Closed · INLBOG-05082020-LEPHR · CFDA 19.703 · Discretionary

Colombian National Police Human Resources Assessment

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Colombia, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$250K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 7, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Colombian National Police Human Resources Assessment is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Colombia that offered $250,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 9 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Colombia.

$250K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.703
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Colombian National Police Human Resources Ass… is closed (last close July 7, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Colombia still indexes 9 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 7, 2020

Posted May 8 Closes Jul 7

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This project should support the overarching goal of INL Bogota’s Law Enforcement Professionalization Section (LEPS): to disrupt and dismantle narcotrafficking and other transnational crime by enhancing CNP capabilities, processes, and internal structures. To contribute to that goal, this project will assess the effectiveness of Colombian National Police (CNP) recruitment and retention processes and policies and provide recommendations, if warranted, that help the CNP (1) incorporate and keep the most qualified workforce possible and (2) increase staffing levels within CNP Directorates that most directly counter narcotics and crime.Police salaries in Latin America are traditionally low, usually far below skilled laborer or professional salaries in the same country. Although Colombia is the fourth largest country and the third largest economy in South America, CNP officials earn less than their counterparts in the region. Even though pay is substandard, Colombian police recruits must still pay several thousands of dollars to apply, enter, and graduate from the police academy. In addition to tuition and administrative fees, cadets must buy their uniforms, bedding, and textbooks. These costs limit recruits from poorer strata and minority groups.Only five of the country’s 32 departments consistently meet recruitment goals. The remainder of the country’s recruitment efforts do not produce the numbers that the CNP needs to counter attrition and provide police coverage nationwide, especially in rural areas. In addition, the CNP currently has a large percentage of its uniformed police officers assigned to clerical positions with no citizen security nexus.In light of the barriers to entry and acute attrition dynamics the CNP is currently experiencing, the purpose of this project will be to support the Government of Colombia and the Colombian National Police to assess existing human resources processes and diagnose if these are well suited to address the recruitment and retention challenges the CNP has already identified. This project will also provide recommendations that will aim to increase and enhance CNP overall recruitment, improve retention rates, and accelerate and expand CNP deployment into rural and underserved areas. As part of its diagnostic, this project will also evaluate the CNP salary scale and retirement system.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · INLBOG-05082020-LEPHR

Grants.gov marks Colombian National Police Human Resources Ass… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Colombia book (6 peers, 60% of 10).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Julie E Heumphreus Grantor

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