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SFOP0009023: Counter-Kleptocracy Program: Judicial Integrity, Transparency on Politically Exposed Persons, and Transnational Resilience

Closed Closed August 2, 2022 Opportunity SFOP0009023

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Balanced Prosecution of Transnational Organized Crime Cases (OFOP0003790). Status: Closes November 9, 2026 (2 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement notices from 2022.

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on August 2, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 3, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJune 2, 2022
DeadlineAugust 2, 2022

Who can apply

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

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; Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Foreign-based educational institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

To further the objectives of the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption; U.S. commitments under the Summit for Democracy, including the DASH initiative; and INL’s Functional Bureau Strategy; this project advances INL’s long-standing support of criminal justice institutions and civil society’s ability to counter kleptocracy and other instances of grand corruption, including advancing progress on complex, transnational corruption cases; access to PEP databases; and supporting governmental networks to build transnational resiliency against kleptocratic threats.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Trans-National Crime grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Trans-National Crime (19.705) awarded $352 million across 264 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
National Center for State CourtsVirginia13$91.8 million
Wildlife Conservation SocietyNew York22$37.1 million
Traffic International16$19.0 million
World Wildlife Fund, Inc.District of Columbia6$13.6 million
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime3$10.0 million

Top states: Virginia ($98.5 million), District of Columbia ($63.4 million), New York ($42.3 million), Florida ($13.4 million), Arizona ($3.5 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0003790, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is SFOP0009023 still open?

No. It closed on August 2, 2022. A newer notice is open: OFOP0003790, closes November 9, 2026 (2 days left).

Who can apply for Counter-Kleptocracy Program: Judicial Integrity, Transparency on Politically Exposed Persons, and Transnational Resilience?

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Counter-Kleptocracy Program: Judicial Integrity, Transparency on Politically Exposed Persons, and Transnational Resilience?

Closed August 2, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.0 million each.

Who has won Trans-National Crime grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Center for State Courts, Wildlife Conservation Society, Traffic International. The program made 264 awards worth $352 million in that time.

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