Implementing Alternatives to Incarceration in Morocco | INL24CA0056 AMEMOROC ALTINCAR 04232024

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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is offering a discretionary grant opportunity, issued as a cooperative agreement, to support Morocco in building and putting into practice a modern Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) and community corrections system. The program is designed to work directly with two key Moroccan institutions: the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Rehabilitation (DGAPR). The central problem the opportunity targets is chronic prison overcrowding, which is closely tied to limited use of non-custodial options such as probation and parole. Even where such measures exist in Moroccan law, they are reportedly used infrequently. Another major driver is the high use of pretrial detention; some reporting cited in the notice suggests that roughly 40 percent of detainees are being held before trial, a practice that can strain facilities and slow the broader justice system.

INL's goal is to reduce overcrowding and pretrial detention by helping Morocco develop a streamlined, effective ATI/community corrections regime that can function nationwide and improve fairness and efficiency in access to justice. The grant is framed around Morocco's draft ATI law, with the expectation that the law may pass soon, but INL makes clear that strong proposals should not depend entirely on that legislation being enacted. In practical terms, this means applicants are expected to design activities that can still move forward under existing authorities, policies, institutional practices, or pilot approaches, while remaining compatible with the future legal framework if the draft law is adopted.

The opportunity also explicitly encourages proposals that incorporate rehabilitation and diversion for specific populations, especially non-violent offenders. INL notes that the MOJ is actively developing a drug diversion program, and it welcomes project designs that align with or support rehabilitation, treatment referral pathways, and diversion mechanisms that keep suitable individuals out of custody while maintaining public safety and accountability. The underlying premise is that a well-run community corrections system, paired with credible ATI options, can relieve pressure on prisons, reduce unnecessary pretrial detention, and strengthen justice sector performance through more proportional sanctions and better case management.

From an administrative standpoint, the funding opportunity is titled "Implementing Alternatives to Incarceration in Morocco" (Funding Opportunity Number INL24CA0056 AMEMOROC ALTINCAR 04232024). It falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 19.703. INL anticipates making one award, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000. The notice was created on April 23, 2024, and the original application closing date was June 25, 2024.

Eligibility is open to a range of organizational types, including U.S.-based nonprofit/NGOs, U.S.-based educational institutions that qualify under section 501(c)(3), foreign-based nonprofit/NGOs, and foreign-based educational institutions. In addition to fitting one of these categories, applicants must be able to demonstrate business registration in the Kingdom of Morocco, which signals that implementers must have a formal legal presence or registration status that allows them to operate and contract within Morocco. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at organizations capable of partnering closely with Moroccan justice and corrections authorities to translate ATI concepts into workable procedures, programs, and institutional capacity that can be sustained over time.

• The Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Implementing Alternatives to Incarceration in Morocco" 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 2024-04-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-25. (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 $1,500,000.00 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.

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