U.S. Consulate General Kolkata TIP Conclave 4 Conference

Funding Opportunity Number: KRFP15-01 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 19.040Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOS-INDClosing Date: Oct 11, 2014Award Ceiling: $50,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Sep 11, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Consulate General Kolkata will host the fourth ?Trafficking in Persons Conclave? in Ranchi, Jharkhand, to reinforce its commitment to combat human trafficking. The first two conclaves were held in Kolkata in 2012, followed by the third international conclave in Guwahati in 2013, have helped secure Kolkata Consulate?s position as a key partner in strengthening the anti-trafficking movement at the regional level as part of our common efforts to eliminate trafficking in persons globally. Having worked in close association with the government, police, business, civil society and the NGO sectors in West Bengal and the North Eastern states, Consulate Kolkata would now like to strengthen partnerships in the Bihar- Jharkhand belt. Trafficking in Jharkhand has increased threefold in the past three years, according to data released by the Indian Social Welfare, Women and Children Development Depa...
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