OpportunityTitle: Support for Transitional Justice in The Gambia and Liberia
CategoryExplanation: Office of Global Criminal Justice Programs
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: GCJ welcomes applications from U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO); Public International Organizations; Foreign Public Organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.
Description: GCJ seeks applications for awards that will address ongoing transitional justice processes in The Gambia, Liberia, or both. Through this program, GCJ seeks to provide specialized support to address challenges that are common to domestic atrocity crime transitional justice processes and contribute to a holistic transitional justice strategy. The program(s) will build capacity in comparative transitional justice and international human rights, criminal, humanitarian law (IHL), including collecting and preserving evidence in line with relevant &#8220;chain of custody&#8221; standards. It will also involve other activities that directly support both the education of relevant personnel (including but not limited to, judges, prosecutors, investigators, and civil society organizations) in transitional justice best practices, particularly those geared toward the investigation and prosecution of alleged perpetrators of atrocities.
GrantorContactText: JGCJ_Programs@state.gov