Judicial Outreach and Domestic Violence Response | INL 16CA0003 EATAJIKISTAN 10012015

Opportunity Information: Apply for INL 16CA0003 EATAJIKISTAN 10012015

The grant opportunity titled "Judicial Outreach and Domestic Violence Response" is a discretionary funding program offered by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funder expects to have an active role during implementation rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The project is focused on Panjakent District in Tajikistan and is framed around strengthening women's human rights by improving how women and local support organizations navigate legal systems, especially in situations involving family law, disputes, and relationship-related cases that often intersect with domestic violence and broader protection concerns.

At its core, the opportunity seeks a qualified organization that can deliver hands-on mentoring and develop practical training programs, while also coordinating services and support activities in the district. The emphasis is not only on delivering one-off trainings, but on building sustained local capacity through a pilot project model. The intent is to strengthen local civil society organizations (CSOs), with particular attention to those that already work with women or could expand into that work, so they are better equipped to provide legal information, advocacy assistance, and representation or referral support. The underlying goal is to help women better understand their legal rights and have realistic, usable pathways to assert those rights in common legal arenas where power imbalances and social pressure can prevent women from seeking help or achieving fair outcomes.

The funding details indicate there was an anticipated single award with an award ceiling of $95,000, suggesting a relatively targeted pilot-scale intervention rather than a large multi-region program. The opportunity falls under the law, justice, and legal services activity category and is associated with CFDA number 19.703. The original application closing date listed was November 2, 2015, and the opportunity was created on October 1, 2015. Eligibility is described broadly as "others," but applicants would need to confirm precise eligibility requirements in the official Notice of Funding Opportunity, which is explicitly referenced as the controlling document for eligibility criteria and other compliance expectations.

In practical terms, a competitive project under this announcement would likely revolve around designing and delivering structured training curricula for CSO staff and possibly allied stakeholders, establishing mentorship arrangements to reinforce skills over time, and creating coordination mechanisms that make legal support more accessible and consistent for women facing family disputes or domestic violence-related legal problems. Because the program is described as judicial outreach and domestic violence response, applicants would generally be expected to tie capacity building to tangible improvements in access to legal information and assistance, potentially including better referral networks, improved advocacy practices, and stronger linkages between civil society services and relevant justice-sector actors, while keeping women survivors' safety and confidentiality as central operational priorities.

• The Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Judicial Outreach and Domestic Violence Response" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.703.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2015-10-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-11-02. (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 $95,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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