Professionalizing Law Enforcement in the Central African Republic | INL18CA0002 AMECAR LAWENFORCEMENT 121517

Opportunity Information: Apply for INL18CA0002 AMECAR LAWENFORCEMENT 121517

The grant opportunity titled "Professionalizing Law Enforcement in the Central African Republic" (Funding Opportunity Number INL18CA0002) is a U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) program designed to raise the professional capacity of law enforcement services in the Central African Republic (CAR). Using FY 2017 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) funding, INL is seeking a partner to build and deliver a comprehensive, integrated training effort that reaches a very large share of the country s law enforcement personnel, with the stated target being 67 percent or more of CAR law enforcement. The overall intent is not just to run short courses, but to establish practical skills, reinforce them in the field, and leave behind a structure for continued training and performance improvement.

The project is built around deploying a small, highly experienced training team to CAR, ideally consisting of three to four subject matter experts with deep law enforcement training backgrounds. This team is expected to design and conduct instruction for operational units and then return to those same units for follow-on support. INL frames the work as a two-phase model: an initial phase focused on delivering training to selected units, followed by a mentoring phase that begins roughly six to eight weeks after the training sessions. The purpose of the gap is to allow trainees to apply what they learned in real work settings, so that mentors can later reinforce correct practices, address obstacles, and help institutionalize the skills rather than letting them fade after the classroom portion ends.

A major emphasis of the second phase is hands-on mentoring and sustainability. During the mentoring period, team members are expected to reinforce acquired skills, help install a continuous training program that can be maintained locally, and evaluate and measure the impact of the training. In practice, that means the implementing organization should be prepared to do more than deliver modules; it should also put in place mechanisms for ongoing instruction, coaching, and feedback loops that allow CAR services to continue developing after the project ends. Built into the design is an expectation of monitoring and evaluation, with the training team assessing whether skills are being used properly, whether unit performance is improving, and what adjustments are needed to make the program stick.

The target audience is broad across CAR s law enforcement landscape. INL specifically names the National Police, Gendarmerie, Judicial Police, Mining Police, and Municipal Police as core participants, with training covering a broad range of law enforcement topics. The opportunity also allows flexibility: if requested and if the team has the capacity, the program may extend training to other specialized and operational units beyond those listed. This suggests INL expects an implementing partner that can adapt curricula and delivery methods to different unit mandates and operating environments, and that can respond to evolving needs on the ground.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered through a cooperative agreement, meaning INL likely expects substantial programmatic involvement and coordination during implementation rather than a hands-off grant. The program falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category, with CFDA number 19.703. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (both those with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in that nonprofit category) and private institutions of higher education. The opportunity was created on December 15, 2017, with an original closing date of February 15, 2018. The award ceiling is listed as $950,000, and the opportunity indicates expected awards but does not specify a number in the provided excerpt.

Taken together, the opportunity is aimed at producing measurable improvements in the professionalism and effectiveness of CAR law enforcement by combining large-scale instruction with delayed follow-up mentoring, institutionalizing continuous training, and using evaluation to demonstrate impact. The deliverable is essentially a full training and professionalization package: expert trainers deployed in-country, training delivered to a majority of the force, practical mentoring after trainees return to duty, and a durable framework that CAR institutions can continue using once the external team departs.

• The Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Professionalizing Law Enforcement in the Central African Republic" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.703.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-12-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-02-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $950,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

Apply for INL18CA0002 AMECAR LAWENFORCEMENT 121517

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal: