Countering Terrorist Recruitment Online
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 28, 2026
Close date: July 27, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362599
Opportunity number: DFOP0018502
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Bureau of Counterterrorism
Agency code: DOS-SCT
Award floor: $4,933,399
Award ceiling: $4,933,399
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Other
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dos_sct
- category_of_funding_activity:other
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:unrestricted
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), including jihadist networks, drug cartels, and individual extremists, continue to act on violent ideations and inspire others globally. Recruitment efforts are increasingly digital, thus making counterterrorism investigations more complex across borders. Furthermore, emerging technology, such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), are enhancing recruitment effectiveness with target populations. The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism, announces this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support law enforcement in countering U.S.-designated FTO online recruitment, pending the availability of funds.