Export Controls and Investment Screening for Critical Minerals Supply Chain
🏛 Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation (DOS-ACN)
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Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations working to strengthen export controls and investment screening for critical minerals in global supply chains.
U.S. and foreign nonprofits, think tanks, and civil society organizations can apply. Public and private educational institutions are eligible. For-profit companies may apply only if permitted by appropriation; they face additional review and cannot receive profit under State Department rules.
The program targets critical mineral producers and transit states worldwide. Work must address export controls, customs screening, and investment screening to prevent adversary acquisition and combat illicit practices.
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Program description
This NOFO seeks to enhance protective measures for the supply chain of critical minerals, which are commodities of proliferation concern due to their prevalence in countless dual-use items. ACN/EXBS seeks an implementer to bolster export controls, customs screening, and investment screening across key critical mineral producers and transit states worldwide to mitigate their acquisition by U.S. adversaries, while securing supply chains from predatory and illicit practices to bolster U.S. national and economic security.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information)
- Project Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Statement
- Evidence of Authority (legal status, registration)
- Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Program contact
- 👤 Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation
- 📞 771-204-0446
Funding track record
No recent recipient data available for CFDA 19.317 in our database.
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Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 19.317). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $987,641 | |
| 2025 | $2,000,000 |
FAQ
What types of organizations can apply?
U.S. and foreign nonprofits, educational institutions, and limited for-profit entities are eligible. For-profit applicants face additional scrutiny and cannot receive profit under State Department assistance rules.
Where is this work conducted?
The program targets critical mineral producers and transit states globally. Work spans export controls, customs screening, and investment screening activities.
What is the funding range?
The award pool is approximately $5.4 million. Specific award amounts vary by project scope and competitiveness.
Is cost-sharing required?
No cost-sharing or matching funds are required for this cooperative agreement.
When is the deadline?
The fixed deadline is July 20, 2026. Applications must be submitted by this date.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Connect your work explicitly to critical minerals supply chain security and U.S. national/economic security concerns. Show how your activities reduce adversary access.
- For export control and customs screening projects, emphasize your technical expertise and relationships with key producer and transit nations.
- If conducting investment screening work, demonstrate capacity to identify predatory practices and illicit flows affecting supply chains.
- Highlight partnerships with foreign governments or international organizations. These strengthen credibility for global implementation.
- Quantify concrete outcomes: trained officials, strengthened procedures, interdicted shipments, or legislative changes adopted by partner countries.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Proposals that lack specific technical expertise in export controls, customs procedures, or investment screening often fail. Vague plans without clear metrics or measurable outcomes weaken competitiveness. Foreign applicants without established U.S. agency relationships struggle to demonstrate credibility and implementation capacity.
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