The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to address criminal justice reform in Honduras by strengthening the criminal justice chain as an interrelated system and developing layered accountability mechanisms for identifying points of corruption.
Project Vision
To address criminal justice reform in Honduras by strengthening the criminal justice chain as an interrelated system and developing layered accountability mechanisms for identifying points of corruption.
Project Goal Areas(s)
Area 1: Strengthen the criminal justice chain as an interrelated system.
Area 2: Develop layered accountability mechanisms in order to reduce corruption.
Funding Information
Total available funding: $2,500,000
Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $1,000,000 to a maximum of $2,500,000
Length of performance period: 24 months
Anticipated program start date: December 2023
Number of awards anticipated: 1-3 awards (dependent on amounts)
Project Activities and Deliverables
Successful proposals will identify specific project goals, objectives, activities, and deliverables according to the goal areas listed above. INL encourages creative project proposals that draw on established research and evidence, are specific in their implementation plans, and have a high-quality monitoring plan that allows for measuring progress and results with statistical indicators. Proposals will be evaluated on the quality of the project design and monitoring plan. A higher number of goals, activities, or indicators is not necessarily better. Examples of activities may include, but are not limited to include, one or more of the following:
An assessment or evaluation of the justice sector’s interrelated points (including but not limited to police, prosecution, courts, and corrections) that allow for corruption, identifying opacity and dysfunction and where transparency and coordination can be improved.
Recommendations of high-impact accountability and transparency reforms that can be feasibly implemented by governments and/or civil society and/or independent media and/or other anti-corruption actors, with an assessment of the viability of recommendations based on political will and feasibility, among other related factors.
Testing two to three points where various nodes in the justice system intersect to determine gaps in accountability (versus taking a broad approach to the whole system).
An evaluation of these interrelation points and opportunities where future projects could address corruption in the justice system. Applicant should budget appropriately for program costs, including travel, required to carry out all proposed activities.
Participants and Audiences
Participants should be those responsible for identifying, reporting, and responding to corruption and those who by duty or by choice promote transparency. This may include government actors from attorney’s general offices, police, judges, corrections, etc. as well as journalists, civil society actors, and activists that work to identify and make public corrupt acts and actors and that advocate for transparency, installing systems to deter corruption, and holding corrupt actors accountable.
Where possible, the project should elevate the inclusion of women, LGBTQI+, and individuals from any other marginalized group that work in this space, recognizing that diversity in participation can lead to successfully reaching a diverse audience base.
Applicants should describe how they will ensure equitable (and safe) inclusion, using participatory, locally-led, and intersectional approaches, as appropriate. Recognizing the large number of concurrent programs in the region on similar issues, they recommend coordinating activities and participants with the U.S. Embassy and USAID Mission in Tegucigalpa to avoid duplication and limit burden on local partners.
Priority Region/Countries: Honduras
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
