Guatemalan Citizen Security Partnership Program
Within this overall results framework, USAID is particularly interested in applications related to the following themes for this APS:
1. Violence prevention, especially building community resilience to chronic violence, including intra-familiar violence, trafficking-in-persons, extortion, homicides, violence against women, violence against lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual (LGTB) groups and other common violence in Guatemala; 2. Civic responsibility, promoting active citizen engagement and service related to preventing violence and crime.
Promoting crime prevention practices within local or national governments or monitoring existing efforts; 3. Community and police collaboration, specifically strengthening citizen engagement with local authoritiesÂ’ efforts oriented towards violence prevention (in accordance with Leahy vetting procedures ).
An illustrative example would be early warning systems; 4. Alternative Dispute Resolution and/or establishing/strengthening justice networks, and dialogues; 5. Activities to strengthen capacities of traditional and non-traditional justice operators.
1. Violence prevention, especially building community resilience to chronic violence, including intra-familiar violence, trafficking-in-persons, extortion, homicides, violence against women, violence against lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual (LGTB) groups and other common violence in Guatemala; 2. Civic responsibility, promoting active citizen engagement and service related to preventing violence and crime.
Promoting crime prevention practices within local or national governments or monitoring existing efforts; 3. Community and police collaboration, specifically strengthening citizen engagement with local authoritiesÂ’ efforts oriented towards violence prevention (in accordance with Leahy vetting procedures ).
An illustrative example would be early warning systems; 4. Alternative Dispute Resolution and/or establishing/strengthening justice networks, and dialogues; 5. Activities to strengthen capacities of traditional and non-traditional justice operators.
Agency: Agency for International Development
Office: Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City
Estimated Funding: $1,500,000
Office: Guatemala USAID-Guatemala City
Estimated Funding: $1,500,000
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
1.Be a local organization, organized under the laws of Guatemala 2.Have its principal place of business in Guatemala 3.Be majority owned by individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the Guatemala or be managed by a governing body, the majority of whom are citizens or lawful permanent residents of Guatemala and 4.Not be controlled by a foreign entity or by an individual or individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents of the Guatemala.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Carolina VillegasNegotiator
Agency Email Description:
cvillegas@usaid.gov
Agency Email:
cvillegas@usaid.gov
Date Posted:
2014-02-20
Application Due Date:
2014-04-30
Archive Date:
2013-12-22
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