The Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to build the capacity of foreign partners to repatriate, prosecute, incarcerate, rehabilitate and/or reintegrate returning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and family members.
Donor Name: Bureau of Counterterrorism
Country: Global
Type of Grant: Event
Deadline: 03/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $3.4M
Details:
Program Objective(s): Assistance-eligible CoOs have the necessary knowledge and skills to repatriate FTFs and associated family members effectively and quickly from NES.
Priority Areas
This component of the Repatriations Fly Team portfolio will provide CoOs with expertise in the following areas:
- Priority Area 1: Terrorist management in prisons.
- Under this component, SMEs will provide consultations related to safely and securely managing incarcerated terrorist offenders in CoOs.
- Priority Area 2: Rehabilitating and reintegrating repatriated associated family members leveraging internationally recognized good practices.
- Under this component, SMEs will provide consultations and/or host various workshops related to rehabilitating and reintegrate returned nationals into CoOs. Consultations must be directed towards civilian law enforcement or government agencies in charge of rehabilitating and reintegrating nationals and may include the use of community-oriented policing to counter violent extremism.
- Priority Area 3: Post-release monitoring.
- Under this component, SMEs will provide consultations to CoOs on good practices for post-release monitoring of convicted FTFs and/or high-risk returnees.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 12-24 months
- Number of awards anticipated: Up to 3 awards
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $493,000 to a maximum of $3.4M
- Total available funding: Up to $3.4M
Participants and Audiences
CoO public sector officials charged with providing services to returned FTFs and family members. Specific beneficiaries will depend on country selection and unit identification but assistance must currently be directed towards civilian law enforcement or government agencies. CT will be responsible for identifying the beneficiary before implementers deploy support.
Priority Country or Region: Global
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S. or foreign not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations
- U.S. or foreign public and private educational institutions
- Foreign Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Governmental institutions
- For-profit and Commercial firms, although it must be noted that U.S. Department of State generally prohibits profit under its assistance awards to for-profit or commercial organizations. (Profit is defined as any amount in excess of allowable direct and indirect costs.)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
