24.PMWRA.QuickReactionForce.NOFO

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) is pleased to invite eligible organizations to submit applications for a cooperative agreement to provide a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) capacity available to deploy worldwide on short notice to reduce the harmful effects of unexpected conventional weapons destruction (CWD)-related emergencies including munitions depot explosions, ammunition depots at risk of imminent explosion, and unexploded ordnance (UXO)/explosive remnants of war (ERW) that pose significant threats to civilians...

U.S. based and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs)/Foreign Public Entities (FPEs), institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities who choose to forgo profit are eligible to apply to this NOFO. Foreign governments are not eligible to apply, but governments may be beneficiaries of funded programs, provided that funding does not pay salaries of government agency personnel and that such assistance is not restricted by U.S. law or policy.