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Strengthening Investigative Journalism on Corruption and Illicit Finance through Capacity Building and Awareness Raising in the Western Hemisphere

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · SFOP0005101

Closed

Award Range

$400K – $500K

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 16, 2018

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Strengthening Investigative Journalism on Corruption and Illicit Finance through Capacity Building and Awareness Raising in the Western Hemisphere. Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement. To support investigative journalism on the topic of corruption, corruption... $400,000-$500,000 per award; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

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•Deadline: 2018-07-16

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Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.

Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

To support investigative journalism on the topic of corruption, corruption proceeds, and illicit financial transactions (i.e. money laundering) of such proceeds, the U.S. Department of State has allocated $500,000 in FY 2017 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) funds to this grant opportunity. Foreign assistance will support work in at least two of four target countries in the region (Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Peru) to support investigative capacity building and awareness-raising between journalists and law enforcement, where possible. These countries may serve as a pilot for future programming.

The program's goal is to improve the quality and quantity of investigative pieces exposing corruption and illicit finance, particularly as facilitators of transnational crime, in the Western Hemisphere. The project also seeks to increase awareness among justice sector actors and journalists of relevant information produced by each group (i.e. law enforcement alerts, tips, or actionable reporting), and to identify and promote ways in which they might more effectively engage each other when possible. Project Objectives: Objective 1: Improve the ability, including the capacity, of investigative journalists to expose corruption and related illicit financial activity, and increase journalists' awareness of law enforcement activities and what makes information actionable, to include skills in producing such information and in accessing publicly available investigative information. Objective 2: Increase justice sector awareness of the work of investigative journalists and their willingness to draw upon helpful information for operational leads in their own investigations, and build relationships between law enforcement and journalists, only if it would be both possible and helpful in the countries selected.

Attachments

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Q&A - NOFO Investigative Journalism Project

2._Questions_on_NOFO_Investigative_Journalism_Project_Updated_06-22-18.docx

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INL Templates and Forms

INL_Templates-Forms.zip

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NOFO - Strengthening Investigative Journalism on Corruption and Illicit Finance

1._NOFO_-_Investigative_Journalism_Project_-_FINAL_05-16-18.pdf

Who Can Apply

U.S. or overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS and U.S. or overseas private/state institutions of higher education

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $400K
Maximum Award: $500K
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: May 15, 2018

Application Deadline: July 16, 2018 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Schuyler Miller

MillerSM3@state.gov

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