2017 Survey and Clearance in Kapisa/Nangarhar (Project 17) | PM PMWRA 17 021

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The 2017 Survey and Clearance in Kapisa/Nangarhar (Project 17) grant opportunity is a U.S. Department of State funding program aimed at supporting humanitarian demining and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) activities in Afghanistan, specifically tied to survey and clearance work in the Kapisa and Nangarhar provinces. It is administered by the Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs through its Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), the office that manages U.S. conventional weapons destruction assistance worldwide. The overall intent is to reduce the threat posed to civilians by landmines and other explosive remnants of war by funding operational efforts that identify hazardous areas, clear explosive hazards, and enable communities to safely use land and infrastructure.

This opportunity was posted as a discretionary grant under Funding Opportunity Number PM PMWRA 17 021, with a CFDA number of 19.800, which corresponds to the Department of State's Weapons Removal and Abatement assistance authorities. The program anticipated a total award amount of up to USD 2,115,000 as the award ceiling for the project, indicating the maximum federal funding expected to be available under this specific solicitation. The opportunity was created on March 9, 2017, and the original application closing date was May 10, 2017, giving applicants a defined window to prepare and submit a compliant proposal package.

Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations, both those with IRS 501(c)(3) status and those without 501(c)(3) status (in each case excluding institutions of higher education), as well as "Other" eligible entities as defined in the solicitation. The notice also references Public International Organizations (PIOs), suggesting that certain international or quasi-governmental organizations could be considered eligible or otherwise relevant under the program's rules. In practical terms, the solicitation was aimed at organizations with demonstrated capacity to plan and conduct mine action operations in complex environments, including the technical, safety, management, and reporting systems needed for field-based clearance and disposal work.

The funded activities were framed around humanitarian demining and explosive ordnance disposal, which typically includes non-technical and technical survey to confirm and define hazardous areas, clearance operations to remove mines and other explosive items, and EOD tasks to safely locate, identify, remove, and dispose of unexploded ordnance. Because the title emphasizes "Survey and Clearance," the project focus likely centered on accurately assessing contamination, prioritizing sites, and physically clearing explosive hazards so that land can be released back to communities for agriculture, housing, roads, public facilities, or other civilian use. While the summary provided does not list specific performance targets, PM/WRA solicitations commonly expect applicants to propose measurable outputs such as area surveyed, area cleared, number of hazardous items removed and destroyed, and the number of beneficiaries impacted through restored access and reduced risk.

The activity category is listed as "Other," which is common for specialized foreign assistance programs that do not fit neatly into domestic functional categories but still operate under established assistance frameworks. As with most PM/WRA awards, applications would be expected to address clear operational planning, quality management, safety and medical support, coordination with relevant national mine action authorities and partners, and a monitoring and evaluation approach that demonstrates how progress will be tracked and reported. The announcement notes that specific goals, objectives, and technical requirements were detailed in the full application instructions, meaning applicants were expected to follow a defined technical and administrative format rather than submitting a generic proposal.

In short, this grant opportunity represented a targeted FY2017 funding effort by the U.S. Department of State to support mine action work in Afghanistan, with an emphasis on survey and clearance activities in Kapisa and Nangarhar. It offered up to $2.115 million in grant funding and sought qualified, eligible organizations capable of delivering accountable, safe, and effective humanitarian demining and EOD results within the program's requirements and timeline.

• The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2017 Survey and Clearance in Kapisa/Nangarhar (Project 17)" 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 $2,115,000.00 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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