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SFOP0008599: Countering Malign Economic Influence

Closed Closed March 25, 2022 Opportunity SFOP0008599

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 2022.

Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation offered grants of up to $450,000 (at least $200,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 25, 2022.

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
SFOP0007539March 3, 2021Closed March 22, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedMarch 1, 2022
DeadlineMarch 25, 2022

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 fee/profit), and Foreign Public Entities (including Foreign Public International Organizations).

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Address national security deficiencies in partner nations’ export controls, public procurement, financial controls, investment screening, critical infrastructure protection measures, as well as build institutional capabilities in customs and border enforcement 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 SFOP0008599 still open?

No. It closed on March 25, 2022.

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 25, 2022. 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 $450,000 each. About $4.0 million in total across about 10 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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