FY2026 v.1 Open-Source Templates (Grants.gov).zip

This file is a collection of FY2026 open-source templates for grants submission on Grants.gov. The templates are designed to support applications for the "Combating Forced Child Recruitment by FTOs and TCOs" federal grant opportunity, administered by the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705). The opportunity seeks cooperative agreements with organizations to implement projects in Colombia that strengthen law enforcement capacity to investigate, arrest, and prosecute recruiters working for Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Transnational Criminal Organizations engaged in forced child recruitment.

The Trans-National Crime program provides comprehensive funding for initiatives combating criminal networks operating across international borders, with recent awards ranging from approximately $500,000 to $7 million and performance periods typically spanning 12 to 36 months. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions. Key compliance requirements include maintaining Unique Entity Identifier registration, current SAM.gov enrollment, Leahy Amendment vetting, and financial record retention for three years. The templates provided in this file facilitate standardized submission of technical approaches, organizational capacity documentation, program monitoring plans, and cost-effectiveness justifications in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation standards and evaluation criteria established for the solicitation.