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The Caribbean Anti-Crime Project is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) grant opportunity under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) designed to quickly deliver specialized anti-crime and justice support across the Caribbean. The core purpose is to strengthen how partner countries investigate and prosecute serious crime, with particular attention to transnational organized crime that crosses borders and jurisdictions, such as maritime narcotics trafficking and money laundering. Rather than being a single, fixed training course or one-time intervention, the project is structured as a flexible platform for rapid, targeted technical assistance, mentoring, and capacity building for justice sector and law enforcement partners.
The opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government expects to be actively involved in shaping implementation and ensuring the activities align with INL and CBSI priorities. The funding opportunity number is SFOP0005006, and it was published by INL with a creation date of May 3, 2018 and an original closing date of June 30, 2018. The total potential size of an award is up to an award ceiling of $3.5 million, and INL anticipated making up to two awards. The activity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding category and is associated with CFDA number 19.705. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement text.
Programmatically, the project is organized into four major components that work together to improve operational capabilities, prosecutorial effectiveness, and long-term training infrastructure. Component I, Rapid Deployment Interventions, is the backbone that allows INL/CBSI to surge expertise quickly when needs arise, such as emerging crime trends, urgent investigative support, new legislative or procedural changes, or a spike in specific trafficking patterns. This component is meant to move fast and be responsive, deploying subject matter experts, tailored training, and hands-on technical assistance that helps partners translate knowledge into workable investigative and prosecutorial practice. Administration is led by a Senior Program Manager/Justice Project Manager supported by two Program Associates, reflecting an operational model built for coordination, logistics, and timely delivery.
Component II, the Financial Crimes Project, focuses on strengthening Caribbean partner capacity to detect, investigate, and prosecute financial crime, especially anti-money laundering and civil asset recovery. The emphasis on civil asset recovery signals an interest not just in arresting offenders, but in dismantling criminal networks by depriving them of illicit proceeds and disrupting the business model of organized crime. This component also allows room for additional financial crime priorities as appropriate, suggesting it can adapt to related threats (for example, complex fraud schemes or other illicit finance typologies) if they align with INL objectives. Management is led by a Senior Financial Crimes Project Manager and an Embedded Anti-Money Laundering Advisor, supported by a Financial Crimes Project Coordinator, indicating an approach that blends strategic oversight with embedded, practitioner-level guidance to partner institutions.
Component III, the Maritime Crime Project, is aimed at justice sector responses to maritime अपराध, with a specific focus on building prosecutorial capacity to combat illicit trafficking across Caribbean criminal justice and security systems. In practical terms, this component is meant to help countries better handle the legal and evidentiary complexity of maritime interdictions and cross-border trafficking cases, which often involve multiple agencies, international cooperation, chain-of-custody challenges, and specialized legal frameworks. It is administered by a Senior Maritime Crime Project Coordinator with support from a Maritime Crime Project Coordinator. When maritime crime activities are delivered as part of rapid deployments under Component I, those interventions are managed by a Senior Maritime Crime Project Manager, again supported by the Maritime Crime Project Coordinator, reinforcing the idea that maritime expertise can be surged quickly when operational needs arise.
Component IV, the Regional Training Project, is about sustainability and institutionalization rather than only short-term capacity boosts. It supports the continued viability of the CBSI Connect online training system, which functions as a regional platform for delivering and maintaining training content over time. In parallel, it aims to strengthen the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Training Academy so it can deliver in-person law enforcement and criminal justice training to CBSI partner countries. This signals a train-the-trainer and regional hub approach, where the project helps establish enduring training capacity within the region, reducing dependence on ad hoc external training and creating a consistent pipeline for professional development aligned with CBSI priorities.
Overall, the Caribbean Anti-Crime Project is structured to combine rapid response capability with deeper, specialized program tracks in financial and maritime crime, while also investing in regional training systems that can outlast the project period. The design reflects a recognition that combating transnational organized crime in the Caribbean requires both immediate operational support and longer-term improvements in investigative practice, prosecutorial effectiveness, and the institutional training infrastructure that sustains those gains.Apply for SFOP0005006
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Caribbean Anti-Crime Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.705.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 03, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Caribbean Anti-Crime Project (SFOP0005006)
1) What is the Caribbean Anti-Crime Project?
The Caribbean Anti-Crime Project is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity administered by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). It is designed to quickly deliver specialized anti-crime and justice support across the Caribbean, with a focus on strengthening how partner countries investigate and prosecute serious crime, especially transnational organized crime.
2) What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose is to improve operational and justice-sector capacity so Caribbean partners can better investigate and prosecute serious crimes that cross borders and jurisdictions. The opportunity emphasizes practical, targeted support that helps partners translate expertise into real investigative and prosecutorial outcomes.
3) What types of crime does the project focus on?
The project highlights transnational organized crime, including (but not limited to) maritime narcotics trafficking and money laundering. It also includes related priorities such as civil asset recovery and justice-sector responses to maritime crime, particularly where cases involve complex legal and evidentiary challenges.
4) Is this opportunity a single training course or a one-time program?
No. The project is described as a flexible platform rather than a single fixed course or one-time intervention. It is structured to provide rapid, targeted technical assistance, mentoring, and capacity building as needs arise.
5) What type of award is being offered?
The opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement. This means the U.S. government expects to be actively involved in shaping implementation and ensuring funded activities align with INL and CBSI priorities.
6) What does "cooperative agreement" imply for implementation?
Based on the description provided, a cooperative agreement implies substantial involvement by the U.S. government during implementation. Activities are expected to be coordinated closely so they remain aligned with INL and CBSI objectives and priorities.
7) What is the funding opportunity number (FO) for this announcement?
The funding opportunity number is SFOP0005006.
8) Which U.S. government office published this opportunity?
The opportunity was published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
9) When was the opportunity created and when did it originally close?
The creation date is May 3, 2018, and the original closing date is June 30, 2018.
10) How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The total potential size of an award is up to an award ceiling of $3.5 million.
11) How many awards did INL anticipate making?
INL anticipated making up to two awards.
12) What is the funding category for this opportunity?
The activity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding category.
13) What CFDA number is associated with this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 19.705.
14) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement text. The specific eligible applicant types are not fully defined in the information provided here.
15) What does the project mean by "rapid, targeted technical assistance"?
The project is designed to move quickly when needs arise, such as emerging crime trends, urgent investigative support, legislative or procedural changes, or spikes in specific trafficking patterns. Rapid support may include deploying subject matter experts, tailored training, and hands-on assistance to help partners apply skills in real investigative and prosecutorial settings.
16) How is the project structured?
The project is organized into four major components that work together to strengthen operational capabilities, prosecutorial effectiveness, and long-term training infrastructure: (I) Rapid Deployment Interventions, (II) Financial Crimes Project, (III) Maritime Crime Project, and (IV) Regional Training Project.
17) What is Component I (Rapid Deployment Interventions)?
Component I is the backbone of the platform, intended to surge expertise quickly when operational needs arise. It supports fast-moving, responsive deployments of subject matter experts and tailored assistance to address urgent or emerging threats and to strengthen investigative and prosecutorial practice.
18) Who manages Component I?
Administration for Component I is led by a Senior Program Manager/Justice Project Manager supported by two Program Associates. This structure is described as being designed for coordination, logistics, and timely delivery.
19) What is Component II (Financial Crimes Project)?
Component II focuses on strengthening partner capacity to detect, investigate, and prosecute financial crime, particularly anti-money laundering (AML) and civil asset recovery. It also allows room for other financial crime priorities as appropriate, if aligned with INL objectives.
20) Why does the opportunity emphasize civil asset recovery?
The emphasis indicates an interest in not only arresting offenders, but also dismantling criminal networks by depriving them of illicit proceeds and disrupting the business model of organized crime.
21) Who manages the Financial Crimes Project?
It is managed by a Senior Financial Crimes Project Manager and an Embedded Anti-Money Laundering Advisor, supported by a Financial Crimes Project Coordinator. This suggests a mix of strategic oversight and embedded, practitioner-level guidance for partner institutions.
22) What is Component III (Maritime Crime Project)?
Component III aims to strengthen justice-sector responses to maritime crime, with a specific focus on building prosecutorial capacity to combat illicit trafficking. It is intended to help partners handle complex maritime interdiction and cross-border trafficking cases that often involve multiple agencies, international cooperation, chain-of-custody issues, and specialized legal frameworks.
23) How is the Maritime Crime Project administered?
It is administered by a Senior Maritime Crime Project Coordinator with support from a Maritime Crime Project Coordinator. When maritime crime activities are delivered as part of rapid deployments under Component I, those interventions are managed by a Senior Maritime Crime Project Manager supported by the Maritime Crime Project Coordinator.
24) What is Component IV (Regional Training Project)?
Component IV focuses on sustainability and institutionalization. It supports the continued viability of the CBSI Connect online training system as a regional platform for training content. It also aims to strengthen the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Training Academy so it can deliver in-person law enforcement and criminal justice training to CBSI partner countries.
25) What is CBSI Connect in the context of this opportunity?
CBSI Connect is described as an online training system that functions as a regional platform for delivering and maintaining training content over time.
26) What is the role of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Training Academy?
The TTPS Training Academy is positioned as a strengthened in-person training hub intended to serve CBSI partner countries, supporting a regional approach to law enforcement and criminal justice training.
27) How do the four components work together?
The components are designed to combine immediate, rapid response capability (Component I) with deeper, specialized program tracks (Components II and III) and long-term training infrastructure (Component IV). The overall approach aims to improve investigative practice, prosecutorial effectiveness, and the systems that sustain those gains over time.
28) What kinds of situations could trigger a rapid deployment under Component I?
The opportunity describes several examples, including emerging crime trends, urgent investigative support needs, new legislative or procedural changes, or sudden increases in specific trafficking patterns.
29) Does the opportunity allow adaptation to new threats?
Yes. The design is described as flexible and responsive. For example, the financial crimes component allows room for additional financial crime priorities as appropriate, provided they align with INL objectives.
30) What is the overall theory of change behind this project?
The project is designed around the idea that combating transnational organized crime in the Caribbean requires both immediate operational support and longer-term improvements. That includes better investigations, stronger prosecutions, and institutional training systems that keep capabilities in place beyond short-term interventions.
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