date of October 15, 2019. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0 and expected awards of 0, which is common in notices that function more like an open-ended request for information or an intake mechanism for concepts rather than a single, scheduled grant competition with a defined pot of money and a set number of awards. The intent is typically to gather viable project concepts for possible future funding consideration, prioritization, or follow-on development into full proposals if the ideas match U.S. government objectives and funding availability.
Overall, this notice is best understood as an invitation for qualified nonprofits to submit concise, idea-level concept notes proposing impactful conventional weapons destruction activities. Applicants would be expected to propose where the work would occur, what specific conventional weapons risks would be addressed, the approach and capabilities they would bring, and how the project would produce measurable humanitarian and security outcomes, such as reduced civilian harm, restored safe land use, improved national stockpile management, or strengthened services for victims of mines and explosive remnants of war.Apply for SFOP0006095
- The Department of State, PM Weapons Removal and Abatement in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "19.PMWRA.15October2019.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 Aug 15, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2019. (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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