Closed · INL22CA0023-MACEDONIA-01-14-2022 · CFDA 19.703 · Discretionary
Expanding Continuing Legal Education for Criminal Justice Attorneys in North Macedonia
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $200K-$400K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 14, 2022
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Expanding Continuing Legal Education for Criminal Justice Attorneys in North Macedonia is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement that offered $200,000 -- $400,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $200K-$400K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.703
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Expanding Continuing Legal Education for Criminal Justice Attorneys in North Macedonia - is cataloged under number INL22CA0023-MACEDONIA-01-14-2022 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.703, posted by Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 14, 2022 and last updated on February 22, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $200,000 -- $400,000. It expects to issue 1 award. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 14, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$200,000 -- $400,000
Close Date
March 14, 2022
Posted
January 14, 2022
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
In December 2013, North Macedonia started implementing a Western-style system of criminal procedure, requiring new skills, and changing the roles of judges, prosecutors, and attorneys. Police, prosecutors, and judges have relied on institutional training academies to provide continuing education to help them adjust to this Western-style system. However, the country’s defense lawyers do not have the same training opportunities. In contrast, access to training for the country’s 3,500 lawyers is minimal and sporadic. In addition, newly licensed attorneys are unprepared for the newer adversarial system as North Macedonia’s law school curriculum has not integrated coursework on trial advocacy skills, despite the passage of a new criminal procedure code that requires fluency in these skills. A democratic criminal justice system must include competent defense attorneys. To address this, North Macedonia’s government adopted a National Justice Sector Strategy for 2017-2022 which identified the need for enhanced CLE for defense lawyers. The strategy’s action plan envisions the development of a program and a methodology for implementing mandatory CLE for lawyers, as well as for amending the advocacy law to impose mandatory CLE through the NMBA. Advocacy in North Macedonia is considered a constitutionally autonomous public service; as such, the NMBA is independent from the government and traditionally lacks financial and operational resources to build a CLE system for its members. The establishment of a formal CLE program for North Macedonia’s lawyers will build the capacity of defense lawyers to support North Macedonia’s transition to and implementation of an adversarial system of criminal procedure and will improve Macedonian citizens’ access to justice. [A1] [A2] Through this project, North Macedonia’s citizens will have access to trained, qualified, and competent defense attorneys, improving protection of their human rights and legal protections. This project will complement ongoing INL justice-sector programs that support training for all legal practitioners by building the capacity of defense lawyers, thereby shaping and sustaining a just and democratic criminal justice system. [A1]Please emphasize on how this project will benefit the citizens of Macedonia. [A2]Please review the blurb in track changes below.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Najar Starr Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-736-9147
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