Deadline: 24 April 2017
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is seeking applications from qualified U.S. or overseas-based non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS/non-governmental organizations (NGOs), for a Cooperative Agreement to implement a program entitled “Project to strengthen judicial capacity to detect fraud, prevent corruption, and implement adequate anti-corruption mechanism”.
Objectives
- Produce a comprehensive assessment of the anticorruption gaps and/or vulnerabilities present within all branches of Poder Judicial, in order to better inform the design and implementation of countermeasures. The assessment should examine drivers of corruption, corruption entry points, procedural, training and legislative gaps, and recommended areas for intervention. The assessment should draw from information held by Poder Judicial’s Office of the Inspector General, Human Resources Office, and other relevant units, as well as relevant external sources.
- Leverage the findings of the assessment to set up a framework to strengthen Poder Judicial’s capacity to prevent and detect fraud and corruption. This should be accomplished through technical assistance to develop methodologies and procedures, based on international best practices, for the prevention and detection of fraud and corruption, and training for judicial personnel and external actors on how to adequately implement these strategies.
- Improve Poder Judicial’s capacity to prevent infiltration by narcotics traffickers and organized criminal groups by creating training resources on countermeasures and preventive strategies.
- Improve the ethics framework within Poder Judicial through the development and validation of a revised Institutional Code of Ethics.
Award Information
- The anticipated total federal funding amount is not to exceed $515,000.
- The period of performance is two (2)years with an anticipated start date of June 2017.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who are U.S. or overseas-based non-profitshaving a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS/non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with the ability to develop and successfully implement a project in Costa Rica and meet INL’s reporting requirements. Organizations must also be able to demonstrate current (or pending) country registration in Costa Rica.
- Applicants must have demonstrated experience implementing similar education or capacity building programs, preferably in Costa Rica. INL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering similar programs and/or federal grant awards.
- Applicants must have the ability to produce course materials, deliver training, and conduct evaluations in Spanish and English. The applicant’s staff should be proficient in English in order to fulfill reporting requirements.
- Applicants must have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with stakeholders in order to successfully carry out the proposed program.
- Applicants must be able to respond to the NOFO and be able to mobilize in a short period of time.
- Note: Public International Organizations (PIOs) and For-Profit Organizations are excluded from applying to this grant announcement
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.