Program to Train Ghanaian Police-Prosecutors

Funding Opportunity Number: INL-15CA0028-AMEGHANA-05052015 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 19.703Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-INLClosing Date: Jun 30, 2015Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 05, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Transnational criminal organizations threaten West African stability and mutual security interests. In order to address transnational organized crime (TOC) in West Africa, the U.S. government created the West Africa Cooperative Security Initiative (WACSI). Launched in 2011 and guided by a five-year strategy, WACSI is a multilateral effort to increase global security through close operational and capacity-building coordination in West Africa. As the WACSI initiative has been operationalized in Ghana, INL has identified a key gap in the Ghanaian criminal justice system. State Attorney’s in the Attorney General’s office prosecute all cases of murder, rape, t...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding