Opportunity Information: Apply for DFOP0016571
The U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center (GEC), housed within the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, is offering a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Enabling Advanced IUU Fishing Exposure" (Funding Opportunity Number DFOP0016571). The project is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the government expects to have substantial involvement in shaping or coordinating the work as it is carried out, rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The overall goal is to strengthen and expand advanced "exposure" efforts related to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with a specific focus on countering the People's Republic of China's (PRC) unsustainable fishing practices and the disinformation or information manipulation that can obscure those practices, make them harder to detect, and reduce the effectiveness of efforts to challenge them.
At its core, this opportunity is designed to support work by civil society organizations, academics, and journalists who can investigate, document, analyze, and publicly communicate credible findings about IUU fishing linked to PRC fleets or PRC-linked activities. The emphasis on "advanced exposure" suggests the GEC is looking for sophisticated approaches that go beyond basic awareness-raising, such as rigorous investigative methods, data-driven research, forensic analysis, cross-border collaborations, and public-facing communications that can withstand scrutiny. The GEC also highlights the information environment surrounding IUU fishing, signaling that proposals should not only illuminate harmful fishing practices but also address the narratives, propaganda, or coordinated messaging that may enable such practices to continue by confusing audiences, undermining investigators, or muddying attribution and accountability.
Funding is limited but substantial: the award ceiling is $1,500,000, with the expectation of making a single award. Because only one award is anticipated, the competition will likely favor applicants that can present a comprehensive, high-capacity plan with clear impact pathways, credible partnerships, and the ability to execute at scale. The opportunity falls under CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 19.040, associated with public diplomacy and related State Department assistance activities.
Eligibility is restricted to U.S. and foreign non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and commercial entities. Ineligible applicants include individuals, state and local governments, foreign public entities, and public international organizations. The solicitation also flags compliance requirements: applicants should be prepared to follow federal assistance rules under 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 600, which govern financial management, procurement standards, reporting, audit requirements, and general administrative expectations for federal awards and cooperative agreements. In practical terms, that means prospective applicants should have strong internal controls, documentation practices, and the capacity to meet U.S. government monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, and compliance obligations.
Key timeline details include an original closing date of July 5, 2024, and a creation date of May 22, 2024. Taken together, the opportunity can be understood as a targeted State Department effort to fund a single high-impact implementer to expose and counter PRC-linked IUU fishing and the related information manipulation that helps sustain it, by enabling credible research and investigations and ensuring findings reach audiences in a way that is resilient to disinformation.Apply for DFOP0016571
- The Bureau of Global Public Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Enabling Advanced IUU Fishing Exposure" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-05. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Enabling Advanced IUU Fishing Exposure".
2) Who is offering this grant opportunity?
The funder is the U.S. Department of State, through the Global Engagement Center (GEC), which is housed within the Bureau of Global Public Affairs.
3) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DFOP0016571.
4) What type of award is this?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, which means the U.S. government expects substantial involvement in shaping and/or coordinating the work during implementation, rather than providing a hands-off grant.
5) What is the main goal of the project?
The overall goal is to strengthen and expand advanced exposure efforts related to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with a specific focus on countering the People's Republic of China (PRC) unsustainable fishing practices and the disinformation or information manipulation that can obscure those practices.
6) What does "advanced exposure" mean in this opportunity?
Based on the description, "advanced exposure" implies approaches that go beyond basic awareness-raising, including methods like rigorous investigative work, data-driven research, forensic analysis, cross-border collaboration, and public-facing communications that can withstand scrutiny.
7) What issue area does this funding focus on?
The focus is on exposing and countering IUU fishing, particularly IUU fishing that is linked to PRC fleets or PRC-linked activities, as well as the information environment that can enable such activity through disinformation or manipulation.
8) Does the opportunity only focus on fishing activity, or also on information manipulation?
It explicitly includes both. The GEC highlights the information environment surrounding IUU fishing, meaning proposals are expected to illuminate harmful fishing practices and also address narratives, propaganda, or coordinated messaging that can confuse audiences, undermine investigators, or reduce accountability.
9) What types of organizations are this opportunity designed to support?
The opportunity is designed to support work by civil society organizations, academics, and journalists who can investigate, document, analyze, and publicly communicate credible findings related to IUU fishing and related information manipulation.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to U.S. and foreign:
- Non-profit organizations
- Institutions of higher education
- Commercial entities
11) Who is not eligible to apply?
Ineligible applicants include:
- Individuals
- State and local governments
- Foreign public entities
- Public international organizations
12) How much funding is available?
The award ceiling is $1,500,000.
13) How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The agency expects to make a single award.
14) What does it mean that a single award is expected?
Because only one award is anticipated, the competition is likely to favor an applicant that can present a comprehensive, high-capacity plan with clear impact pathways, credible partnerships, and the ability to execute the work at scale.
15) What is the relevant Assistance Listing (CFDA) number?
The opportunity falls under Assistance Listing (CFDA) number 19.040, associated with public diplomacy and related State Department assistance activities.
16) When was this opportunity created?
The creation date is May 22, 2024.
17) What is the application closing date?
The original closing date is July 5, 2024.
18) What kinds of activities appear to fit the intent of the program?
Based on the description, activities that fit include efforts to investigate, document, analyze, and publicly communicate credible findings about PRC-linked IUU fishing, and efforts that address disinformation/information manipulation that obscures attribution or reduces the effectiveness of exposure and accountability.
19) Is the government expected to be involved during the project?
Yes. Because it is a cooperative agreement, substantial U.S. government involvement is expected in shaping or coordinating the work as it is carried out.
20) What federal compliance rules are referenced for applicants?
The solicitation flags federal assistance rules under 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 600.
21) What do 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 600 generally affect for awardees?
These rules govern typical federal award requirements such as financial management, procurement standards, reporting, audit requirements, and other administrative expectations for federal awards and cooperative agreements.
22) What kind of internal capacity should applicants be ready to demonstrate?
The description indicates applicants should have strong capacity for federal compliance, including internal controls, documentation practices, and the ability to meet U.S. government expectations for monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, and reporting.
23) What is the geographic or political focus highlighted in the opportunity?
The opportunity specifically highlights countering IUU fishing practices linked to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and addressing related disinformation or information manipulation that may help sustain those practices.
24) What kinds of outputs are implied by "publicly communicate credible findings"?
The opportunity emphasizes that findings should reach audiences through public-facing communications that are resilient to disinformation and can withstand scrutiny. The specific formats are not listed in the provided description, but the intent is clear that the work should lead to credible, public communication of results.
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