The ISN Bureau is organized around three mutually reinforcing efforts: Nonproliferation Policy, International Security Policy, International Security and Nonproliferation Programming.
The grant program is designed to enhance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives by improving decision-making structures in contexts affected by fragility, conflict, or crisis. It focuses on making these systems more inclusive of and responsive to the needs of partner states, with an emphasis on ensuring strategic trade control systems align with international standards. Furthermore, the grant supports efforts to engage with foreign governments at various levels to help establish independent capabilities for regulating and managing the transfer of weapons of mass destruction, WMD-related items, conventional arms, and dual-use items. This includes initiatives to detect, interdict, investigate, and prosecute the illicit transfer of such items.