Logistics support for the Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) in El Salvador | INL22CA0043 WHPELSAL GREATLOGISTICS 0504

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The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), opened a competitive funding opportunity for a single organization to support the rollout of the Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) program in El Salvador by providing logistics support to the National Civilian Police (Policia Nacional Civil, or PNC). The grant is framed as a law enforcement and crime-prevention effort focused on strengthening community-based prevention programming, specifically the delivery of GREAT curriculum in schools and related settings. The goal is not to redesign GREAT itself, but to ensure the PNC has the operational, administrative, and practical support needed to implement the program consistently and at scale.

The primary beneficiaries are youth considered at risk in El Salvador who are attending elementary and middle school grades, along with PNC prevention officers who have already been certified as GREAT instructors. In practice, that means the project is intended to help get prevention officers into classrooms and structured learning environments with the materials, scheduling, transport, and coordination they need to deliver the program effectively, while also supporting the instructor cadre so they can sustain and expand delivery over time. The emphasis on both students and certified police instructors signals a dual focus: improving prevention outcomes for young people and strengthening the police prevention unit's capacity to run a standardized evidence-informed curriculum.

This opportunity was issued as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a more hands-on partnership with the funding agency than a standard grant. Under a cooperative agreement structure, INL generally expects to remain actively involved through coordination, monitoring, and collaboration on key implementation decisions, performance tracking, and adjustments during the project period. The activity category is listed as Law, Justice, and Legal Services, and the CFDA number provided is 19.705, aligning it with State Department foreign assistance programming.

Funding for the project is capped at $800,000, and INL anticipated making one award, meaning the selected applicant would likely serve as the central implementing partner for the logistics function supporting GREAT in El Salvador during the award period. The opportunity was posted on May 4, 2022, with an original application deadline of July 5, 2022. The announcement notes that eligibility is not limited to a narrow set of applicants and is identified broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice.

In short, this funding opportunity is designed to backstop the operational side of GREAT implementation in El Salvador: supporting the PNC so certified instructors can reliably deliver gang-resistance and prevention education to at-risk youth in elementary and middle grades. The award size and single-award structure suggest INL was looking for one experienced organization capable of managing coordination, procurement and distribution of materials, scheduling support, and other logistical elements that often determine whether school-based prevention programs are delivered consistently and reach the intended number of students.

• 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 "Logistics support for the Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) in El Salvador" 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 04, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 05, 2022. (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 $800,000.00 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).

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