Project Grant SINLEC20GR3320

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $2,020,000 cooperative agreement to Financial Services Volunteer Corps to support the new Independent Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption (APLC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from April 2021 through October 2024. The funding will support APLC's efforts to investigate and prosecute public corruption cases under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), which...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to enhance regional knowledge regarding corruption and capacity to address corruption through judicial vetting, country corruption scorecards, and capacity building in Ecuador from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As part of the award, $50,000 was provided to México...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $725,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Center For Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (C4Ads) to support the creation of a system to identify and eradicate corruption using data and customized investigative mentoring. This grant, funded under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), aims to institutionalize the rule of law by developing and expanding criminal justice systems to strengthen partner country law...

The National Center For State Courts will assist the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica (Poder Judicial) to implement an institutional ethics training program through a $200,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement on February 21, 2023. The goal of the project is to increase the Poder Judicial's capacity to combat corruption within its ranks by delivering an ethics training program for all its personnel through February 28,...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to Agm&Emr, A.C., a non-profit organization, under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703). The project aims to ensure that specialized anti-corruption prosecutor's offices (FACS) in Mexico have standardized information about their performance and use standardized tools to address any identified performance gaps. The award period is from August 4, 2023, to February 1,...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $155,782.13 Cooperative Agreement to Asociacion Para UNA Sociedad Mas Justa of Honduras from August 17, 2022 to February 28, 2023 under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The award will support efforts to increase transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in the selection process of magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice in Honduras. Specifically, the non-profit...

This $1,500,000.00 Cooperative Agreement was awarded 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). The project will expand the accessibility and usage of non-commercial databases and complementary tools that identify wealth held by politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their relatives and affiliates. The award was made to the Center For Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (doing business as...

This $700,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems), aims to support the capacity development of Honduran public prosecutors. The project seeks to enable Honduran prosecutors to more efficiently and effectively manage criminal investigations and prosecute criminal cases. The award was made on August 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion on February 28, 2025. The prime awardee...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) provides $1,118,289.28 to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to build Nigeria's capacity to investigate, prosecute, defend, and adjudicate cases of terrorism, terrorism financing, atrocity cases, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The funding will support NCSC's efforts to strengthen Nigeria's criminal justice system through a...

The Basel Institute on Governance received a two-year, $1.2 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support Bulgaria's anti-corruption reform program. Funded through USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), the Institute will provide technical assistance and governance support services to advance Bulgaria's anti-corruption initiatives from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The Foreign Assistance program aims to...