Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009177
The grant opportunity titled 22.PMWRA.22November2022.Unsolicited.RFI (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009177) is issued by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). It centers on the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program and invites eligible organizations to submit concept notes describing potential projects that support conventional weapons destruction and related humanitarian and stabilization goals. The agency is specifically seeking ideas connected to small arms and light weapons (SALW) destruction, humanitarian demining, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), victims assistance programming, and other efforts that fall within the broader scope of CWD work.
A key point in this notice is that it is an unsolicited concept note request rather than a traditional competitive solicitation with a defined funding amount, a set number of awards, and a standard application package. In other words, PM/WRA is signaling openness to receiving project concepts that organizations believe align with U.S. CWD priorities, even if those concepts are not tied to a particular pre-defined call for proposals. This format is commonly used when an agency wants to identify strong, field-informed ideas and potential partners for future cooperation, explore pipeline projects, or shape later funding decisions. Because it is framed as a request for unsolicited concept notes, the emphasis is on presenting a clear, compelling program concept rather than submitting a full proposal with finalized budgets, detailed workplans, and formal attachments typical of a full funding announcement.
The funding instrument type listed is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a more hands-on partnership approach than a standard grant. Under a cooperative agreement, the U.S. government often expects substantial involvement during implementation, such as coordination on program design details, monitoring and evaluation expectations, technical standards, or alignment with diplomatic and security objectives in the target country or region. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, and the funding activity category is listed as "Other," tied to the specialized nature of weapons removal and abatement and conventional weapons destruction activities. The CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 19.800, which corresponds to State Department programming in this space.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status that are not institutions of higher education. That means the notice is primarily aimed at qualified humanitarian demining operators, weapons and ammunition management/destruction implementers, victims assistance service providers, and similar specialized nonprofits that can demonstrate technical capacity, relevant field experience, and credible partnerships to carry out CWD-related programming.
The notice was created on September 1, 2022, and the original closing date is November 22, 2022. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0 and expected awards of 0, which reinforces that this is not a standard funding competition posting guaranteed awards by a certain date. Instead, it functions more like an open door for concept submissions that may lead to future engagement, refinement, or potential funding discussions depending on program priorities, available resources, geographic focus, and the strength of the submitted concepts.
In practical terms, an organization responding to this opportunity would typically frame a concept note around a clearly defined CWD problem and a realistic approach to addressing it, such as reducing civilian harm from landmines and explosive remnants of war, improving safety through EOD clearance operations, destroying unstable or excess small arms/light weapons stocks to prevent diversion, strengthening local capacity for safe ammunition or weapons management, or delivering victims assistance services that address physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support, and social/economic inclusion. Because the request is broad, applicants would generally be expected to articulate the operational context, proposed activities, intended beneficiaries, anticipated outcomes, and how the project complements or advances PM/WRA and U.S. government objectives in conventional weapons destruction.Apply for SFOP0009177
- The Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "22.PMWRA.22November2022.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 Sep 01, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 22, 2022. (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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