The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs€™ (OES) Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues at the Department of State, in consultation with the Republic of Colombia, announces this funding opportunity for hosting the United States-Colombia
Secretariat for Environmental Matters (€œSecretariat€ÂÂ), an Environment Chapter obligation (see Articles 1 8. 8 and 1 8. 9) of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (€œTPA€ÂÂ).
The Secretariat will receive and process citizen complaints or submissions asserting that a Party is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws.
Such submissions shall follow guidelines laid out in the Environment Chapter.
The agreement awarded will be for up to $150,000 U.
S.
Dollars (USD) in FY 2015 Economic Support Funds (ESF).