Deadline: 11-Mar-24
The State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) partners with the government of Pakistan (GOP), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, and communities has announced the Drug Prevention and Awareness Programming in Pakistan to support supply and demand counternarcotics efforts.
Project Purpose
- The purpose of this award is to support the establishment of an anti-drug coalition network in Lahore, Pakistan with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to fight illegal drugs and associated crime. The offeror shall work with INL-Pakistan to identify and prioritize union councils within Lahore District for setting up coalition activities based on their level of need in addressing community problems such as drug sales and consumption, crime, and gang activity. Additional union councils may be added depending on timeline and funding availability.
INL seeks proposals that will accomplish the following four (4) priorities:
- Strengthen community resilience through evidence-based drug prevention and awareness activities that include local government, civil society, religious and community leaders, youth, and women.
- Build, manage, and coordinate a coalition dedicated to the promotion of scientific, evidence-based information on addiction and substance abuse aimed at preventing substance use disorders among those under 35 years of age.
- Encourage the use of innovative community-based programs to educate youth populations on substance abuse and provide essential life skills to help populations under 35 years of age overcome the effects of poverty, conflict, and other risk factors so that they can create better futures and drive social change in their communities.
- Promote awareness of evidence-based drug rehabilitation services that include vocational and life skills training programs.
Goals, Objectives, and Activities
- Goal 1: The grantee will establish a network of anti-drug coalitions of concerned stakeholders including provincial ministries, education, health sector, local government, civil society and local communities etc., in four targeted union councils with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to fight illegal drugs and associated crime. At least 3,000 youth from within these four union councils will benefit from this program.
- Objective 1: The grantee performs community selection and readiness assessment for coalition development at the district council level.
- Activity 1.1: Conduct a community readiness assessment tailored to the Lahore district by collecting local data following defined and improved community selection criteria and protocols to select four (4) union councils for coalition development.
- Activity 1.2: Identify 12 community sector representatives from each union council in Lahore District. Secure commitments for their active participation and form dedicated leadership teams. Develop comprehensive rosters of individuals and teams to be trained per union council on coalition in the Lahore District.
- Objective 2: The grantee delivers coalition development trainings, provides technical assistance, and offers ongoing support to new and existing coalitions with respect to knowledge of substance abuse and awareness of addiction as disease.
- Activity 2.1: Provide coalition development training, incorporating training curriculum. modules to both new and existing coalitions, with special consideration for the specific characteristics of Lahore district.
- Activity 2.2: Furnish technical assistance to new and existing coalitions that is attuned to the particular processes and products necessary for coalition development within the context of Lahore District, in alignment with the training curriculum and lesson plans.
- Objective 1: The grantee performs community selection and readiness assessment for coalition development at the district council level.
- Goal 2: The grantee supports establishment of a stakeholder coalition to replicate and expand the success of developed strategies to up to eight new union councils in Lahore district.
- Objective 1: The grantee replicates coalition development in eight targeted new union councils in Lahore district.
- Activity 1.1: Conduct a community readiness assessment tailored to Lahore district by collecting local data following community selection criteria specific to the union councils within Lahore district.
- Activity 1.2: Identify 12 community sector representatives within each targeted union council, secure commitments for participation, form leadership teams, and develop comprehensive rosters of individuals and teams to be trained per union council on coalition development, ensuring the unique needs of Lahore district are addressed.
- Objective 2: The grantee delivers comprehensive coalition development training, providing technical assistance and ongoing support.
- Activity 2.1: Provide coalition development training based on training curriculum modules to both new and existing coalitions within Lahore district.
- Activity 2.2: Furnish technical assistance to new and existing coalitions within Lahore district, tailored to their specific needs for each union council in alignment with the training curriculum and lesson plans.
- Objective 3: The grantee supports youth engagement and integration in existing coalitions and reaches at least 3,000 youth in the local communities within the targeted union councils.
- Activity 3.1: Identify and engage youth within the union councils in Lahore district that have established coalitions and developed dedicated youth groups who will actively participate in a youth leadership Initiative training course, focusing on their specific needs and potential contributions to coalition development in their respective union councils.
- Activity 3.2: Deliver comprehensive youth leadership initiative key essentials training to the identified youth groups and their adult advisors, ensuring they are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively engage and contribute to the existing coalitions within Lahore district.
- Objective 4: The grantee enables communities to continue the coalition approach after INL-provided assistance ends, and maintains the human, social, financial, and material resources needed to achieve long-term goals for community change.
- Activity 4.1: Emphasize sustainability throughout training curricula and activities.
- Activity 4.2: Support coalitions and other stakeholders in the development of sustainability plans, and guide coalition-building and international best practices on drug prevention.
- Objective 1: The grantee replicates coalition development in eight targeted new union councils in Lahore district.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $600,000
- Length of performance period: 36 months
- Anticipated program start date: May 2024
- Number of awards anticipated: One award
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations;
- U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 US 115 of the U.S. tax code;
- Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
- Foreign-based educational institutions.
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