Closed · OFOP0001187 · CFDA 19.703 · Discretionary

Trinidad and Tobago Youth Development and Diversion Grant

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Trinidad and Tobago, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 30, 2023
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Trinidad and Tobago Youth Development and Diversion Grant is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Trinidad and Tobago that offered $25,000 -- $50,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Trinidad and Tobago.

$25K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.703
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Trinidad and Tobago Youth Development and Div… is closed (last close September 30, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Trinidad and Tobago still indexes 4 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 September 30, 2023

Posted Jul 19 Closes Sep 30

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

Overview: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project providing a community-based solution to counter gang recruitment in selected communities of Trinidad and Tobago (TT). Countering the spread of criminal gangs is an INL Priority goal under mission goal 1, “Enhanced Citizen Security and Rule of Law’, objective 1.2 ‘Institutions support at-risk communities to address the underlying drivers of crime, gang involvement and violent extremism’, Sub Objective 1.2.1 ‘TT expands youth development and diversion programs to disincentivize gang involvement, strengthens juvenile justice systems, and improve relationships between law enforcement and at-risk communities’ Criminal gang activities drive violent crime and homicides in TT. This undermines public safety, negatively impacting livelihood, consumer confidence, foreign investment, and the ability of every citizen to enjoy peaceful and friendly communities. Lack of sustainable economic opportunities creates a climate for recruiting vulnerable youth into criminal gangs, leading to a decrease in the productive capacity of the young adult population between the ages of 18-35, especially males. Youth between the ages of 10 and 18 are more susceptible to societal and cultural ‘push’ factors, and ‘pull’ factors within the gang itself. Familial factors such as parental drug and alcohol abuse, violence at home, and parental criminality or gang membership are amongst the strongest predictors or delinquency and gang involvement. Community ‘push’ factors linked to joining gangs include social disorganization, availability of firearms, access to drugs and cultural norms supporting gang behavior. Youth may be pushed towards gang culture to resist structural violence they experience in their own community. In addition, the presence of pre-existing gangs correlates strongly with furth

Small-business / for-profit corridor · OFOP0001187

Trinidad and Tobago Youth Development and Div… prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (Small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Inside U.S. Mission to Trinidad and Tobago's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 23
Small businesses

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

Anil Boochoon

What to do next

Trinidad and Tobago Youth Development and Div… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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