Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Prosecutors’ Offices

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The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Mexico will provide a Cooperative Agreement of up to US$ 3,000,000.00 to a civil society organization to implement the “ Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Prosecutors’ Offices” project. The main goal of the project is to make state Attorneys General’s Offices (AGOs) more transparent and accountable through direct interaction, on-the-ground monitoring and evaluation of services. Grantee will oversee and assess the quality, transparency, and conduct of public prosecution authorities and officials. This project will develop and implement a well-informed and high-quality criminal complaint-filing process; resulting in removal and sanction of official misconduct, including acts of corruption; and create measured improvements in policies, procedures, and structures for the above. The period of performance of this project is three (3) years, and will be implemented in the states of Baja California Sur, Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Estado de México and Mexico City. The project is co m p r i sed of the following objectives and corresponding activities:

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