Strengthening Philippine Maritime Legal Units
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 20, 2026
Close date: July 20, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362494
Opportunity number: OFOP0002785
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
Agency code: DOS-INL
Award floor: $2,500,000
Award ceiling: $2,500,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
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- category_of_funding_activity:law_justice_and_legal_services
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
This project will support the development of sustainable maritime legal capacity within the Philippine Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other relevant agencies. Through technical training, legal advisory support, interagency coordination, and professional exchanges, the initiative aims to strengthen institutional expertise in maritime law, UNCLOS, arbitration, litigation strategy, and maritime case development. The project will support establishment of long-term training and knowledge-transfer mechanisms, including a multiyear training roadmap, Training-of-Trainers framework, and development of maritime legal reference materials. By building durable, in-house maritime legal expertise and strengthening rules-based approaches to maritime legal issues, the initiative supports regional stability, lawful commerce, and partner self-reliance in the Indo-Pacific.