Strengthening Nigeria Police Force’s Lawful Detention Procedures | INL24CA0080 AMENIGERIA LAWDETENTION 0607

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The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), is offering a discretionary funding opportunity for a single organization to implement a project called "Strengthening Nigeria Police Force's Lawful Detention Procedures" (Funding Opportunity Number: INL24CA0080 AMENIGERIA LAWDETENTION 0607). The project is designed to support reforms in how the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) handles detention, with a clear focus on ensuring police practices align with Nigerian law, especially the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 and the Nigeria Police Act 2020. The underlying goal is to improve lawful detention procedures in a way that strengthens transparency and accountability, protects due process rights, and advances human rights protections within the police detention system.

The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the U.S. government expects an ongoing partnership and substantial involvement during implementation rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The total funding available has an award ceiling of USD 500,000, and INL expects to make one award. The activity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services category (CFDA/Assistance Listing: 19.703), signaling that the core emphasis is institutional and procedural improvement within the justice and policing space rather than direct service delivery alone.

Eligibility is open to a range of organizational types, including U.S.-based nonprofit/non-governmental organizations, foreign-based nonprofit/non-governmental organizations, and U.S.-based educational institutions. The source details also indicate eligibility for public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the latter case). For U.S. entities, the opportunity references organizations subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 U.S.C. 115. In practical terms, this creates a fairly broad pool of potential applicants, including universities and civil society organizations with relevant expertise in policing standards, detention oversight, legal compliance, and human rights.

Key timing information included in the notice shows the opportunity was created on June 7, 2024, with an original application closing date of August 5, 2024. Applicants are expected to propose an approach that measurably improves NPF adherence to detention-related legal requirements under ACJA 2015 and the Police Act 2020. While the notice does not list specific required activities in the excerpt provided, the stated outcomes point toward work such as strengthening detention procedures, improving compliance mechanisms, and supporting systems that make detention processes more transparent and accountable, ultimately reducing rights violations and reinforcing lawful policing practices.

• The Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Nigeria Police Force’s Lawful Detention Procedures" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.703.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-05. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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