EXBS Legal & Regulatory Support
This grant aims to strengthen export controls and regulatory frameworks in Asia and Europe to prevent the diversion of sensitive technologies and materials to proliferators and malign actors.
Funder: Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Due Dates: June 4, 2026 (Questions deadline) | July 20, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,441,589 total; 1 award anticipated; project period up to 24 months.
Summary: Supports projects strengthening legal, regulatory, and compliance frameworks to counter nonproliferation threats and technology diversion in Asia and Europe.
Key Information: Applications must address all required lines of effort; no cost sharing required; for-profits prohibited from earning profit.
Description
This funding opportunity from the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation (ACN) aims to address evolving nonproliferation threats across key nodes of the global strategic trade and technology ecosystems in Asia and Europe. The program targets vulnerabilities in export controls, foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, and supply chain security to prevent the diversion of dual-use goods, advanced technologies, and critical minerals to proliferators or malign actors. It also seeks to strengthen legal and regulatory frameworks, institutional and industry compliance, and data-driven enforcement capabilities to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-related, defense, and other sensitive technologies.
Target countries and regions include the Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Türkiye, and Ukraine, with specific lines of effort (LOEs) for each. The program is implemented via a cooperative agreement, with substantial involvement from the U.S. Department of State.
