law_justice_and_legal_services · DOS-INL

Disrupting TCOs through Evidence Reform

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · OFOP0003184

13 days left

Award Range

$1.8M – $2.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 31, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

State Department/INL is funding ONE organization ($1.8M-$2M) to help Honduras manage seized criminal evidence — building systems for secure, transparent evidence handling so drug traffickers can't exploit weak evidence management to evade prosecution. This is a very specific international rule-of-law project in one country.

Who Should Apply

US-based nonprofits or educational institutions with expertise in criminal justice system reform, evidence management, chain of custody systems, and experience working in Honduras or Central America. Foreign-based NGOs also eligible.

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations without Latin America/Honduras experience, domestic-only criminal justice orgs, technology companies (without justice sector expertise), or organizations unfamiliar with transnational organized crime prosecution.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must strengthen Honduras' evidence management capacity
•Must address vulnerabilities TCOs exploit in the justice system
•Must be a US nonprofit, educational institution, or foreign NGO
•Must have Central America/justice sector experience
•Single award only

💡 GrantQuick Tip

This is a sole-source-style competition for an organization already working in Honduran justice reform. If you don't have existing relationships with Honduras' Ministerio Publico or similar institutions, you're unlikely to win against organizations already embedded there. The applicant pool is probably 5-10 international development organizations.

Competitiveness: Very low competition — 1 award for a hyper-specific country/sector combination. Likely 3-7 qualified applicants.

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of this award is to carry out a project to strengthen Honduras’ ability to manage seized evidence in a secure, transparent, and standardized manner, reducing vulnerabilities that transnational criminal organizations exploit to evade prosecution and sustain illicit markets.

Attachments

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Q&A

Questions_and_Answers-OFOP0003184.pdf

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INL Templates and Forms

FY2026_v.1_Open-Source_Templates_Grants.gov.zip

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NOFO-Disrupting TCOs OFOP00031

NOFO-Disrupting_TCOs_OFOP0003184_FINAL.pdf

Who Can Apply

The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 US 115 of the U.S. tax code; Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Foreign-based educational institutions U.S.-based For profit organizations Foreign-based For profit organizations

Eligible Applicant Types

501(c)(3) Nonprofits

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $1.8M
Maximum Award: $2.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: July 1, 2026

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026 (13 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Tia Allen, AllenLS2@state.gov / Ada Sosa, sosaax@state.gov

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