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INL23CA0049-WHPLIMA-JUSACCESS-070623: Supporting Special Justice Sector Actors in Peru

Closed Closed September 5, 2023 Opportunity INL23CA0049-WHPLIMA-JUSACCESS-070623 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$250,000
• Award floor$210,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); • U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 US 115 of the US 115 of the U.S. tax code; • Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); • Foreign-based educational institutions.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Criminal Justice Systems awards averaged $412,973; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (72% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to support and build capacity of special justice sector actors (SJSA) while improving access to justice in Peru for rural and vulnerable populations, particularly in the regions of Puno, Cusco, Callao, and Ica. Special justice sector actors include indigenous justice systems and justices of the peace (non-lettered, meaning that they do not hold a law degree) and women judicial counselors (WJC or orientadoras judiciales in Spanish). Special Justice Sector Actors (SJSA), such as JoPs, may be the only representative of the justice sector with whom many vulnerable, rural community members may interact. In particular, JoPs represent the only courts available for hundreds of miles. In the past five years, Peru has had six presidents and regular cabinet turnover. Political instability and widespread corruption have undermined long-term efforts to create meaningful improvements in the justice sector and ensure widespread access to justice. This is particularly notable in rural areas where there is minimal state presence. As a result, SJSAs play a crucial role to provide access to justice in underserved regions and ensuring justice in domestic violence and gender-based violence cases, an acute issue in Peru. Though supported by the Peruvian government, the Peruvian judicial branch’s intercultural justice commission found that SJSAs are under-resourced and do not have regular access to trainings and other initiatives available to more traditional justice sector actors. SJSAs require even greater support in areas of Peru where indigenous languages are prominent. Therefore, to expand access to justice to vulnerable populations and fight domestic violence in underserved areas, it is essential to understand the challenges of SJSAs, provide them training resources, and raise their profile in the judicial system.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

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