Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program for Afghanistan

Post Date

July 1st 2015

Application Due Date

August 3rd 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

INL-15CA0036-INLAP-07012015

CFDA Number(s)

19.703

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Please see Eligibility Section III of the Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $500000 - $3000000

Grant Description

INLмs Office for Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs (INL/AP) is focused on directing and overseeing critical foreign assistance activities pertaining to counternarcotics, crime, rule of law and law enforcement training in Afghanistan. INL/AP is now seeking applications from organizations or institutions of higher learning with the requisite capacity and experience to implement rule of law education programs in Afghanistan. Specifically, the organization or institution of higher learning will develop and implement a visiting scholar program to an accredited U.S. law school which will consist of a LL.M. degree study for law students, professors, and/or lawyers working in the Afghan public sector focusing on a skills-based education, including clinical education and assisting potential candidates with employment opportunities within Afghanistan once they graduate and return to Afghanistan.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair

• Agency Contact:

  Lourdes Stein
  Program Analyst
  Phone 202 776 8774

• Agency Mailing Address:

  DOS

• Agency Email Address:

  steinlf@state.gov