# EXBS Legal & Regulatory Support

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dfop0018151-exbs-legal-regulatory-support/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362695

> Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation offered grants of up to $2.4 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $2.4 million in total. Applications closed on July 20, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DFOP0018151 |
| Agency | Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 20, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $2.4 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.4 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 addresses evolving nonproliferation threats across key nodes of the global strategic trade and technology ecosystems in Asia and Europe. In the Philippines, Cambodia, and Malaysia, the program responds to the risk that weak or incomplete export control and foreign direct investment screening systems could allow diversion of dual‑use goods, advanced technologies, and critical minerals to proliferators or malign actors. In Taiwan, it tackles the threat that persistent, sophisticated networks will exploit gaps in supply chain, financial, and logistics controls to obtain the world’s most advanced AI‑relevant semiconductors and other dual‑use technologies. In Türkiye, the program confronts documented diversion and transshipment risks posed by intermediary‑dependent trade routes and the absence of widespread private‑sector internal compliance programs that meet international expectations. In Ukraine, it addresses the heightened risk that rapidly expanding defense and dual‑use innovation, combined with intense foreign interest and limited oversight mechanisms, could lead to unauthorized tangible and intangible technology transfers and diversion of U.S.‑origin or sensitive items. Collectively, the LOEs seek to close these vulnerabilities by strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks, institutional and industry compliance, and data‑driven enforcement capabilities to prevent the proliferation of WMD‑related, defense, and other sensitive technologies to end‑users and activities of concern.

## Questions people ask

### Is DFOP0018151 still open?

No. It closed on July 20, 2026.

### Who can apply for EXBS Legal & Regulatory Support?

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 EXBS Legal & Regulatory Support?

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 $2.4 million each. About $2.4 million in total for one award.