INL/KM Police Training for International Law Enforcement Personnel | SFOP0007094

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The INL/KM Police Training for International Law Enforcement Personnel opportunity (SFOP0007094) is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) cooperative agreement designed to expand INL's existing training options by adding a full-service, U.S.-based police training facility. The overall aim is to support State Department law enforcement assistance programs around the world by providing a reliable domestic venue where international law enforcement personnel can receive professional training across a broad range of policing subjects. The award is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the Department of State expects to have ongoing involvement in shaping, coordinating, and overseeing activities rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal engagement.

Under this opportunity, the selected partner (referred to as the Partner Agency) is expected to deliver end-to-end training services necessary to host international police training in the United States. That includes assessing and refining training needs for different partner countries and missions, developing and updating curricula, providing classroom instruction, arranging and conducting practical field or operational training, incorporating experiential learning approaches, and evaluating training outcomes. The partner must be able to conduct training in English as a baseline requirement, while also clearly stating in the proposal any capability to instruct in additional languages. Even when the partner does not provide multilingual instruction directly, INL staff in Washington, DC and/or U.S. embassies will coordinate interpretation services and translation of training materials for foreign participants when needed, helping ensure courses remain accessible to a range of international attendees.

The opportunity is intentionally broad in topic coverage, emphasizing that the facility should be able to support varied areas of law enforcement capacity building. Applicants are encouraged to describe their expertise across law enforcement tactics, management, leadership, and training, as well as the specific features of their residential and training facilities. In practice, INL is looking for a partner that can provide a professional training environment suitable for visiting international participants, including the infrastructure and staffing necessary to run multi-week courses that combine classroom learning with hands-on elements and measurable evaluation.

Funding is staged. The agreement includes an initial amount of up to $35,000 intended to cover start-up procurements required to support classroom instruction for up to 30 students. Examples of allowable start-up needs mentioned in the notice include furniture, information technology equipment, interpretation/translation equipment, and office equipment. Beyond that initial support, INL plans to provide additional funding for the actual delivery and implementation of specific courses through amendments to the cooperative agreement. This approach allows INL to scale training offerings up or down based on program demand, timing, and available funding, rather than locking all course costs into a single initial award.

In terms of scale and anticipated workload, INL indicates an intent to sponsor roughly 10 to 25 weeks of training per year through this mechanism, with the important caveat that the number of training weeks could be higher or lower depending on demand and funding levels. The published award ceiling is $3,500,000, placing an upper bound on total potential funding, while signaling that the agreement could support substantial programming over time if training demand remains strong and resources are available.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition is open to a wide range of applicant types as long as they meet any eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. The activity aligns with the Law, Justice and Legal Services category (CFDA 19.705). The opportunity was originally posted June 11, 2020, with an original closing date of August 10, 2020.

• The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "INL/KM Police Training for International Law Enforcement Personnel" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.705.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 11, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 2020. (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 $3,500,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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