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PAS-LIMA-FY21-NOFO-003: Notice of Funding Opportunity on Rule of Law Community Engagement

Closed Closed July 23, 2021 Opportunity PAS-LIMA-FY21-NOFO-003 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Peru notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$20,000
• Award floor$15,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The U.S. Embassy Lima Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. or Peruvian citizens and/or organizations, including:• Registered public or private non-profit organizations, such as think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience;• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions; and• Governmental institutionsFor-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

More grants for nonprofits.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $20,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Lima is pleased to announce a competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity. The program should support a “community policing program” that encourages partnerships between law enforcement and local community organizations and businesses to reduce crime and change attitudes towards the police and to guarantee citizen security. It would include working with police stations and communities. Gender-based violence and hate crimes have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and law enforcement agents are sometimes disconnected from the local community they serve, thus making it difficult to address the issues, specifically when it comes to understanding the causes and working on prevention programs. The killing of unarmed Black Americans including Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor in 2020 sparked an unprecedented global movement for racial justice and police reform in the summer of 2020. Tens of millions of people around the world demonstrated, marched, and protested against structural racism in the United States and racial and social injustice globally. The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section invites community leaders, judicial and social operators, police officers, and NGO representatives to design and implement a program that brings communities closer to law enforcement to help understand the function of law enforcement in addressing community needs, specifically as it relates to dealing with crimes that involve violence. The program should explore the function of law enforcement in addressing violent crimes and organize community meetings to promote values and practices that demonstrate respect for and adherence to the law. The grantee should explore the ramifications for communities that have lost confidence in their police force or judicial system and propose strategies to regain the communities’ trust in law enforcement. The grantee’s proposal should also explore methods to promote collaboration between the police and the community to increase citizen trust and enhance police ability to enforce the law for assessing the security needs of the public and suggest actions to increase community security. The whole program should be carried out through workshops with community members and law enforcement agents so that together they can identify community problems and propose solutions.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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