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Friday, May 14, 2010

USA: Priority Grant Competition at United States Institute of Peace

Overview

The Grant Program increases the breadth and depth of the Institute's work by supporting peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations.

In over twenty years of grantmaking, the Grant Program's Annual Grant Competition and Priority Grant Competition have received nearly 10,000 applications and awarded almost 2,000 grants. The Institute has provided funding to grantees located in 46 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and in 81 foreign countries.

The Priority Grant Competition:

•Supports nonprofit organizations working in or on Afghanistan, Colombia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sudan.
•Supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs and other media.
Priority Grant Competition facts:

•Recent Priority Grant Competition Awards
•USIP has awarded 55 priority grants since 2008.
•The awards generally range from $45,000 to $140,000.
•No deadline - rolling application process.


Application Process

The Priority Grant Competition funds activities that enhance mechanisms for advancing the knowledge and practice of conflict prevention, conflict management, and postconflict peacebuilding in Afghanistan, Colombia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sudan, according to the priority areas identified below for each country.

•For Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sudan, preference is given to applications submitted by nonprofit organizations based in these countries.
•For Iran, preference is given to proposals focusing on Iranian relations with its neighbors in the region; its relations with the West; and Iran’s role in regional and international affairs.
•Applicants may apply at any time throughout the year. Awards will be announced throughout the year.
•The amount of all awards will be based on the proposed budget and work plan, and on negotiations with successful applicants.
•The Institute gives priority to high-quality projects that are likely to generate findings that are accessible to policymakers and practitioners and that demonstrate promise of having a substantial impact. Projects that result in findings made widely available to the public through published writings, manuals, curricular materials, web sites, documentary films, etc. are more likely to be funded than those that have limited impact.

Eligible candidates

•American and foreign individuals and nonprofit organizations may apply. Individuals whose proposals are funded will be required to identify a nonprofit organization to receive and manage the grant monies.
•With the exception of Iran, applicants from outside a priority country must partner with a nonprofit organization located within the priority country. The project must be based in the priority country.
•Funding is unavailable for degree work (payment of tuition fees or support for M.A. or Ph.D.-related work). Requests for dissertation research support should be directed to USIP’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Program.
•Applications that list as participants, consultants, or project personnel members of USIP's Board of Directors or staff will not be accepted.
•Any application that lists USIP as a collaborator in the project will not be accepted for review.
•Individuals who are currently working as USIP contractors may not be eligible to apply for grant support. To determine eligibility, please contact the Grant Program.
•Current USIP grantees are not eligible for consideration until they have completed work on their grant and submitted all required reports and products. Prior work will be assessed before new proposals are considered

Information on the Priority Grant Countries:

Afghanistan
Colombia
Iran
Iraq
Nigeria
Pakistan
Sudan

United States Institute of Peace
1200 17th Street N.W. - Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: +1.202.457.1700 Fax: +1.202.429.6063

Source: http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/priority-grant-competition#Application_Stage_One


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