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SFOP0007539: Countering Malign Economic Influence

Closed Closed March 22, 2021 Opportunity SFOP0007539

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation notices from 2021.

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation offered grants of up to $1.6 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $4.1 million in total. Applications closed on March 22, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 8, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
SFOP0008599March 1, 2022Closed March 25, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedMarch 3, 2021
DeadlineMarch 22, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Domestic Non-federal entities (including state, local government, Indian tribe, institutions of higher education (IHE), or nonprofit organization), Foreign Non-Profit Organizations, Domestic & Foreign For-Profit Organizations (must waive their fee/profit), and Foreign Public Entities (including Foreign Public International Organizations)

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of this award is to address weaknesses in partner nations’ export control, public procurement, financial controls, investment screening, critical infrastructure protection, and customs and border security institutions to prevent malign state actors from exploiting those weaknesses for their advantage.

Category: Other.

Who has won Export Control and Related Border Security grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Export Control and Related Border Security (19.901) awarded $63.8 million across 100 grant awards, an average of $637,940 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime25$29.4 million
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York10$5.9 million
U.S. Civilian Research and Development FoundationVirginia13$4.6 million
CoalescionVirginia6$3.5 million
King's College London6$3.1 million

Top states: Virginia ($10.7 million), New York ($9.3 million), District of Columbia ($3.6 million), Hawaii ($2.4 million), Vermont ($1.9 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is SFOP0007539 still open?

No. It closed on March 22, 2021.

Who can apply for Countering Malign Economic Influence?

Bureau of International Security-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 Countering Malign Economic Influence?

Closed March 22, 2021. 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 $1.6 million each. About $4.1 million in total across about 5 awards.

Who has won Export Control and Related Border Security grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation. The program made 100 awards worth $63.8 million in that time.

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