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

This file is a FY2026 open-source templates archive (version 1) available on Grants.gov for the Southern Cone Cooperation Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Sector Support cooperative agreement opportunity. The opportunity is administered by the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) and provides funding for technical assistance to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in Southern Cone partner countries to combat transnational criminal organizations and prevent foreign terrorist organization operations in the region. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, with recent award amounts in this program ranging from $1.5 million to $7 million for cooperative agreements focused on logistics and capacity building.

The Trans-National Crime program (19.705) is highly active with solicitations posted year-round on Grants.gov. Recent opportunities remain open, including this Southern Cone initiative with an August 17, 2026 due date. The program has awarded 519 total grants since 2009, though recent annual cycles have declined sharply from 51 awards in 2022 to only 3 in 2026 year-to-date. Recipients must maintain financial records for three years, and most INL grant performance periods are one year in duration. Combined federal funding across the entire program portfolio totals $666.3 million, with recent representative awards including $7 million for Honduras rule-of-law support and $4.7 million for independent media investigations into crime and corruption in Central America. The program funds law enforcement capacity building, criminal justice sector development, and investigations into organized crime including narcotics smuggling, environmental crimes, wildlife trafficking, human trafficking, and illicit finance across multiple regions.