The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement to George Mason University from February 15, 2023 through September 30, 2025 under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The award will strengthen anti-corruption expertise in Guatemala by providing fellowship opportunities and small grants to defenders working to minimize the impact of transnational crime. Specifically, the university will administer...
The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to George Mason University from February 15, 2023 through September 30, 2025 under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705). The award will strengthen expertise of anti-corruption defenders from El Salvador through fellowship opportunities and small grants provided by Mason. The Trans-National Crime program seeks to minimize impact of transnational crime and criminal...
The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,551,576 cooperative agreement to George Mason University under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705) from September 2022 through September 2024. The award will strengthen expertise in anti-corruption efforts through fellowship opportunities and small grants provided by Mason. The Trans-National Crime program seeks to minimize the impact of transnational criminal networks on the U.S....
The Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the Counter Narcotics (CFDA 19.704) federal grant program, awarded a $348,289.04 Project Grant to Asociacion Somos Arte, Belleza Y Educacion Para La Realidad, a non-profit organization in Costa Rica. The grant, awarded on October 22, 2024, is intended to train youth in employability skills and help them secure internships at companies or businesses, with the possibility of securing paid employment, allowing them to practice the...
The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $300,000 project grant to American University under the Trans-National Crime federal grant program (CFDA 19.705) to understand the scope of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing-related legislation in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America regions and identify government-backed malign actors violating these laws. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. As part of...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.704 Counter Narcotics) provides $423,889.04 to train youth in Costa Rica on employability skills and help them secure internships at companies or businesses. This award, effective July 1, 2025, is a continuation of a previous award and will run through June 30, 2028. The funding supports community-based interventions aimed at disrupting drug production and trafficking by building...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,607,977.81 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.704 - Counter Narcotics) to Programa Compañeros, a non-profit organization in Mexico. The award, effective from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, will fund the collection of information on synthetic drug trends, provide community assistance, develop a harm reduction awareness campaign, and strengthen Mexico's national drug surveillance system. This award...
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...
This $2,323,086.30 federal Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) aims to advance effective and sustainable justice sector institutions and combat transnational organized crime, gangs, and corruption across the 13 countries comprising the U.S. Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). The grant recipient, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), will provide technical assistance,...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $936,852.40 Cooperative Agreement (SINLEC25CA0070) to Global Financial Integrity, a non-profit organization, under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705). The grant supports efforts to help the Government of El Salvador adopt a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance. This includes assisting economic sectors and government...