Strengthening Philippine Maritime Legal Units

US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (DOS-INL) grant open #OFOP0002785

Response due Jul 20, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

This federal grant/contract opportunity, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), focuses on strengthening maritime legal units in the Philippines. The program likely involves capacity-building, training, technical assistance, and/or institutional support for Philippine maritime law enforcement and legal entities. The opportunity is posted as a synopsis on Grants.gov under opportunity number OFOP0002785.

What they want

Provide programmatic support to strengthen Philippine Maritime Legal Units under the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Specific activities, deliverables, and technical requirements are not detailed in the synopsis; full scope is expected in the formal solicitation. Work is anticipated to involve capacity-building, legal/institutional development, and/or training support for maritime law enforcement legal units in the Philippines.

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov portal (grants.gov), per full solicitation instructions to be released

Risks & flags

Only a synopsis is posted — full scope of work, evaluation criteria, and requirements are not yet disclosed, limiting competitor preparation time once the full solicitation is released.
Short synopsis provides no budget range, making cost planning difficult for prospective applicants.

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Public Administration

NAICS 926120

US market size: n/a — buyer side
Typical award: n/a

Typical buyers

Internal

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

Strengthening Philippine Maritime Legal Un…

Due Jul 20

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