Cartel Recruitment Understanding & Suppression Hub (CRUSH
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: February 6, 2026
Close date: March 6, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361257
Opportunity number: OFOP0002504
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
Agency code: DOS-INL
Award floor: $1,000,000
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Other
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dos_inl
- category_of_funding_activity:other
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
To carry out a project to design and implement a cartel anti-recruitment initiative that will detect, monitor, analyze, and forecast cartel recruitment trends and their impact on cartel operations in Mexico.This project addresses transnational organized crime at its source, particularly cartel recruitment. The development of the Cartel Recruitment Understanding & Suppression Hub (CRUSH) looks to advance a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America by disrupting fentanyl supply chains through reduced cartel recruitment; strengthen border security by weakening criminal control of smuggling and migration routes along the U.S.–Mexico border; enhancing U.S. community safety by addressing the root causes of organized crime and drug trafficking; and promoting regional stability by strengthening Mexico’s institutional capacity and reducing violence that drives irregular migration and undermines governance.