OpportunityTitle: Western Hemisphere Regional Transnational Crime Assessment and Analysis
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: U.S. based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or educational institutions having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS or overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or private/state educational institutions. See additional eligibility criteria in Section III of the NOFO.
Description: Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), including gangs and drug cartels, undermine border security, perpetuate crime, and inflict harm in communities throughout the Western Hemisphere. These organizations often exploit the region&#8217;s pervasive corruption and weak rule of law to facilitate criminal activity and siphon away resources. Challenges posed by corruption, financial crimes, and criminal networks are also pervasive; however, there remains a lack of data driven, reliable analytics to define the scope of these challenges in the hemisphere, and successful approaches to address them. To enhance policy decision-making and guide foreign assistance programming decisions, INL is seeking applications for three (3) grant projects to comprehensively assess anti-corruption, financial crimes, criminal networks, and the impact of interventions on these topics in Central America, South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
GrantorContactText: Tierra Copeland