Home \ Projects \ Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI): Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP)
Program

Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI): Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP)

The Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) addresses global biosecurity risks from bioterrorism and infectious disease outbreaks. The program mitigates growing international biological threats by training scientists and researchers on biosecurity and safety practices, improving disease surveillance capabilities, and funding laboratory infrastructure upgrades for safety and security. It promotes the safe use of biological materials and pathogens in research and laboratory settings. At the same time, BEP builds the human capacity of scientists, allowing them to engage with the larger scientific community for professional and personal development.

BEP also works to mitigate global biological threats by denying state and non-state actors access to biological expertise, materials, and equipment that could be used to develop and disseminate biological weapons.

BEP efforts include:

  •  Preventing non-state or state actor acquisition and creation of high consequence pathogens, biotoxins, and other weaponizable biological materials, dual-use equipment, and/or scientific expertise;
  • Securing life science institutions and high consequence pathogens from both insider and outsider threats;
  • Assessing and disrupting emerging proliferation pathways related to biological material, dual-use equipment, or WMD-relevant expertise;
  • Training foreign partners to identify and deter the use of clandestine bioweapon laboratories by proliferator state and non-state actors;
  • Enhancing partner capacity to safely and securely identify, control, and attribute outbreaks caused by high consequence pathogens;
  • Partnering with non-scientific interlocutors such as policymakers, law enforcement, military, and diplomatic audiences to prevent biological attacks;
  • Promoting the adoption of and compliance with international frameworks that advance biological nonproliferation objectives; and

  • Identifying and/or disrupting efforts by proliferator states to subvert or evade international biological science treaties/norms through strategic investments or partnerships.

Risk Area(s) covered

Biological

Activities

Emergency Preparedness/Response
Infrastructure/Equipment Support
Knowledge Sharing/Best Practices
Legislative/Regulatory Assistance
Network Development/Outreach
Technical Training

Beneficiary Countries

Afghanistan
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Gabon
Georgia
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Morocco
Nigeria
Philippines
Romania
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Somalia
South Africa
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Yemen

Beneficiary Regions

Africa
Eastern Africa
Europe
Global
Middle East
Northern Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southern Africa
Western Africa

Budget

14000000 USD

Status

Active, Ongoing
Start Date: January 1, 2006
End Date: 

ASI Database Release

Providers and Implementers ?

Related Projects & Programs

Contacts

Name Position Agency/Department/Org Note
Mr Todd Perry Special Coordinator, UNSCR 1540
Department of State
United States
Mr Stephen Knight Point of Contact
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States

Scroll to Top