2017 Survey and Clearance in Kabul (Project 14) | PM PMWRA 17 018

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The 2017 Survey and Clearance in Kabul (Project 14) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PM PMWRA 17 018) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State funding program run through the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). It focuses on humanitarian demining and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) activities in Afghanistan, specifically tied to survey and clearance work associated with Kabul under the referenced project. The overall purpose is to reduce the threat posed by landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war by supporting qualified organizations that can safely identify hazardous areas, confirm contamination through survey, and conduct clearance and disposal operations that restore safe access for civilians.

The award is structured as a grant, with an anticipated maximum (award ceiling) of up to USD 1,152,000 under this opportunity. While the notice does not spell out the exact number of awards expected in the provided excerpt, the language indicates PM/WRA planned to make awards up to the stated ceiling based on the strength of submitted applications and alignment with program requirements. The funding activity category is listed as "Other" and is associated with CFDA number 19.800, which is commonly used for State Department political-military and related assistance programming.

Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education), as well as other eligible entities captured under the "Others" category in the announcement. The opportunity also references Public International Organizations (PIOs), suggesting that international or multilateral implementers may be relevant or particularly encouraged in the broader program context, depending on the detailed requirements in the full solicitation package. In practical terms, applicants would be expected to demonstrate the organizational capacity, technical competence, and operational controls necessary to manage high-risk field activities like landmine/UXO survey and clearance, including compliance with applicable safety standards and proven quality management procedures.

From a timing standpoint, the opportunity was created on March 9, 2017, and the original closing date for applications was May 10, 2017. This sets a roughly two-month application window typical of competitive federal grant solicitations, giving applicants time to assemble technical narratives, budgets, staffing plans, and supporting documentation that address the goals, objectives, and technical requirements referenced in the announcement.

In terms of what the Department of State was seeking to fund, the core deliverables implied by the title and description are non-technical and/or technical survey activities (to locate, define, and prioritize suspected hazardous areas) and clearance/EOD operations (to remove, destroy, or otherwise render safe explosive hazards). Because the solicitation explicitly states that specific goals, objectives, and technical requirements are detailed "below" in the full announcement, applicants would generally be expected to propose a clear operational approach for Kabul-area tasks, explain how land will be released safely back to communities, identify how they will coordinate with Afghan authorities and the national mine action framework, and describe how they will track outputs and outcomes (for example, area surveyed, area cleared, items found and destroyed, communities benefiting, and improvements in civilian safety and access).

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as targeted humanitarian mine action support for Afghanistan in FY2017, administered by PM/WRA, with up to $1.152 million available via a grant mechanism to eligible implementing organizations capable of conducting rigorous, safe, and accountable survey and clearance operations in and around Kabul under "Project 14."

• The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2017 Survey and Clearance in Kabul (Project 14)" 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 2017-03-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-05-10. (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 $1,152,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others.

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