INL Jakarta announces a Request for Statements of Interest (SOI) outlining project concepts and capacity to: build the capacity of law enforcement, government institutions, and local civil society organizations to prevent, interdict, investigate, and report on environmental crimes in Indonesia
Capacity-building activities could include but are not limited to building the capacity of law enforcement agencies to gather and secure evidence (which could include electronic evidence or working with live animals), build case dossiers and/or investigate corruption underpinning environmental crimes; addressing shortcomings in the legal and regulatory framework for environmental crimes; improving internal organization of GOI agencies that interdict, investigate, and prosecute environmental crimes; training or providing equipment to enhance information and financial analysis for law enforcement; conducting workshops, hosting conferences, or facilitating study tours that facilitate communication between GOI law enforcement or other GOI officials and local environmental NGOs or community patrols; enhancing GOI interagency collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing related to environmental crimes; and capacity building activities for journalists who report on environmental crimes.
Deadline: April 30, 2020, after which proposals will be reviewed on a quarterly basis
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.
Award Ceiling: $225,000
Award Floor: $10,000