OpportunityTitle: Middle East Regional Grant
CategoryExplanation: Weapons Removal and Abatement
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Public International Organizations (PIOs)
Description: Please note: The attachment for this announcement changed on July 10th at 4:45 pm EST. Please refer to the new attached announcement. The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) in the U.S. Department of State?s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is pleased to announce a request for proposal for fiscal year 2012 funding of projects for the clearance and safe disposal/destruction of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and excess conventional weapons and aging and surplus munitions. The proposals will also be reviewed by a PM/WRA panel for consideration of funding. This announcement initiates the first stage and PM/WRA is now requesting applicants to submit a proposal, as described in this solicitation. U.S.-based and foreign non-profit and non-governmental organizations (NGO), public international organizations (PIO), and institutions of higher education are encouraged to apply by submitting a proposal. Pending fiscal year 2012 appropriations, the Office anticipates awarding a single grant of up to $1,000,000 to cover the Middle East. All proposals must be submitted via www.grantsolutions.gov OR www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, July 27, 2012.
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