The ISN/CTR Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) is offering this grant to counter biological weapons threats. This grant aims to prevent U.S. adversaries from developing or using biological weapons against Americans, aligning with the Executive Order on Improving Biological Research Safety. BEP seeks to protect U.S. biotechnologies, sensitive data, and intellectual property, while bolstering U.S. leadership in global biotechnology markets through private sector engagement. The program promotes partner countries’ adoption of U.S. laboratory security, safety, and cybersecurity standards. Through collaborations with biological laboratories, universities, and industry, BEP empowers partners with expertise and tools critical for countering predatory efforts that threaten U.S. national and economic security.
Opportunity ID: 359216
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DFOP0017244 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Countering Biological Weapons Threats |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Non-proliferation |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.033 — Global Threat Reduction |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 30, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $250,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S. for-profit organizations or businesses; U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code; U.S.-based private, public, or state institutions of higher education; foreign-based non-profit organizations/non-government organizations (NGO); Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs); Public International Organizations (PIO) ; Foreign Public Entities (FPE); and foreign-based institutions of higher education. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation |
| Description: | ISN/CTR’s Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) advances the Trump Administration’s Executive Order (E.O.) on Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research, which pledges to “balance the prevention of catastrophic consequences with maintaining readiness against biological threats and driving global leadership in biotechnology, biological countermeasures, biosecurity, and health research”. In alignment with this E.O., BEP engages partner countries to prevent U.S. adversaries from developing or using biological weapons (BW) against Americans. BEP also protects U.S. biotechnologies, sensitive data, and intellectual property (IP), and bolsters U.S. leadership of global biotechnology markets through private sector engagement to outcompete China, and promotes partner countries’ adoption of U.S. laboratory security, safety, and cybersecurity standards. To successfully achieve this mission, BEP partners include biological and biotechnology laboratories, bio- and data repositories, universities, science and technology organizations or academies, foreign government organizations and entities, biosafety associations or similar professional associations, and private industry. The expertise and tools acquired through BEP engagements are critical to enable our partners to counter the predatory and exploitative efforts of U.S. adversaries that threaten U.S. national and economic security. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to Opportunity in MyGrants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
bep@state.gov
Email:- |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 359216 Full Announcement-NOFO Docuemnts -> FY25 CTR Project Narrative Template 250708.pdf
Folder 359216 Full Announcement-NOFO Docuemnts -> FY25 CTR Consolidated Project List.pdf
Folder 359216 Full Announcement-NOFO Docuemnts -> Monitoring Indicator Table Sample.pdf
Folder 359216 Full Announcement-NOFO Docuemnts -> FY 2025 Budget Template 241004.pdf
Folder 359216 Full Announcement-NOFO Docuemnts -> BEP FY25 NOFO DFOP0017244 – 6 June 2025.pdf
Folder 359216 Full Announcement-NOFO Docuemnts -> CTR NOFO Q&A – posted 11 July.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | bep@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.033 | PKG00290894 | May 30, 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
359216 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
359216 SF424A-1.0.pdf
359216 SF424B-1.1.pdf
359216 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
359216 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
359216 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
359216 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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