Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0006756
The International Guidelines for Biosecurity Ethics opportunity (SFOP0006756) is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation grant designed to produce a draft set of "Ethical Guidelines for Biosecurity" for the life sciences. The central aim is to create a practical ethics document that complements existing professional codes and conduct statements used by biological scientists, but that more directly addresses biosecurity and the risk of misuse. In other words, the award supports work to clarify and reinforce ethical expectations so that scientists, institutions, and professional organizations have shared guidance that helps deter and prevent research, tools, or knowledge in the life sciences from being diverted toward biological weapons purposes.
The project is framed as a norms-strengthening effort tied to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). By developing internationally informed ethical guidelines, the initiative seeks to strengthen national and global standards against the misuse of life science research, with the explicit goal of reducing the likelihood that biological weapons are created or used by either non-state actors or national governments. A key feature of the effort is broad legitimacy: the guidelines are intended to reflect meaningful input from the biological science community and to be positioned for support by both BWC States Parties and relevant professional organizations. That emphasis signals that the draft is not meant to be a purely U.S. policy product, but something that can be adopted, cited, and reinforced across different countries and scientific communities.
Execution is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the government expects to remain actively involved during the project rather than simply issuing funds and receiving a final report. The work is to be carried out in coordination with the Department of State's Office of Biological Policy Staff (BPS) and WMDT. BPS is described as the office that manages policy issues at the intersection of national security, public health, and science, and it leads U.S. government participation in BWC-related activities. This setup indicates the guidelines are expected to be technically credible for scientists while also aligned with international biosecurity and nonproliferation policy objectives.
The guideline development process is to take place under the aegis of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), a global network of 111 national science academies. IAP would select the technical experts who participate, working closely with the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). This arrangement is intended to ensure that the drafting process is driven by recognized scientific expertise, is internationally representative, and is anchored in respected scientific institutions, which increases the chances that the final guidelines are viewed as legitimate and adoptable across borders.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development area (CFDA 19.033). Eligibility is limited to private institutions of higher education. The award ceiling is $125,000, with one expected award. The funding opportunity was created on April 6, 2020, with an original closing date of April 15, 2020. Overall, the deliverable is a draft ethical guidelines document developed through an internationally coordinated expert process, intended to supplement existing scientific ethics frameworks and strengthen global biosecurity norms connected to the BWC.Apply for SFOP0006756
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "International Guidelines for Biosecurity Ethics" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.033.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 06, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 2020. (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 $125,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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