Bidder's Conference: Overview of FY08 Solicitations

FY08 Soliciations

• Evaluability Assessments of International Trafficking Programs  
• International Collaborative Partnerships to Combat Trafficking  
• International Programs to Combat Trafficking (Bilateral/Regional/Global) 

Evaluability Assessments of International Trafficking Programs 

• Eligibility – No limitations 
• Application Deadline – January 15th, 2008 
• Application Mechanism – www.grants.gov 
• Funding Availability – Maximum $200,000 per award for 12 month projects; two awards expected  
• Background/Priorities – Awarding two cooperative agreements to conduct 4-5 evaluability assessments of existing G/TIP projects 
  
  
  • Creation/implementation of technical assistance strategies for assessed projects 
  • Development of final report of lessons learned for global dissemination

 International Collaborative Partnerships to Combat Trafficking 

• Eligibility – U.S.-based organizations 
• Application Deadline – March 3rd, 2008 
• Application Mechanism – www.grants.gov 
• Funding Availability – Maximum $200,000 per award for 12-24 month projects; up to six projects 
• Background/Priorities – Awarding six grants to support relationships between U.S.-based and indigenous NGOs 
  
  
  • Support local capacity-building through mentoring relationships 
  • Each grant must include at least one sub-grant to a locally-based NGO partner 

International Programs to Combat Trafficking 

• Bilateral Opportunities: 
  
  
  • Eligibility – No limitations
  • Application Deadline – Determined by each Embassy in-country
    
    
    • Deadline for embassies to submit to G/TIP is February 12, 2008 
      
      
  • Application Mechanism –Determined by each Embassy in-country
  •  Background/Priorities –
    
    
    • Programs that address one or more of the “3 P’s” 
    • G/TIP gives priority to Tier 2 Watch List and Tier 3 countries with economic need and political will to improve the response to TIP
    • Proposals that meet needs identified in the annual TIP Report will receive favorable consideration

International Programs to Combat Trafficking

• Regional/Global Opportunities
  
  
  • Eligibility – No limitations 
  • Application Deadline – February 12th, 2008 
  • Application Mechanism – www.grants.gov 
  • Background/Priorities – 
    
    
    • Programs that address one or more of the “3 P’s”at the regional or global levels 
    • New or pilot initiatives that will have regional or global impact

 International Programs to Combat Trafficking –Funding Breakdown

 

Although no appropriations are yet final, G/TIP anticipates having approximately $8.5 million available in Fiscal Year 2008 to fund programs through this solicitation, with an anticipated regional breakdown as follows:

 

Africa	$1,600,000
East Asia and Pacific	$2,200,000
Europe	$600,000
Near East	$800,000
South and Central Asia	$1,400,000
Western Hemisphere	$1,100,000
Global Initiatives	$800,000