Opportunity Information: Apply for 2012
Apply for 2012
- The U.S Mission to Costa Rica in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Costa Rica CARSI ESF" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.750 Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs (including Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas).
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2012 and posted on Mar 19, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 6, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are non governmental organizations (NGOs) and non profit organizations (NPOs).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Costa Rica CARSI ESF grant opportunity is a U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica funding program aimed at reducing drug use, drug distribution, and related crime by supporting community-focused prevention and deterrence projects. The Embassy is looking for proposals that directly address how an organization would discourage drug consumption and reduce interaction with drug traffickers, especially by intervening early with vulnerable populations and by strengthening community resistance to criminal influence. The program sits under the U.S. Government's Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), a broader regional effort designed to improve security and citizen safety across Central America by reinforcing partner governments and community systems against narcotics trafficking, arms trafficking, gangs, and organized crime.
Funding is offered through discretionary grants, with individual award amounts expected to fall between $150,000 (award floor) and $200,000 (award ceiling). The Embassy anticipates making up to six awards, with a total program funding amount of $1,000,000, and projects may run for up to 18 months. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated. The Embassy also notes that awards are not guaranteed; it reserves the right to fund none of the proposals if the overall quality does not meet expectations, which signals a competitive selection process focused on strong design and credible impact.
Eligible applicants are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs), with additional eligibility details referenced in the announcement materials. The funding activity category is listed as community development, reflecting an emphasis on prevention, resilience, and local solutions rather than strictly enforcement operations. While the larger CARSI framework includes capacity-building for law enforcement, border and customs agencies, prosecutors, courts, and prisons across the region, this particular grant call emphasizes community-level interventions that can help prevent individuals and communities from being pulled into drug markets and associated criminal activity.
The Embassy is specifically interested in projects that target one or more of the following groups or settings: at-risk youth, border communities, coastal communities, and efforts that prevent people from getting involved in drug use or distribution in the first place. Proposals can involve direct services or programming with those target populations, such as prevention education, mentorship, structured youth engagement, community-based alternatives to gang involvement, or other evidence-informed approaches that reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors. In addition, the Embassy explicitly encourages proposals that use media and public outreach tools to reach these populations at scale, including options like video campaigns, social media outreach, or even a telephone tip line. This suggests the Embassy is open to both on-the-ground program models and communications-driven models, as long as they are tied to measurable deterrence and prevention outcomes.
A key requirement is that proposals be designed as one-time funding projects, meaning applicants should not assume future renewals from the same funding stream. Because of that, each proposal must include a sustainability plan describing how the project will continue to have an impact after grant funds are exhausted. In practice, this typically means showing how the work will be institutionalized through local partnerships, embedded in existing community structures (schools, municipalities, community organizations), supported by diversified funding, maintained through volunteer or peer networks, or scaled through low-cost tools like reusable media assets and training-of-trainers approaches.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number 2012, titled "Costa Rica CARSI ESF," and is associated with CFDA 19.750 under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) grant programs. The opportunity was posted March 19, 2012, with an original and current closing date of April 6, 2012, and an archive date of May 6, 2012. Questions or access issues were directed to Stephen Carter, Economic Assistant at the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, with a listed phone number of (506) 2519-2257.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Costa Rica CARSI ESF (Funding Opportunity Number 2012)
1) What is the Costa Rica CARSI ESF grant opportunity?
The Costa Rica CARSI ESF opportunity is a U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica funding program that supports community-focused prevention and deterrence projects aimed at reducing drug use, drug distribution, and related crime.
2) What is the main goal of this program?
The main goal is to discourage drug consumption and reduce interaction with drug traffickers, particularly by intervening early with vulnerable populations and strengthening community resistance to criminal influence.
3) How does this opportunity relate to CARSI?
This grant sits under the U.S. Government's Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), a regional effort designed to improve security and citizen safety across Central America by reinforcing partner governments and community systems against narcotics trafficking, arms trafficking, gangs, and organized crime.
4) What types of projects is the Embassy looking to fund?
The Embassy is looking for proposals that directly address how an organization would discourage drug consumption and reduce interaction with drug traffickers. The emphasis is on prevention and deterrence at the community level, rather than enforcement operations.
5) Who are the target populations or settings for proposed projects?
The Embassy is specifically interested in projects that target one or more of the following groups or settings: at-risk youth, border communities, coastal communities, and efforts that prevent people from getting involved in drug use or distribution in the first place.
6) What are examples of activities that may fit this funding opportunity?
Examples mentioned or implied by the announcement include prevention education, mentorship, structured youth engagement, community-based alternatives to gang involvement, and other evidence-informed approaches that reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors.
7) Are media and public outreach approaches allowed or encouraged?
Yes. The Embassy explicitly encourages proposals that use media and public outreach tools to reach target populations at scale, including options like video campaigns, social media outreach, or a telephone tip line.
8) Is this grant limited to on-the-ground programming, or can it be communications-driven?
The announcement suggests the Embassy is open to both on-the-ground program models and communications-driven models, as long as they are tied to measurable deterrence and prevention outcomes.
9) What is the funding amount per award?
Individual award amounts are expected to fall between $150,000 (award floor) and $200,000 (award ceiling).
10) How many awards does the Embassy expect to make?
The Embassy anticipates making up to six awards.
11) What is the total amount of funding available under this opportunity?
The total program funding amount is listed as $1,000,000.
12) How long can funded projects run?
Projects may run for up to 18 months.
13) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
14) Are awards guaranteed if a proposal is submitted?
No. The Embassy notes that awards are not guaranteed and reserves the right to fund none of the proposals if the overall quality does not meet expectations.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs). The announcement references additional eligibility details in the official materials.
16) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed as community development, reflecting an emphasis on prevention, resilience, and local solutions.
17) Does this opportunity fund law enforcement or corrections capacity-building?
While the broader CARSI framework includes capacity-building for law enforcement, border and customs agencies, prosecutors, courts, and prisons across the region, this particular grant call emphasizes community-level interventions to prevent individuals and communities from being pulled into drug markets and associated criminal activity.
18) What does it mean that this is a "one-time funding project"?
The Embassy requires proposals to be designed as one-time funding projects, meaning applicants should not assume future renewals from the same funding stream.
19) Is a sustainability plan required?
Yes. Each proposal must include a sustainability plan describing how the project will continue to have an impact after grant funds are exhausted.
20) What kinds of sustainability approaches are consistent with the announcement?
The announcement indicates sustainability can be demonstrated by showing how the work will be institutionalized through local partnerships, embedded in existing community structures (such as schools, municipalities, and community organizations), supported by diversified funding, maintained through volunteer or peer networks, or scaled through low-cost tools like reusable media assets and training-of-trainers approaches.
21) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and title?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 2012, and the title is "Costa Rica CARSI ESF."
22) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 19.750 under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) grant programs.
23) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on March 19, 2012. The original and current closing date is April 6, 2012.
24) What is the archive date for this opportunity?
The archive date is May 6, 2012.
25) Who can be contacted for questions or access issues?
Questions or access issues were directed to Stephen Carter, Economic Assistant at the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, at (506) 2519-2257.
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