Countering Violent Extremism - Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returning Families of FTFs

The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a project to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of families of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) repatriated from Syria and Iraq to 1) Kazakhstan, 2) the Maldives, and/or 3) globally. CT Bureau seeks to address the challenges posed by family members of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) returning home from conflict zones, such as women and young children exposed to terrorist ideology and brutality while in ISIS-controlled territory. Project proposals must support the development and implementation of community-led rehabilitation and reintegration efforts in one or more countries that are taking back or have committed to repatriating FTFs and-or their family members from foreign conflict zones. Projects may involve deploying experts to advise local counterparts on reintegrating families of FTFs through targeted input and training on matters such as training case workers, assistance with risk assessment methodology, guidance on conducting systematic monitoring and evaluation, and preparation of data for publication/presentation. Activities to build local capacity to provide psychosocial support, bolster community preparedness, and promote reintegration into community are also priorities. Proposals should outline ways training will highlight and encourage implementation of best practices on cooperation between local and national governments and host communities, including implementation of best practices identified by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) the Strong Cities Network (SCN), and other relevant regional and international organization frameworks, instruments, agreements and documents.