Deadline: 16 April 2018
USIP is seeking proposals to foster thought innovation and deepen the impact of peacebuilding interventions centered on Jerusalem.
Through this competition, USIP seeks proposals for projects with any of the following objectives:
- Informing US and international efforts pertaining to the core issue of Jerusalem that can help bring about a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
- Enabling practical steps that can preserve and advance the potential for successful diplomacy and can prevent violence in and around Jerusalem;
- Bridging divides between Jerusalem communities.
Preference will be given to organizations with a proven track record of conducting projects in, or directly related to, Jerusalem.
Funding Information
Under this grant competition, USIP seeks to make a small number of grants in the range of $50,000 – $75,000, but welcomes proposals from $15,000 (minimum) to $100,000 (maximum).
Eligibility and Guidance
- Non-profit and academic institutions are eligible to apply for funding, provided they are duly registered organizations with demonstrated capacity to manage U.S. government funding. Private sector for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply. USIP does not make grants to individuals.
- Support cannot be provided to government agencies or to employees thereof.
- Support cannot be provided to non-governmental organizations for a formal evaluation of their own programming unless otherwise indicated. USIP will, however, consider applications that propose an NGO research or evaluation consortium for the purposes of conducting a comparative study.
- Those currently working on USIP-funded projects or contracts may not be eligible to apply. Please contact USIP to verify eligibility if you are a current recipient of USIP funding and wish to apply for this Grant competition.
- USIP does not provide funds for the creation of a new organization, the construction or maintenance of an office, direct social services, or micro-enterprise projects.
- Grant funds are not available for degree-related work. Requests for dissertation research support should be directed to USIP’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program.
- Applications that list as participants, consultants, or project personnel any members of USIP’s Board of Directors, staff or fellows will not be accepted, nor will applications that list USIP as a collaborator in the project’s activities.
How to Apply
Register in the USIP online Grants management system via given website.
For more information, please visit USIP.