INL/AP is offering a grant to organizations or institutions to implement a visiting scholar program at an accredited U.S. law school for law students, professors, and lawyers from Afghanistan. The program aims to provide a LL.M. degree focusing on skills-based education and assisting participants with employment opportunities in Afghanistan upon their return. Applications are open for organizations with experience in rule of law education programs in Afghanistan. Closing date for applications is Aug 03, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277612
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | INL-15CA0036-INLAP-07012015 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program for Afghanistan |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.703 — Criminal Justice Systems |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 03, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 03, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 02, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see Eligibility Section III of the Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement |
| Description: | INL’s Office for Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs (INL/AP) is focused on directing and overseeing critical foreign assistance activities pertaining to counternarcotics, crime, rule of law and law enforcement training in Afghanistan. INL/AP is now seeking applications from organizations or institutions of higher learning with the requisite capacity and experience to implement rule of law education programs in Afghanistan. Specifically, the organization or institution of higher learning will develop and implement a visiting scholar program to an accredited U.S. law school which will consist of a LL.M. degree study for law students, professors, and/or lawyers working in the Afghan public sector focusing on a skills-based education, including clinical education and assisting potential candidates with employment opportunities within Afghanistan once they graduate and return to Afghanistan. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lourdes Stein
Program Analyst Phone 202 776 8774 Email:steinlf@state.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 277612 Full Announcement-2 -> risk_assessment_for organizations.pdf
Folder 277612 Full Announcement-2 -> sample budget template.pdf
Folder 277612 Full Announcement-2 -> ds 4184 – risk analysis information for selected organization.pdf
Folder 277612 Full Announcement-2 -> monitoring_plan_worksheet.pdf
Folder 277612 Full Announcement-2 -> legal education visiting scholars program for afghanistan-notice of funding opportunity.revised.72015.pdf
Folder 277612 Full Announcement-2 -> statement of work template 3.pdf
Folder 277612 Other Supporting Documents-Questions and Answers 1 -> qa for inl for visiting scholars.072015.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lourdes Stein Program Analyst Phone 202 776 8774 Email: steinlf@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.703 | INL-15CA0036-INLAP-07012015 | Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program for Afghanistan | PKG00217691 | Jul 01, 2015 | Aug 03, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277612 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277612 Budget-1.1.pdf
277612 Project-1.1.pdf
277612 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277612 SF424B-1.1.pdf