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 for a 24-month project; 1 anticipated award.
Summary: Supports expansion and standardization of probation services in Tunisia to divert low-risk offenders and reduce prison overcrowding.
Key Information: Applicant must demonstrate business registration in Tunisia; only one proposal per organization.
Description
This opportunity from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) funds a project to expand and standardize probation and community service programs across all 24 governorates in Tunisia. The initiative aims to divert low-risk, first-time offenders from incarceration to probation and community service, thereby reducing prison overcrowding, mitigating risks of radicalization, and improving the effectiveness of Tunisia’s justice system.
Key activities include establishing probation offices in the last four governorates, standardizing procedures and training nationwide, developing partnerships for community service placements, launching public awareness campaigns, and providing technical expertise for electronic monitoring systems. The program builds on previous INL-supported reforms and is implemented in close coordination with Tunisia’s Ministry of Justice.
