Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement Middle East Regional Grant

The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) within the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is offering a grant for the clearance and safe disposal of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and excess weapons in the Middle East region. U.S.-based and foreign organizations, NGOs, PIOs, and higher education institutions can apply for up to $1,000,000 in funding. Proposals must be submitted by July 27, 2012, via grantsolutions.gov or grants.gov. This grant aims to support projects addressing the removal of hazardous munitions in the Middle East, pending fiscal year 2012 appropriations.

Opportunity ID: 181313

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	PM-PMWRA-12-053
Funding Opportunity Title::	Middle East Regional Grant
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation::	Weapons Removal and Abatement
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	19.800 — Weapons Removal and Abatement
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Jul 02, 2012
Last Updated Date::	Jul 11, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jul 27, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 03, 2012
Archive Date::	Sep 02, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 1,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$1,000,000
Award Floor::	$1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility::	Public International Organizations (PIOs)

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of Political-Military Affairs – WRA
Description::	Please note: The attachment for this announcement changed on July 10th at 4:45 pm EST. Please refer to the new attached announcement. The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) in the U.S. Department of State?s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is pleased to announce a request for proposal for fiscal year 2012 funding of projects for the clearance and safe disposal/destruction of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and excess conventional weapons and aging and surplus munitions. The proposals will also be reviewed by a PM/WRA panel for consideration of funding. This announcement initiates the first stage and PM/WRA is now requesting applicants to submit a proposal, as described in this solicitation. U.S.-based and foreign non-profit and non-governmental organizations (NGO), public international organizations (PIO), and institutions of higher education are encouraged to apply by submitting a proposal. Pending fiscal year 2012 appropriations, the Office anticipates awarding a single grant of up to $1,000,000 to cover the Middle East. All proposals must be submitted via www.grantsolutions.gov OR www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, July 27, 2012.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2		Jul 11, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1