Deadline: 23-Oct-2024
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to build capacity for specialized prosecutors, State and Federal financial intelligence units, regulators, and other stakeholders to counter corruption and financial crime related to corruption in sports.
The project will seek to create and improve procedures and/or investigative techniques on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering related to sports. In addition, this project will facilitate more effective collaboration between specialized prosecutors’ offices, financial intelligence units, sport’s governing bodies (e.g. Olympic committee, sports federations), and government agencies that regulate sports and sports betting.
Project Goal
- Analysts, investigators, and prosecutors from State and Federal units are coordinated to detect, investigate, and prosecute financial crimes and corruption related to sports.
Objectives
- Objective 1: Mexican state investigators, prosecutors, financial intelligence analysts, and other stakeholders know how to detect, report, investigate, produce intelligence, and prosecute cases related to corruption at all levels of sports.
- Objective 2: Mexican anti-money laundering and anti-corruption units and regulatory authorities adopt guidelines as standard operating procedures (SOPs applicable for federal and state level stakeholders) which are in line with international practices to identify, analyze, investigate and prosecute financial crimes and crimes related to corruption in sports.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $2,000,000
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $1,000,000 to a maximum of $2,000,000
- Length of performance period: 24 months
- Anticipated program start date: December 2024
- Number of awards anticipated: up to 2 awards (dependent on amounts)
Project Activities and Deliverables
- The following activities are required but not limited to and can be adapted to the proposal. Additional activities according to the goal and objectives noted above may be included in the proposal. INL encourages creativity in terms of project proposals as well as specific activities with indicators and targets to properly monitor the project. Activities proposed will be evaluated on their merit and not because an applicant provides more activities.
- Activities for Objective 1
- Activity 1. Design and implement training on detecting, reporting, investigating, analyzing and prosecuting crimes related to corruption in sports in Mexico. This can include, but is not limited to transnational sports corruption investigations, evidence collection and evaluation, bet monitoring and analysis, match fixing, theft of funds, embezzlement, etc.
- Activity 2. Create a public media messaging campaign regarding corruption in sports and illegal sports betting, gambling, match fixing, etc., and a means for these crimes to be reported to relevant authorities (judicial and sports governing bodies).
- Activities for Objective 2
- Activity 1. Developing/adapting guidelines/SOPs that can be adopted by relevant Mexican stakeholders for detecting, investigating, prosecuting, and sanctioning/penalizing corrupt acts in sports. This activity should be in line with the Mexican legal framework.
- Activity 2. Convene a minimum of one national sport corruption conference with national and international stakeholders to promote best practices, and collaboration among relevant stakeholders impacted by the project.
- Activities for Objective 1
Participants and Audiences
- Sports authorities, justice operators, financial intelligence and analysis units, betting regulators, or others as appropriate.
Priority Region
- Mexico
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
- U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 US 115 of the US 115 of the U.S. tax code;
- Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
- Foreign-based educational institutions.
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