Opportunity Information: Apply for SOL RFA 532 16 000001
Apply for SOL RFA 532 16 000001
- The USAID-JAM in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica Activity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 07, 2016 and posted on Jan 07, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 05, 2016. (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 $12,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica Activity is a USAID/Jamaica funding opportunity designed to reduce corruption and build stronger integrity systems across Jamaica by combining community-driven pressure for accountability with practical strengthening of institutions and professionals responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and preventing corruption. The activity is meant to build on work already underway by USAID and the Government of Jamaica, while also opening up new avenues for community-based partnerships that can increase public demand for transparency and reforms. A central theme is making sure anti-corruption reforms are not just proposed, but actually protected and advanced, including preventing key anti-corruption legislation from being delayed, weakened, or abandoned.
A major focus is capacity building across the anti-corruption chain. That includes improving the advocacy skills and overall effectiveness of investigative, prosecutorial, and enforcement professionals, alongside efforts to strengthen the judiciary and related systems so they can eventually take on more responsibility for delivering technical training themselves. In other words, the activity is not only about short-term trainings; it aims to embed expertise and training capacity inside Jamaican institutions so improvements can continue after external support winds down. The opportunity also emphasizes a more integrated approach that does not treat corruption as only a legal or policy problem, but as an issue that affects real people, including victims and witnesses who may need support, protection, and clearer mechanisms for reporting and follow-through.
Another defining element is the push to widen and diversify the anti-corruption coalition. The activity aims to build a larger network of advocates beyond traditional stakeholders, creating mechanisms that connect civil society, institutions, and communities in ways that can sustain long-term engagement. It specifically calls for more robust youth engagement, including communications and outreach approaches that are more sensitive to class dynamics and more aligned with the media channels and formats youth are likely to use. Strengthening media capacity is also explicitly included, with the goal of improving how corruption issues are reported and understood by the public, which in turn can increase pressure for accountability and discourage impunity.
The opportunity also signals interest in advancing standards for political behavior through attention to additional political codes of conduct, suggesting that strengthening integrity is expected to include clearer expectations and norms for public officials and political actors, not only criminal enforcement. It further anticipates that the corruption landscape will evolve, so it supports flexible interventions that can respond to emerging issues. One example noted is economic and fiscal oversight, and the opportunity indicates that sub-awards may be used to support related programs or specialized partners, which points to a model that can fund multiple streams of work under one larger activity.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by USAID-Jamaica under Funding Opportunity Number SOL RFA 532 16 000001. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means USAID expects substantial involvement in shaping, monitoring, or collaborating on implementation rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $12,000,000. It was posted January 7, 2016, created the same day, and had a closing date of February 5, 2016. The CFDA number is 98.001, and eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional details referenced in the full eligibility clarification, indicating it may have been open to a range of implementing organizations depending on the specific criteria in the solicitation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Combatting Corruption and Strengthening Integrity in Jamaica" Activity?
It is a USAID/Jamaica funding opportunity focused on reducing corruption and strengthening integrity systems across Jamaica. The activity is designed to combine community-driven pressure for accountability with practical support to institutions and professionals responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and preventing corruption.
Who is issuing this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is issued by USAID/Jamaica as a discretionary funding opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SOL RFA 532 16 000001.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by USAID in shaping, monitoring, and collaborating on implementation.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $12,000,000.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 98.001.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on January 7, 2016 (and created the same day). The closing date was February 5, 2016.
What is the overall purpose of the activity?
The activity aims to reduce corruption and strengthen integrity systems by supporting both: (1) public and community demand for transparency and accountability, and (2) the capacity and performance of institutions and professionals who investigate, prosecute, and prevent corruption.
How does the activity approach anti-corruption work?
The approach is described as integrated. It does not treat corruption only as a legal or policy issue, but also as something that affects real people, including victims and witnesses, who may need stronger support, protection, and clearer reporting and follow-through mechanisms.
Does the activity build on existing anti-corruption work in Jamaica?
Yes. It is intended to build on work already underway by USAID and the Government of Jamaica, while also opening new avenues for community-based partnerships to increase public demand for transparency and reforms.
What does the opportunity say about protecting and advancing reforms?
A central theme is ensuring anti-corruption reforms are not only proposed but also protected and advanced. This includes preventing key anti-corruption legislation from being delayed, weakened, or abandoned.
What parts of the anti-corruption system are targeted for capacity building?
The opportunity highlights capacity building across the anti-corruption chain, including investigative, prosecutorial, and enforcement professionals, along with strengthening the judiciary and related systems.
Is the activity focused only on short-term trainings?
No. While training is part of the concept, the activity emphasizes embedding expertise and training capacity within Jamaican institutions so improvements can continue after external support winds down.
What is meant by strengthening institutions so they can deliver training themselves?
The opportunity signals an intent to strengthen the judiciary and related systems so they can eventually assume greater responsibility for delivering technical training, rather than relying indefinitely on external providers.
How does community engagement fit into the program design?
Community-driven accountability is a core component. The activity seeks to create or expand community-based partnerships that raise public demand for transparency, reforms, and accountability.
Does the opportunity aim to broaden the anti-corruption coalition?
Yes. A defining element is widening and diversifying the anti-corruption coalition beyond traditional stakeholders by building mechanisms that connect civil society, institutions, and communities for long-term engagement.
What role does youth engagement play in this opportunity?
Youth engagement is specifically called out for strengthening. The opportunity notes the need for communications and outreach that are more sensitive to class dynamics and aligned with the media channels and formats youth are most likely to use.
Is media capacity building included?
Yes. Strengthening media capacity is explicitly included, with the goal of improving how corruption issues are reported and understood, increasing public pressure for accountability and discouraging impunity.
Does the opportunity include work on political standards and conduct?
It signals interest in advancing standards for political behavior by paying attention to additional political codes of conduct, indicating that integrity strengthening may include clearer norms and expectations for public officials and political actors, not only criminal enforcement.
Is the program expected to adapt as corruption risks change?
Yes. The opportunity anticipates that the corruption landscape will evolve and supports flexible interventions that can respond to emerging issues.
Are there examples of emerging issues mentioned?
One example noted is economic and fiscal oversight.
Can sub-awards be used under this activity?
Yes. The opportunity indicates that sub-awards may be used to support related programs or specialized partners, suggesting multiple streams of work may be funded under the broader activity.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full eligibility clarification. This suggests the solicitation may have been open to a range of implementing organizations depending on the criteria specified in the full announcement.
Does the listing specify the detailed eligibility criteria?
No. The information provided references an "eligibility clarification" for details, implying applicants would need to consult the full solicitation to confirm eligibility requirements.
What makes this a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant?
Based on the description provided, the cooperative agreement structure indicates USAID expects substantial involvement during implementation, rather than simply funding an activity and remaining hands-off.
What kinds of partnerships does the opportunity encourage?
It encourages community-based partnerships and mechanisms that connect civil society, institutions, and communities, as well as partnerships that support specialized or related programs through sub-awards.
Does the opportunity address support for victims and witnesses?
Yes. It notes corruption affects real people and includes attention to victims and witnesses who may need support, protection, and clearer mechanisms for reporting and follow-through.
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