Deadline: 17-Mar-21
The U. S. Agency for International Development’s Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) is pleased to issue Round 1 under the People-To-People (P2P) Reconciliation Fund Annual Program Statement (APS). Under Round 1, USAID/CVP is seeking concept papers that take an innovative approach to helping heal the wounds inflicted upon communities by violence and conflict.
Purpose: Lasting peace largely depends on the willingness and capability of society members to re-forge their relationships in the wake of violent conflict, in effect reweaving the social fabric shredded by violence. In these difficult contexts, the CVP People-to-People (P2P) Reconciliation Fund program helps individuals and societies to heal, by addressing divisions within a community that may be rooted in group differences such as ethnicity, religion, status, gender, class, or political affiliation.
USAID expects to make significant progress toward achieving the following goals in the areas in which it programs the P2P Reconciliation Fund:
- Bringing together representatives of conflicting groups to interact purposefully in a safe space, in order to address patterns of prejudice and exclusion that reinforce the perceived differences between groups and hinder the development of relationships in communities experiencing conflict-related violence;
- Supporting peacebuilding and reconciliation by creating opportunities for communities in preconflict, conflict-affected and post-conflict situations to build mutual understanding, trust, empathy, and socio-economic resilience to resolve past grievances and mitigate conflict and violence;
- Addressing the factors that reinforce competition, distrust, or fear between and within groups in conflict. The P2P approach hypothesizes that as engagement, trust and interdependency is developed between groups, the health of relationships improves and the likelihood of violence declines.
Funding Information
- Participating USAID Missions should expect a maximum of $1,500,000 in P2P Reconciliation funding from CVP, which will likely fund only one (1) application subsequent to the competitive process (pending funds availability).
- The initial period of performance must be at least 24 months and no more than 60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. and Non-U.S. Non-Profit Organizations (NGOs): Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. private non-profit organizations may apply for funding under this APS. Foreign government-owned parastatal organizations from countries that are ineligible for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
- U.S. and Non-U.S. For-Profit Organizations: Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. private for-profit organizations may apply for funding under this APS. Foreign government-owned parastatal organizations from countries that are ineligible for assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible. Potential for-profit applicants should note that, pursuant to 22 CFR 226.81, the payment of fee/profit to the prime recipient under grants and cooperative agreements is prohibited. However, if a prime recipient has a subcontract with a for-profit organization for the acquisition of goods or services (i.e., if a buyer-seller relationship is created), fee/profit for the subcontractor may be authorized.
- U.S. and Non-U.S. Colleges and Universities: Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities may apply for funding under this APS. USG and USAID regulations generally treat colleges and universities as NGOs, rather than governmental organizations; hence, both public and private colleges and universities are eligible. Non-U.S. colleges and universities in countries that are ineligible for assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330928