Deadline: 10-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Community Mediation Performance Funding.
In support of the Maryland Judiciary’s mission to provide fair, effective, and efficient justice for all, MACRO’s Community Mediation Performance Grants provide funding to non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and local government entities in Maryland that provide community mediation services in accordance with MACRO’s Ten-Point Community Mediation Model.
Funding is based on
- each center’s work under the ten-point community mediation model,
- the number of conflict resolution intakes and sessions that a center performs, and
- the amount of funds raised during the past year.
Grant Purpose
Community mediation is an important resource for the courts and communities. Centers provide vital conflict resolution services at the neighborhood level, preventing violence and addressing the underlying causes of conflict in a manner that often cannot be achieved in a courtroom. MACRO’s goal in funding community mediation is to make mediation and conflict resolution services accessible and affordable to everyone in Maryland.
Eligibility Criteria
- MACRO supports non-profit 501(c)3, higher education, and government-based community mediation centers in the state of Maryland that meet the Ten Point Model.
- MACRO views these Points as the definition of good community mediation and therefore requires centers to meet and continually improve their operations on each ofthe points to be eligible for funding under this program. MACRO also supports community mediation centers that have diverse financial support. With the exception of Start-up centers and first-year Level 1 centers, centers musthave raised a certain amount of funds to be eligible for funding under this grant program.
- Funding under this grant program is provided on an invitation only basis. MACRO distributes invitations to community mediation centers each winter for funding in the following fiscal year. Entities wishing to establish a new center MUST contact MACRO first to receive an invitation.
For more information, visit Maryland Judiciary.
For more information, visit https://mdcourts.gov/procurement/grants