Enhancing Prison Population Management Through Expanded Probation in Tunisia
This project expands probation and community service for low-risk offenders across all of Tunisia, establishing new offices, training stakeholders, and standardizing procedures to improve prison population management.
Funder: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
Due Dates: July 28, 2026 (Questions due) | August 25, 2026 (Full application due)
Funding Amounts: $1,000,000–$1,500,000 total for up to 24 months; 1 award anticipated.
Summary: Supports expansion of probation and community service in Tunisia to reduce prison overcrowding and recidivism through capacity building, standardization, and public awareness.
Key Information: Applicants must demonstrate business registration in Tunisia; only one proposal per organization permitted.
Description
This opportunity, administered by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the U.S. Department of State, seeks to support a project aimed at enhancing prison population management in Tunisia. The program's core goal is to divert low-risk, first-time offenders from incarceration to probation and community service. By expanding probation offices to all 24 governorates and standardizing services nationwide, the initiative aims to reduce prison overcrowding, mitigate risks of radicalization, and strengthen the justice sector. Activities will include establishing probation offices, developing partnerships for community service placements, delivering training to justice sector actors, increasing public awareness, and streamlining procedures through information technology.
