The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs awarded a $964,337.10 Cooperative Agreement to Avocats Sans Frontieres Quebec on September 4, 2024 under the Criminal Justice Systems (CFDA 19.703) federal grant program. This award supports and equips emerging leaders, including law students and young professionals, to develop into competent and objective prosecutors, public defenders, judges, and public officials committed to strengthening the rule...
The Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement of the U.S. Department of State awarded a $2,303,814 Cooperative Agreement to International Justice Mission (IJM) under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703). The award is intended to increase real and perceived access to justice for women and vulnerable groups exposed to gender-based violence (GBV) in El Salvador. The 3-year project, starting July 2024, will involve IJM partnering with local authorities to rescue victims,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,500,000.00 and effective from October 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025, is funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement through the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703). The purpose of the award is to facilitate activities that complement, support, and enhance the program office and post efforts with foreign partners. This includes organizing study visits for foreign delegations, enabling...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $3,046,179.26, was issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to provide logistical support for rule of law initiatives in Guatemala. The award, which has a performance period from August 1, 2024 to August 1, 2025, is a continuation of a previous award (SINLEC20CA3169) under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705)....
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) aims to increase access to emergency education, legal assistance, and gender-based violence (GBV) services for refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrants in Guatemala. The award supports a women-centered approach to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for...
The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703). The award extends an existing cooperative agreement to ABA FJE for building court and legal capacities to prevent and combat atrocities in the Central African Republic. Specifically, ABA FJE will work to institutionalize rule...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $551,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) program. The award will provide technical assistance to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to establish survivor leadership and survivor partnership structures, processes, and components over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to October 1,...
The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $825,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to support efforts combating human trafficking in Morocco as part of the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking program (CFDA 19.019). Under the award, ABA FJE will create a national referral mechanism (NRM) in Morocco to improve victim identification and expand services...
This $676,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking (CFDA 19.019) program, will assist partner countries in strengthening their criminal justice response to trafficking in persons. The award supports efforts to develop or strengthen national strategies and policies, as well as strengthen the delivery of training and implementation of technical cooperation...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705), supports the Pan American Development Foundation's efforts to counter trafficking in persons (TIP) and strengthen the Salvadoran government's response in El Salvador. The funding will help enhance identification of victims, provision of services, investigation, and prosecution of TIP cases. The...