Counterterrorism Grant: $5.8M to Protect US Critical Minerals in Pakistan Balochistan
Summary
The Bureau of Counterterrorism announced funding opportunity DFOP0017807 to support Pakistan's counterterrorism capabilities in Balochistan Province, protecting American commercial access to critical minerals essential for national security and economic competitiveness. The program seeks to build sustainable Pakistani law enforcement capabilities through technical assistance and equipment support. Expected total award is $5,821,410 with an application deadline of June 8, 2026.
What changed
The Bureau of Counterterrorism published funding opportunity DFOP0017807, a cooperative agreement providing up to $5,821,410 to enhance Pakistani counterterrorism capabilities in Balochistan Province. The program targets terrorist organizations including the Balochistan Liberation Army, ISIS-K, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan that threaten American access to critical minerals. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, for-profit organizations, and public international organizations.
Affected parties seeking this funding should assess organizational capacity to deliver counterterrorism technical assistance and equipment support under Pakistani ownership principles. The program emphasizes graduation to self-sufficiency to reduce long-term U.S. taxpayer dependency. No cost sharing or matching is required. Applications close June 8, 2026.
What to do next
- Monitor Grants.gov for application updates
- Prepare and submit application by June 8, 2026 if eligible
- Contact arbogastc@state.gov for grantor contact information
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Protecting American Commercial Investments in Pakistan
Agency: Bureau of Counterterrorism
Assistance Listings: 19.701 -- Global Counterterrorism Programs
Last Updated: April 14, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) announces this funding opportunity to protect American economic and security interests by supporting Pakistan’s law enforcement counterterrorism abilities in Balochistan Province. This program should deliver concrete returns for American taxpayers by safeguarding U.S. commercial access to critical minerals essential to technological advancement, defense manufacturing, and economic competitiveness.
Balochistan Province contains significant deposits of critical minerals essential to American national security and economic prosperity. The... 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) emphasizes “economic security is fundamental to national security” and calls for securing “independent and reliable access to the goods we need to defend ourselves and preserve our way of life.” Terrorist organizations operating in Balochistan, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-K, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), pose persistent threats to regional stability that directly threaten American access to these strategic resources.
This program should be designed to reduce Pakistan’s long-term dependency on U.S. taxpayer resources by building sustainable Pakistani law enforcement capabilities to independently identify, disrupt, and deter terrorist networks. Through protection of critical infrastructure technical assistance and potential complementary equipment provision, the program should enable Pakistan to assume greater responsibility for counterterrorism operations in Balochistan without ongoing U.S. support. All activities must emphasize Pakistani ownership, institutional capability, and graduation to self-sufficiency. Show full description
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
Public and private educational institutions
For-profit organizations
Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Governmental institutions
Grantor contact information
Description
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No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Link to Opportunity in MyGrants
Closing: June 8, 2026
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Award
$--
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$5,821,410
Award Minimum
$5,821,410
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DFOP0017807
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
-- Category of Funding Activity:
Law justice and legal services
Category Explanation:
Counterterrorism
History
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Posted date:
April 14, 2026
Archive date:
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