Counter Proliferation Programme guidance: financial year 2026 to 2027
This guidance explains the Counter Proliferation Programme objectives for the financial year 2026 to 2027 and how to apply through the project bidding process.
Documents
Details
The Government’s strategic approach to international security and counter proliferation is set out in the National Security Strategy 2025: Security for the British People in a Dangerous World, which was published to reflect changes in the global context and highlights the Government’s vision for the UK’s role in the world over the next decade and the actions it will take to 2029, and The Strategic Defence Review 2025 – Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad.
The Counter Proliferation Programme is the only cross-government fund dedicated to supporting activity to counter the proliferation of WMD. Through the Counter Proliferation Programme, the UK seeks to:
-
maintain a leading role in defending and strengthening the international counter proliferation architecture and its implementation
-
increase international action against the most acute proliferation threats
The Annex (within the main guidance document) provides more detail on our programme priorities for financial year 2026 to 2029.
The Counter Proliferation Programme is managed under the Programme Operating Framework, through its 10 programming principles and 29 mandatory rules.
How to apply
Read the Counter Proliferation Programme guidance, which provides detailed information about the process and the strategic context.
Projects may be single year and multi-year proposals (1 to 3 years) for financial years 2026 to 2027 and 2028 to 2029. In addition, projects can be single state, multi-country, regional or global in scope. You must submit your project proposal using the project proposal forms.
For the financial year 2026 to 2027, the Counter Proliferation Programme is unable to fund projects which qualify for Official Development Assistance (ODA).
We strongly recommend that potential bidders discuss proposals with the relevant policy leads in CPACC before submitting them.
Please email CounterProliferation.Programme@fcdo.gov.uk to request contact details of policy leads or to submit general questions about the programme or the proposal process.
Submit your proposal by 11:59pm UK time on 8 March 2026.
Updates to this page
-
Updated with Counter Proliferation Programme guidance for the financial year 2026 to 2027.
-
Updated with Counter Proliferation Programme guidance for the financial year 2025 to 2026
-
Guidance updated for submitting a proposal for the 2024 to 2025 programme.
-
Due to a large number of bids received, the date for issuing results has been extended to the end of April 2023.
-
Counter Proliferation Programme strategy for 2023 to 2024 added, including details of how to submit bids by 17 March 2023
-
Updating as you can no longer bid for funding the financial year 2022 to 2023.
-
Updated with Counter Proliferation Programme guidance for the financial year 2022 to 2023.
-
Counter Proliferation Programme strategy for 2021 to 2022 added including details of how to submit bids by 1 June 2021.
-
Programme currently suspended until further notice: update regarding the bidding process will be announced soon.
-
Programme currently under review due to coronavirus restrictions: further update expected after Easter
-
Deadline extended: submit your proposal by 3 March
-
Updated with new 2020 to 2021 programme strategy and information on submitting a proposal by 25 February.
-
Updated with the 2019 to 2020 programme strategy.
-
updated with 2018 to 2019 strategy.
-
Counter proliferation programme page and attachment updated
-
Programme strategy updated.
-
Programme strategy updated.
-
First published.