U.S. Mission to Costa Rica seeking Applications to strengthen Government Institutions through Civil Society Engagement

Deadline: 7 June 2020

The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to strengthen government institutions through civil society engagement.

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This assistance will support United States government objectives and are accomplished through the promotion of prosperity, and improvement of governance under the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI). Within Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama), the United States works with partner nations to strengthen institutions to counter the effects of organized crime, uphold the rule of law, and protect human rights. Institution building is coupled with both prevention projects that dissuade at-risk youth from turning to crime and gangs and community policing projects that engage local communities on citizen security issues.

Objective

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Civil society provides support to improve basic local, municipal, or central government services. Proposals should be oriented toward activities by civil society organizations working to improve, expand or complement the delivery of government services, particularly to vulnerable and/or marginalized communities and in areas outside of the Central Valley but within Costa Rica in an effort to help create strong, capable, and accountable governments. Illustrative examples include:

projects that will increase citizen participation with government and judicial sector institutions to strengthen accountability in their neighborhoods;
projects that will improve the capacity of government transparency and e-government initiatives; and
projects intended to improve government capacity to provide basic services.
Funding Information

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U.S. Embassy San Jose intends to issue awards in an amount not to exceed $750,000 in total funding, pending availability of funding.
The anticipated start date for this activity is September 30, 2020, and project periods should not exceed two years.
The U.S. Department of State is under no obligation to fund any of the proposals submitted under this funding opportunity.
Eligibility Criteria

U.S. Embassy San Jose invites qualified U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS or non U.S.-based NGOs, and U.S. and non U.S.-based public and private institutions of higher education to submit proposals that include an implementation strategy focused on: Strong, Capable and Accountable Governments through Governance, an objective of U.S. assistance for Central America.
Proposals should be oriented toward activities by civil society organizations working with governments to improve the delivery of government services, particularly to vulnerable and/or marginalized communities and in areas outside of the Central Valley but within Costa Rica.
These proposals will assist or complement central/local/municipal government efforts to increase and improve services. Proposals should facilitate citizens’ abilities to hold the government accountable for its responsibilities. Proposals cannot provide direct support to the central, regional, or municipal governments of Costa Rica.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326108