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This document contains Questions and Answers related to the Freely Associated States Prosecutorial Development (FASPro) Project DFOP0014014 federal grant opportunity.
The key details are:
- The grant opportunity is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofits to engage in prosecutorial development and training in the Pacific Islands, particularly the Freely Associated States (FAS) of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- The grant program aims to strengthen workforce pipelines in the legal sector and stimulate the development of prosecutorial offices in the FAS.
- The Q&A clarifies that the grant can support equipment/capability provision (e.g., computers, case management systems, library services) for prosecutors' offices, as well as support for other legal professionals beyond just prosecutors.
- The Q&A also confirms that the consultant fee rate has been updated to align with the new Senior Executive Service (SES) rate of $784.62 per day, effective January 1, 2024.
- The federal agency administering this grant opportunity is the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703).
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Questions and Answers for Freely Associated States Prosecutorial Development (FASPro) Project
DFOP0014014
Question 1:
Does INL have a plug figure or cost ceiling in mind for the computers, case management systems, and relevant library services to be provided to prosecutors’ offices?
INL Response:
No. Applicants should provide a contextually-appropriate budget that meets needs of the program being proposed for each country’s prosecutors’ office, including equipment/capability provision (e.g., computers, case management systems, and relevant library services), if any.
Question 2:
Does Objective 3 contemplate support for legal professionals other than prosecutors, such as public defenders, private defense and legal aid attorneys, judges and investigators?
INL Response:
Yes.
Question 3:
Under Activity 3.3, do the FAS legal institutions subject to twinning extend beyond prosecutors’ offices, to include public defenders’ offices, legal aid offices, courts, etc.?
INL Response:
It depends on the applicant’s proposed program. INL is open to considering a compelling case for twinning arrangements beyond prosecutors’ offices (e.g., public defenders’ offices, legal aid offices, courts, etc.) if it’s technically and financially feasible for the program.
Question 4:
Appendix C (Budget and Budget Narrative) states under Consultant Fees and Contracts, that "fees and honorarium should not exceed $720/day per person, effective January 1, 2023."
Given that the current Senior Executive Service (SES) rate for 2024 issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is $784.62/day, would INL consider raising the rate to this level?
INL Response:
Yes, this rate is authorized. Per the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) salary table No.
2024-ES, the new salary cap for federal agencies is now $204,000, which equates to a maximum daily rate of $784.62.
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