U.S. Department of State: Nonproliferation Assistance Programs - Global Threat Reduction (GTR), Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP)

$132.61M USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	World
Start Date	Oct 25, 2006
End Date	May 01, 2009
Duration	919 days
Number of Grantees	30
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`96405-60`

Grant Description

Global Threat Reduction (GTR) - Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) seeks to strengthen biorisk management practices, enhance infectious disease detection and surveillance, and facilitate scientist engagement worldwide to deny terrorist and other non-state actors access to potentially dangerous technical expertise and pathogens.

Also included are continuing efforts to engage Russian biological scientists through the Bio-Chem Redirect and Bio-Industry Initiative Programs.