Legal Competency and Training Program in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0019436
- Agency
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Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $2,466,250
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to strengthen legal capacity of government officials from Southeast Asian and Pacific Islands countries in public international law, with an application due date of August 26, 2026. Eligible applicants are public higher education institutions. The program targets capacity building for policymakers, negotiators, legal experts, practitioners, and government officials concerning principles and practices of public international law, including but not limited to the law of the sea as reflected in the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and maritime boundary treaty law and negotiations.
This opportunity operates under CFDA 19.124 (East Asia and Pacific Grants Program), administered by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Recent cooperative agreement awards under this listing have ranged from approximately $740,000 to $3.5 million, though award activity in the program has contracted significantly in recent years. The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs has issued 396 of 407 total awards since 2010, disbursing $401.4 million in federal funding. Cooperative agreements represent 13 percent of awards under the parent program, with the remaining 87 percent issued as project grants. The program portfolio spans regional development, security cooperation, infrastructure, governance, health, and people-to-people exchange across Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Pacific Islands, Taiwan, and Australia.
The source does not specify cost share requirements, award ceiling, award floor, expected number of awards, period of performance, place of performance, evaluation criteria, or distinctive program objectives beyond the stated goal.
Synopsis
The overall goal of the project is to strengthen the legal capacity and proficiency of government officials, including policymakers, negotiators, legal experts and practitioners, and other relevant officials from Southeast Asian and Pacific Islands countries concerning the principles and practices of public international law, including, but not limited to, the law of the sea as reflected in the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and maritime boundary treaty law and negotiations.
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