17.PMWRA.Honduras.SALW.NOFO | PM PMWRA 17 047

Opportunity Information: Apply for PM PMWRA 17 047

The grant opportunity titled 17.PMWRA.Honduras.SALW.NOFO (Funding Opportunity Number: PM PMWRA 17 047) is a U.S. Department of State program offered through the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). It is a discretionary grant focused on small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) threat reduction activities in Honduras during U.S. fiscal year 2017. The overall purpose is to reduce risks associated with unsecured, poorly managed, or excess weapons and related materials, which can fuel crime, instability, and diversion to illicit markets. The program is structured to support practical, on-the-ground interventions that improve safety and accountability for weapons stockpiles and strengthen the capacity of relevant institutions to manage and dispose of weapons responsibly.

The scope of work is flexible but centers on several core categories of assistance. One major area is the destruction of small arms and light weapons, which typically involves planning and executing safe demilitarization and destruction processes to permanently remove weapons from circulation. Another area is physical security upgrades, meaning improvements to the infrastructure and security systems at storage locations to reduce theft, loss, or unauthorized access. The opportunity also emphasizes stockpile management training, which generally covers procedures and standards for secure storage, inventory control, recordkeeping, audits, and lifecycle management of weapons and ammunition. In addition, applicants may propose disposal training, aimed at building local knowledge and institutional capability to carry out safe and compliant disposal or destruction operations over time. While these examples are explicitly mentioned, the notice indicates the scope "may include but is not limited to" those activities, leaving room for related, mission-aligned proposals that support SA/LW risk reduction.

From a funding standpoint, PM/WRA anticipates making awards up to an award ceiling of USD 300,000 under this notice. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) number 19.800. The application closing date provided is September 1, 2017, and the notice creation date is July 11, 2017. The instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is labeled as "Other," which is common for specialized security cooperation and threat reduction programming that does not fall neatly into a single domestic assistance category.

Eligibility includes a range of organization types. The notice lists public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and an "Others" category, indicating potentially broader eligibility depending on the specific requirements in the full announcement. The description also notes that foreign public entities, including public international organizations (PIOs), are included among eligible applicants, reflecting the international nature of PM/WRA programming and the likelihood that implementation could involve partner-country institutions or international organizations operating in Honduras.

In practical terms, a competitive application would be expected to present clear goals and measurable objectives tied to reducing SA/LW risks in Honduras, along with a technically sound approach for implementation. Since the notice references "specific goals, objectives, and technical requirements" being detailed in the application package guidance, applicants would typically need to describe how proposed destruction activities will be conducted safely and verifiably, what specific physical security enhancements are planned and why, how training will be delivered and institutionalized, and how the project will ensure sustainability, accountability, and proper oversight. The program is essentially aimed at combining immediate risk reduction (such as destroying surplus weapons and improving storage site security) with longer-term capacity building (such as training and systems improvements) so that Honduran partners can maintain better control of weapons stockpiles and reduce diversion over time.

• The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "17.PMWRA.Honduras.SALW.NOFO" 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 2017-07-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-09-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• 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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