Strengthening Bosnia and Herzegovina's Organized Crime Specialized Departments for Organized Crime Through Expert Advisory Support
This grant funds expert advisors to mentor and support Bosnia and Herzegovina's anti-organized crime departments, enhancing their ability to prosecute complex cases and combat corruption linked to international criminal networks.
Funder: U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Due Dates: October 20, 2026, 11:59 PM CET (Questions) | October 27, 2026, 11:59 PM CET (Applications)
Funding Amounts: $50,000–$75,000 per award for 12–18 months; $150,000 total funding for two anticipated awards
Summary: Supports individual experts advising and mentoring Bosnia and Herzegovina’s specialized organized crime and corruption departments.
Key Information: Individuals only, with at least ten years of qualifying senior-level specialized prosecutorial or judicial experience.
Description
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), through its Bosnia and Herzegovina program, supports individual experts providing sustained advisory and mentoring assistance to specialized organized crime and corruption departments in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. The work targets complex organized crime and transnational organized crime-related corruption cases affecting U.S. security and economic interests.
Selected experts will provide structured advisory sessions, legal reform working-group inputs, case-based mentoring, and technical assistance to prosecutors, investigators, judges, and support staff. Priorities include strengthening prosecutorial methodology aligned with the Federation’s 2014 Law on the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime, improving case development, and creating a practical case prioritization framework. Experts will work closely with INL Sarajevo and coordinate with its Senior Justice Sector Advisor and other INL-supported programming.
