Project Grant SRP38025GR0017

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $812,566.18 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF), a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in the UK. The grant aims to build the capacity and capability of nine partner countries in Africa to effectively manage wildlife products once in government custody. The project will result in strengthened...

The American Center of Research, Incorporated will receive $209,169.80 through a two-year Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to activate the Jordanian Department of Antiquities dormant anti-smuggling trafficking section. The grant period runs from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and...

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will extend its popular "Museum in a Suitcase" model through pop-up events and non-governmental organization community engagement in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Funded through a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ASOR aims to increase regional cooperation and further memoranda of understanding for cultural property protection. The award falls under the Cultural...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program) provides $2,123,278.10 to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) to deliver specialized training, supplies, mentorship, and cross-border collaboration mechanisms to wildlife authorities, judicial police officers (OPJs), the judiciary, and prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola. The project aims to strengthen law...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), provides $2,189,656.00 to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to build capacity and improve risk management, supply chain security, and trade facilitation in seaports, airports, and land border crossings. The goal is to prevent the cross-border movement of illicit...

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 $1,455,419 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Massachusetts Office of Research Administration to reduce human trafficking in Tunis, Tunisia from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The award is part of the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking program (CFDA 19.019), which aims to prevent trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute traffickers. Under the award, the University of...

This $800,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 - Trans-National Crime) will fund initiatives to combat illegal gold trafficking in the Amazon region. The award will support specialized training, technical assistance, and the development of tools like the Amazon Anti-Corruption Knowledge Hub and Amazon Anti-Corruption Investigation resources. The goal is to address facilitators of corruption that enable...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,597,277 Project Grant to the William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, operating as the American Schools of Oriental Research. The award, funded through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025), aims to advance the preservation and protection of cultural heritage in Israel. The project will improve the conservation of archaeological sites, historic sites, and...

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...