# Countering Weaponized Migration to Central and Eastern Europe

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dfop0019651-countering-weaponized-migration-to-central-and-eastern/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363608

> Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $2.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on August 28, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DFOP0019651 |
| Agency | Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 28, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $2.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.345 |

## Who can apply

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

The following U.S-based and international 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 - Individuals - Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) seeks to support analysis that increases understanding of how malign foreign governments and their proxies weaponize migration to serve their geopolitical ends. Similar to East Germany’s Soviet-backed trafficking of migrants from developing countries into West Germany to stoke social tensions in the 1980s, nefarious state and state-backed criminal actors, seek to lure migrants from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia to Central and Eastern European democracies to weaken and destabilize them. In addition, such nefarious actors exploit or exacerbate conflicts in other regions and channel conflict-affected populations toward Europe. Thus, DRL announces an open competition for proposals for programs to analyze and develop approaches to expose and counter such weaponized migration.

## Questions people ask

### Is DFOP0019651 still open?

No. It closed on August 28, 2026. A newer notice is open: DFOP0019929, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Countering Weaponized Migration to Central and Eastern Europe?

Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Countering Weaponized Migration to Central and Eastern Europe?

Closed August 28, 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 $2.0 million each.

### Who has won International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Endowment for Democracy, Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. The program made 53 awards worth $1.7 billion in that time.