Nonproliferation and Arms Control (81.505)
Nonproliferation and Arms Control (Assistance Listing 81.505) is run by the Department of Energy. It awarded $2.8 million in 6 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $469,737 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $275,000. Half of the 6 awards fell between $115,431 and $637,750, and they ranged from $100,000 to $1.4 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 million
- Grant awards6
- Typical award$275,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.8 million
- Size rank1,718 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1718th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 6 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.
What the program funds
Nonproliferation and Arms Control (NPAC): NNSA’s Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control (NPAC) strengthens nonproliferation and arms control regimes to prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions and limitations on nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Areas regarding Nuclear Safeguards, Export Controls, Verification, and Policy.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Universities (public and private), institutions of higher education, whose activities benefit the general public through results which are available to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), other U.S. government agencies, and universities and institutions of higher learning may apply.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Prevent proliferation, ensure peaceful nuclear uses, and enable verifiable nuclear reductions. Financial support in whole or in part may be provided for salaries, materials, supplies, equipment, travel, publication costs, services required for conducting nonproliferation activities to reduce the global danger from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Construction or related costs are not allowed under these project grants. All work must comply with export control regulations.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Past 10 years and the Current budget fiscal year for financial assistance range from $100,000 to $1,000,000 per fiscal year per award for an average of twelve grants/cooperative agreements for DNN NA-24 NPAC Office on a five-year period of performance.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Nonproliferation and Arms Control (81.505) awarded $2.8 million across 6 grant awards, an average of $469,737 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry L. Stimson Center (the) | District of Columbia | 1 | $1.4 million |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | Vermont | 1 | $717,000 |
| Radiological Society of North America, Inc | Illinois | 1 | $400,000 |
| University of California, San Diego | California | 1 | $150,000 |
| Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | Texas | 1 | $103,162 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | District of Columbia | 1 | $100,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 66% of the money, colleges and universities 34%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 3 | $1.8 million | 66% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $970,162 | 34% |
By state
1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is District of Columbia.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Vermont | 1 | $717,000 |
| Illinois | 1 | $400,000 |
| California | 1 | $150,000 |
| Texas | 1 | $103,162 |