The Department of State’s Office of Global Criminal Justice (J/GCJ) is offering this grant to prevent atrocities, mitigate their effects, and end impunity globally by fostering justice and accountability. This grant is specifically for Colombia, aiming to strengthen accountability mechanisms like the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to investigate and prosecute those responsible for serious international crimes, including killings, sexual violence, and torture. The purpose of this award is to provide specialized support addressing critical challenges common to domestic atrocity crime transitional justice processes. This includes effectively managing large-scale system crimes, ensuring broad outreach to diverse conflict victims, and fostering a holistic transitional justice strategy in Colombia, while encouraging the highest standards in investigations by both prosecutors and civil society actors.
Opportunity ID: 341401
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SFOP0009080 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Enhancing the Impact of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Office of Global Criminal Justice Global Programs |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.990 — International Justice and Accountability Programming |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | • Non-profit organizations; • For-profit organizations; • Private institutions of higher education; • Public or state institutions of higher education; • Public international organizations; |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of Global Criminal Justice |
| Description: | The Department of State’s Office of Global Criminal Justice (J/GCJ) works to prevent atrocities, mitigate their effects, and end impunity by fostering justice and accountability to enhance respect for human dignity and stability worldwide. GCJ seeks to strengthen accountability mechanisms to investigate and prosecute those responsible for serious international crimes committed during both armed conflict and times of peace (including those involving killings, sexual violence, arbitrary detentions, torture, and missing persons) and to encourage the highest standards in investigations conducted by prosecutors and civil society actors. GCJ seeks applications for one award in/for Colombia to provide specialized support to address challenges that are common to domestic atrocity crime transitional justice processes, particularly when it comes to addressing large-scale system crimes, reaching a broad cross-section of conflict victims, and contributing to a holistic transitional justice strategy. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to Opportunity in SAMS Domestic |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
JGCJ_Programs@state.gov
Email:- |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 341401 Other Supporting Documents-Budget Guidance -> Budget Guidance for New Awards (Oct 2020).pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | JGCJ_Programs@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.990 | PKG00275233 | Jul 25, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
341401 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
341401 SF424A-1.0.pdf
341401 SF424B-1.1.pdf
341401 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
341401 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
341401 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
341401 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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