Strengthening Law Enforcement Engagement with Repatriated Individuals

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism seeks organizations to strengthen law enforcement engagement with individuals repatriated from northeast Syria and Iraq through a one-year cooperative agreement. The program aims to improve law enforcement's ability to prevent negative interactions with returnees, reduce local tensions and stigmatization, and establish early warning mechanisms for individuals vulnerable to radicalization or terrorist reengagement. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations, think tanks, civil society and non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, for-profit organizations, public international organizations, and governmental institutions, all of which must maintain active registration in SAM.gov with a valid Unique Entity Identifier. Evaluation will be based on program quality and feasibility (30 points), organizational capacity and previous grants experience (20 points), program planning and ability to achieve outcomes (15 points), monitoring and evaluation (15 points), budget (10 points), and sustainability (10 points). Applications must be submitted by June 9, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. Washington, D.C. time and must include SF-424 forms, a maximum 12-page proposal addressing situational analysis, activities, logic model, theory of change, and performance monitoring plan with at least three CT indicators, a detailed budget justification narrative, and supporting documentation including CVs and letters of support.

The anticipated award is $800,000 to $986,679 with one award anticipated under this competitive opportunity, and the 12-month program is scheduled to commence on September 30, 2026. The program targets law enforcement agencies in priority regions including Europe and Eurasia, South and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and Pacific, and Western Hemisphere, with particular interest in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Maldives, Tajikistan, Iraq, Indonesia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Recipients must comply with multiple federal requirements including trafficking in persons compliance, diversity and anti-discrimination certifications, and restrictions on certain funding categories, and will be required to submit biweekly written reports and coordinate calls with CT, along with quarterly Performance Indicator Tracking Table submissions throughout the performance period.