Opportunity Information: Apply for INL 12 GR 0005 AFGHANISTAN 121211
Apply for INL 12 GR 0005 AFGHANISTAN 121211
- The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program Afghanistan" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.703 Criminal Justice Systems.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 12, 2011 and posted on Dec 12, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 17, 2012. (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 $13,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Be a U.S. public/private/state institution of higher education (or law school) accredited by the American Bar Association or Be a U.S. public/private/state institution of higher education (or law school) accredited by the American Bar Association and meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3)
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Opportunity Summary:
The Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program for Afghanistan is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity run through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), specifically its Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs. The central aim is to strengthen the rule of law in Afghanistan as part of broader U.S. foreign policy goals tied to peace and stability. INL frames this work around building the capacity of justice institutions, improving legal education, expanding opportunities for women and minorities, increasing access to justice, and helping create greater public demand for fair and effective justice services.
Under this opportunity, INL seeks one implementing partner: a U.S. public, private, or state institution of higher education, or an ABA-accredited U.S. law school, that has the experience and institutional capacity to run a multi-year legal education and exchange-style program focused on Afghan legal education. The selected grantee would design and implement a visiting scholar program that blends multiple components rather than a single fellowship track. These required elements include degree and non-degree study opportunities, a clinical legal education component (hands-on, practice-oriented training), a pilot and targeted partnership with Herat University Schools of Law and Sharia, and a legal English program to strengthen participants ability to work with legal materials and professional environments where English competency is important. The program also calls for research and library assistance, signaling an emphasis on improving academic resources and legal research capacity in Afghanistan. In addition, applicants must propose a targeted partnership with a third-country university located in a country with a significant Muslim population, which appears intended to broaden comparative learning and collaboration in a context that may be culturally and legally relevant to Afghan institutions.
The grant is structured as a discretionary federal assistance award using a grant instrument, with funding available between $7 million and $13 million. The period of performance can be up to five years, but proposals must cover at least three years and can extend to a maximum of five. INL emphasizes sustainability, meaning proposals are expected to show how the work will lead to durable improvements in Afghan legal education rather than short-term training alone, and applicants are expected to integrate all required program elements into a single coherent plan. Cost sharing or matching is not required. Applicants are also instructed to submit a detailed line-item budget covering the entire proposed period of performance, and INL indicates it will not consider proposals that provide any form of support to designated terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers, including affiliated individuals or representatives, even if they are elected officials.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on December 12, 2011, with an application deadline of January 17, 2012, and questions due by January 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. INL directed applicants to submit questions in writing to Cheryl Price and noted that answers would be posted on grants.gov for all applicants to review. The notice also strongly encouraged organizations to start the grants.gov registration process immediately, since registration could take weeks and requires identifiers and system registrations (such as a DUNS number and registration in the then-used Central Contractor Registry). The funding opportunity number is INL-12-GR-0005-AFGHANISTAN-121211, and the CFDA listing is 19.703 (Criminal Justice Systems), reflecting INL s broader rule-of-law and justice-sector mandate in foreign assistance programs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program for Afghanistan?
It is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity administered by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), through its Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs. The program is designed as a multi-year legal education and exchange-style initiative focused on strengthening Afghan legal education and supporting broader rule-of-law goals tied to peace and stability.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The central aim is to strengthen the rule of law in Afghanistan as part of broader U.S. foreign policy goals related to peace and stability. INL frames this work around building the capacity of justice institutions, improving legal education, expanding opportunities for women and minorities, increasing access to justice, and helping create greater public demand for fair and effective justice services.
3) Which U.S. government office is running this opportunity?
The opportunity is run by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), specifically within INL's Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs.
4) Who is eligible to apply as the implementing partner?
INL seeks one implementing partner. Eligible applicants include a U.S. public, private, or state institution of higher education, or an ABA-accredited U.S. law school, that has the experience and institutional capacity to run a multi-year legal education and exchange-style program focused on Afghan legal education.
5) How many awards will be made under this opportunity?
INL indicates it seeks one implementing partner, which implies a single award to one selected grantee.
6) What type of federal award is this?
This is a discretionary federal assistance award using a grant instrument.
7) How much funding is available?
Funding is available between $7 million and $13 million.
8) How long can the project run?
The period of performance can be up to five years. Proposals must cover at least three years and may extend up to a maximum of five years.
9) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching is not required.
10) What program model does INL expect: a single fellowship or multiple components?
INL expects a visiting scholar program that blends multiple components rather than a single fellowship track. Applicants are expected to integrate all required program elements into one coherent plan.
11) What required program elements must be included in the proposal?
The required elements include: degree and non-degree study opportunities; a clinical legal education component (hands-on, practice-oriented training); a pilot and targeted partnership with Herat University Schools of Law and Sharia; a legal English program; and research and library assistance to strengthen academic resources and legal research capacity.
12) What is meant by the clinical legal education component?
The program must include a clinical legal education component described as hands-on, practice-oriented training.
13) What Afghanistan-based partnership is specifically required?
Applicants must propose a pilot and targeted partnership with Herat University Schools of Law and Sharia.
14) Is a third-country university partnership required?
Yes. Applicants must propose a targeted partnership with a third-country university located in a country with a significant Muslim population.
15) Why does the opportunity require a third-country university in a country with a significant Muslim population?
Based on the description, this requirement appears intended to broaden comparative learning and collaboration in a context that may be culturally and legally relevant to Afghan institutions.
16) What is the role of legal English in the program?
The program must include a legal English component to strengthen participants' ability to work with legal materials and professional environments where English competency is important.
17) What does "research and library assistance" refer to?
The program calls for research and library assistance, signaling an emphasis on improving academic resources and strengthening legal research capacity in Afghanistan.
18) What does INL mean by sustainability in this opportunity?
INL emphasizes sustainability, meaning proposals are expected to show how the work will lead to durable improvements in Afghan legal education rather than short-term training alone.
19) What budget information must applicants submit?
Applicants are instructed to submit a detailed line-item budget covering the entire proposed period of performance.
20) Are there restrictions related to terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers?
Yes. INL indicates it will not consider proposals that provide any form of support to designated terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers, including affiliated individuals or representatives, even if they are elected officials.
21) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on December 12, 2011.
22) What is the application deadline?
The application deadline is January 17, 2012.
23) When were questions due, and how were they handled?
Questions were due by January 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. INL directed applicants to submit questions in writing to Cheryl Price, and noted that answers would be posted on grants.gov for all applicants to review.
24) Where were answers to applicant questions posted?
INL noted that answers would be posted on grants.gov so that all applicants could review them.
25) What did INL say about grants.gov registration?
The notice strongly encouraged organizations to start the grants.gov registration process immediately, because registration could take weeks and requires identifiers and system registrations, such as a DUNS number and registration in the then-used Central Contractor Registry.
26) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is INL-12-GR-0005-AFGHANISTAN-121211.
27) What is the CFDA listing for this opportunity?
The CFDA listing is 19.703 (Criminal Justice Systems), reflecting INL's broader rule-of-law and justice-sector mandate in foreign assistance programs.
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