# Export Controls and Investment Screening for Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dfop0018149-export-controls-and-investment-screening-for-critical/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362963

> Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation offered grants of up to $5.4 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $5.4 million in total. Applications closed on July 20, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DFOP0018149 |
| Agency | Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 20, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $5.4 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $5.4 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.317 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following U.S. or foreign organizations are eligible to apply: Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations. Public and private educational institutions. For-profit organizations (only if allowed by appropriation - not for PD funds), applications submitted by for-profit entities may be subject to additional review following the panel selection process. Additionally, the Department of State prohibits profit to for-profit or commercial organizations under its assistance awards.

## What the grant funds

This NOFO seeks to enhance protective measures for the supply chain of critical minerals, which are commodities of proliferation concern due to their prevalence in countless dual-use items. ACN/EXBS seeks an implementer to bolster export controls, customs screening, and investment screening across key critical mineral producers and transit states worldwide to mitigate their acquisition by U.S. adversaries, while securing supply chains from predatory and illicit practices to bolster U.S. national and economic security.

## Questions people ask

### Is DFOP0018149 still open?

No. It closed on July 20, 2026.

### Who can apply for Export Controls and Investment Screening for Critical Minerals Supply Chain?

Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Export Controls and Investment Screening for Critical Minerals Supply Chain?

Closed July 20, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.4 million each. About $5.4 million in total for one award.