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ClosedOpportunity SFOP0007014

Building Justice Sector Capacity in Timor-Leste

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement · Department of State

At a glance

Building Justice Sector Capacity in Timor-Leste is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement (Department of State). The application deadline was July 28, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $300K, with about 1 award expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.703 (Criminal Justice Systems).

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Key facts

  1. May 28, 2020Posted
  2. Jul 28, 2020Application deadline
Posted
May 28, 2020
Close date
Jul 28, 2020
Award floor
$100,000
Award ceiling
$300,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible organizations may include: (U.S. based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or educational institutions having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS or overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or private/state educational institutions. See complete eligibility criteria attached.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
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What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This project will support the increased capacity of Timor-Leste’s justice sector to handle a range of criminal justice issues, focused specifically on corruption, gender-based violence, and trafficking in persons. The project will provide direct training to members of Timor-Leste’s justice sector and establish training curricula/programs in order to increase the sector’s accountability, transparency, and resilience to counter corruption, gender-based violence, and trafficking in persons. The target group for this project includes judges, prosecutors, public defenders, law students, members of the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ), law enforcement, and civil society – especially those concerned with strengthening the justice sector as well as combating corruption, trafficking in persons, and gender-based violence.

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Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 19.703

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$94.4M
FY25$2.6M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.703. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Building Justice Sector Capacity in Timor-Leste”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Building Justice Sector Capacity in Timor-Leste”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $300k and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Building Justice Sector Capacity in Timor-Leste”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0007014), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.043
Award range
Up to $4M
Closes
Oct 30, 2026
Who can apply
Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and 3 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today