Disrupting TCOs through Evidence Reform

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is soliciting proposals through Cooperative Agreement OFOP0003184 to strengthen Honduras’ capacity to manage seized evidence in a secure, transparent, and standardized way, with the goal of disrupting transnational criminal organizations by closing critical vulnerabilities they exploit to evade prosecution and sustain illicit markets. The project, titled “Disrupting TCOs through Evidence Reform,” will be implemented over a 24-month period beginning in October 2026 with a total funding ceiling of $2,000,000, and is funded through FY21/22, FY22/23, and FY23/24 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) funds under the Central America Regional Security Initiative. Applicants must focus on four key areas: education and training, information technology, research and innovation, and organizational development. Core activities include conducting baseline assessments and institutional mapping at priority Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and National Police (HNP) sites, developing a legal framework for evidence disposition, training the first cohort of evidence coordinators and institutionalizing a train-the-trainer model within OAG and HNP academies, and deploying a digital inventory and classification system integrated with the OAG case management system at pilot sites. All proposals must adhere to strict formatting rules—including English language, U.S. dollars, 12-point Times New Roman font, single spacing, and 1-inch margins—and must be submitted via Grants.gov by August 31, 2026, with questions due by July 31, 2026. Applicants are required to hold a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and maintain an active registration in SAM.gov throughout the proposal review and performance period, and subrecipients must also obtain a UEI prior to award execution. The proposal must include a 20-page narrative covering project analysis and design, which accounts for 50% of the scoring weight, along with a project risk analysis, change map, performance indicators, a detailed budget in spreadsheet format and a supporting budget narrative, and required administrative forms such as SF-424A. The evaluation places significant emphasis on institutional capacity, cost effectiveness, and sustainability planning, with a final technical score out of 100 points; award decisions are made by a technical evaluation committee and may be influenced by cost when applications are technically equal, with preference given