United States Institute of Peace

Title: Annual Grant Competition
Sponsor: United States Institute of Peace
URL: http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/annual-grant-competition

Deadline: October 3, 2011

Amount: up to $120,000

Eligibility: Institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries.
Abstract: The Annual Grant Competition:
• 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.
• funds projects focused on preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peacebuilding in settings outside the borders of the U.S. Awards support activities that apply across a broad range of relevant disciplines, skills, and approaches. USIP welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.

Only one application per competition may be submitted by the same project director.