Strengthening provincial anti-corruption establishments for enhanced anti-corruption case processing | INL24GR0067 CASEPROCESSING 05152024

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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is offering a discretionary grant opportunity focused on improving how public corruption crimes are investigated and prosecuted at the provincial level in Pakistan. The program, titled "Strengthening provincial anti-corruption establishments for enhanced anti-corruption case processing" (Funding Opportunity Number INL24GR0067 CASEPROCESSING 05152024), seeks proposals from eligible organizations to run a project that directly strengthens case processing from investigation through prosecution. The central idea is to increase accountability by helping investigators and prosecutors work in parallel, learn together, and coordinate more effectively so corruption cases are handled more consistently and successfully.

The project is structured around three main components. First is training and capacity building, aimed at upgrading the practical skills of anti-corruption investigators and prosecutors. This includes both direct training for working professionals and a train-the-trainer approach that develops a group of "master trainers" who can continue delivering instruction after the project ends. Second is institutional support, which goes beyond training to address structural and system-level gaps. This portion emphasizes policy-level improvements and technology upgrades that strengthen accountability and social inclusion mechanisms, with the intent of making anti-corruption bodies more effective, transparent, and responsive. Third is awareness raising, designed to build public confidence in public service delivery and encourage citizens to report corruption. This recognizes that case outcomes depend not only on internal government capacity, but also on whether the public trusts complaint mechanisms enough to come forward.

Across these components, the grant sets out several concrete outcomes it wants to see. These include increasing the number of appropriate corruption-related charges brought by law enforcement, improving the effectiveness of prosecutions (not simply the number of cases filed), creating or strengthening policies that make it easier and safer for citizens to file complaints, and improving public awareness so reporting becomes more likely. In practical terms, applicants are expected to propose activities that improve the quality of investigations, the strength of case files, the coordination between investigators and prosecutors, and the ability of institutions to track, manage, and process cases using more modern tools and clearer procedures.

Geographically, the opportunity is meant to scale up work that has already been underway in Balochistan and expand it to additional provinces, specifically Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The solicitation signals that INL is looking for a program that can replicate and broaden proven approaches, rather than starting from scratch. Proposed work should therefore show how lessons learned from Balochistan will be adapted to the needs, context, and institutional realities of the other provincial anti-corruption establishments, while keeping a consistent focus on better case processing and stronger collaboration between investigation and prosecution functions.

Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $750,000, with INL expecting to make one award. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Law, Justice, and Legal Services under CFDA number 19.703. The original application closing date listed is June 17, 2024. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," and applicants are directed to consult Section C of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the specific eligibility requirements and any additional constraints.

• The Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening provincial anti-corruption establishments for enhanced anti-corruption case processing" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.703.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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