DUSHANBE, November 11, 2008, Asia-Plus — The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces a new request for proposals under the 2009 Justice Sector Reform Program, press release issued by the US Embassy in Dushanbe said.
The purpose of the program is to award grants for specific projects that support the development of Justice Sector in Tajikistan. Primarily, grants will be awarded to non-governmental, non-profit organizations (NGOs). The amount of a grant must not be more than 100 000 dollars but the Commission will give priority to the applications that offer the implementation of the similar project with lower budget. To be eligible for consideration, every applicant must be engaged in, or propose to carry out, a project whose purpose is to promote the development of the Justice Sector in Tajikistan.
The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe will accept proposals for consideration of the Justice Sector Reform Grants Program for the following themes: legal aid; rural law education; access to justice; court monitoring; third party arbitration; and legal reform.
Proposals should contain clearly formulated goals and target groups, and show the ability of the applying organization to carry out the project aims. Proposals should be submitted in English language to U.S. Embassy, International Narcotics and Law. Submission deadline is November 24, 2008
The U.S. Embassy Justice Sector Reforms Program is limited to organizations based in Tajikistan. Projects not funded by the U.S. Embassy Justice Sector Reform Program include those requested by those relating to partisan political activity, charitable activity and humanitarian aid, fund-raising campaigns, commercial projects, those involving individuals not affiliated with an organization that can provide long-term sustainability to the project, and those that duplicate existing projects.
