Opportunity Information: Apply for PM PMWRA 17 014
The PM/WRA Unsolicited Concept Notes - Spring 2017 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: PM PMWRA 17 014) was a U.S. Department of State grant solicitation under the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). It supported the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) Program during fiscal year 2017 and was listed as a discretionary grant opportunity (CFDA 19.800) in the "Other" funding activity category. Rather than being a standard, fully scoped request for proposals, it specifically invited organizations to submit unsolicited concept notes, meaning applicants were expected to propose ideas and approaches they believed aligned with PM/WRA priorities, instead of responding to a narrowly defined, prepackaged program design.
The focus areas centered on reducing the harms caused by conventional weapons and explosive remnants of war. Priority project types included small arms and light weapons (SALW) destruction, humanitarian demining, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), and victim assistance programs, along with other related CWD activities. In practical terms, this could cover efforts like safely locating and clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance, destroying surplus or unsecured weapons and ammunition to prevent diversion or misuse, improving local or national capacity for safe stockpile management and disposal, and providing services or support to people and communities impacted by mines and explosive hazards. Because the call was for concept notes, the initial submission was likely meant to outline the problem, the proposed intervention, where it would occur, the expected outcomes, and why the approach was feasible and impactful, with fuller technical and budget detail typically coming later if the concept advanced.
Eligibility was broad and included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), and an "Others" category, indicating that additional organization types could potentially be considered depending on circumstances and compliance with federal grant rules. The opportunity also explicitly referenced Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Foreign Public Entities (FPEs), signaling that certain international or foreign government-affiliated entities could be relevant to the submission pool, consistent with the overseas nature of many demining, EOD, and weapons destruction programs.
Key administrative details included an original closing date of April 15, 2017, and a posting/creation date of February 15, 2017. The award ceiling was listed as 0, which typically indicates the announcement did not specify a maximum award amount in the summarized listing (often because funding levels vary by project scope, country context, or internal program allocations). The number of expected awards was not provided in the source data, reinforcing that this was an open-ended concept note invitation rather than a competition with a fixed number of planned grants. Overall, the opportunity served as a way for PM/WRA to collect and consider strong, field-driven project concepts that advance humanitarian safety, stabilization, and arms risk reduction through conventional weapons destruction-related work.Apply for PM PMWRA 17 014
- The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PM/WRA Unsolicited Concept Notes - Spring 2017" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.800.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-02-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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