Strengthening Bosnia and Herzegovina's Anti-Money Laundering System to Combat Transnational Organized Crime Networks

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is seeking applications to strengthen Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) anti-money laundering system to combat transnational organized crime networks. The program aims to improve BiH's ability to detect, investigate, and prosecute complex money laundering operations, share information about illicit financial flows with international partners, and ultimately degrade transnational criminal organizations' money laundering networks that harm U.S. security and the integrity of the international financial system. The project will focus on the following objectives: • Strengthen suspicious transaction report detection and risk-based supervision within banking agencies and with related law enforcement partners in BiH • Expand the analytical, digital forensic, and cryptocurrency tracing capabilities of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) • Improve interagency coordination through effective case management protocols and information-sharing mechanisms • Develop specialized expertise among investigators, prosecutors, and judges in anti-money laundering • Support the Ministry of Security in addressing deficiencies in BiH's Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime • Build self-sufficiency of BiH agencies and professional networks that can partner with U.S. law enforcement and prosecutors on complex anti-money laundering cases with a U.S. nexus Key deliverables may include training modules and curricula, analytical reports, formal referral protocols, case management systems, and legislative and regulatory recommendations.