Export Control and Related Border Security
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Export Control Cooperation (ISN/ECC) administers the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. The EXBS Program Mission is to enhance U.S. national security by preventing proliferation of WMD and illicit trade in conventional weapons, and strengthen partner countries’ capabilities to comply with international strategic trade control norms and enforcement best practices. EXBS trains border security personnel and law enforcement officials to detect, interdict, investigate, and prosecute illicit transfers of conventional weapons and to ensure that international ports of entry have adequate equipment to screen suspicious cargo. EXBS also assists partner countries in the establishment of independent strategic trade control authorities to regulate transfers of technologies and material that could be used for WMD, related delivery systems, or advanced conventional weapons. To strengthen compliance with international strategic trade control norms and U.N. sanctions resolutions, EXBS also conducts outreach to the private sector to help industry better understand its nonproliferation obligations.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Public nonprofits
- Other public organizations
- U.S. territories (incl. universities)
- Private nonprofits
- Quasi-public nonprofits
N/A
Please see specific announcement in www.grants.gov.
Beneficiaries
- 1
- 16
- 17
- 22
- 25
- 4
- 7
- 8
N/A
Please see specific announcement in www.grants.gov
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Detailed application instructions will be specified in individual requests for application (RFAs). Please see specific announcement in www.grants.gov.
Award Procedure
ISN/ECC will evaluate applications for EXBS assistance agreements consistent with the terms specified in individual requests for application (RFAs).
Please see specific announcement in www.grants.gov.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 30 to 60 days
Please see specific announcement in www.grants.gov.
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
ISN/ECC periodically awards assistance instruments to facilitate implementation of specific EXBS projects in various partner countries. Examples of typical EXBS projects include formal training workshops for foreign government officials, working closely with foreign government officials to assist with drafting strategic trade control legislation and implementing regulations, and assessing the status of EXBS partner countries' strategic trade control systems. ISN/ECC will release requests for application (RFAs) as specific EXBS grant/cooperative agreement opportunities are identified.
Required Documentation
As specified in specific requests for application (RFAs), applicants may be required to submit copies of their most recent negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (NICRA) to support proposed indirect costs. Additionally, applicants may be required to submit resumes, curricula vitae, or other supporting documentation showing that proposed key personnel are qualified to perform their intended roles.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements