What Do Peace and Security Grants Support?
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Preventing and Mitigating Conflict
Countering Violent Extremism and Counter-Terrorism$5.2 Million 1% of peace and security fundingExplore More >General - Preventing & Mitigating Conflict$7.3 Million 2% of peace and security fundingExplore More >
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Resolving Conflict and Building Peace
Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration$2.8 Million 1% of peace and security fundingExplore More >General - Resolving Conflict and Building Peace$53.5 Million 14% of peace and security fundingExplore More >
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Supporting Stable, Resilient Societies
Climate Security and Natural Resource Management$13.9 Million 4% of peace and security fundingExplore More >International and Regional Institutions$5.3 Million 1% of peace and security fundingExplore More >National Security, Foreign Policy, and Diplomacy$28.6 Million 8% of peace and security fundingExplore More >General - Supporting Stable, Resilient Societies$75.9 Million 20% of peace and security fundingExplore More >
- Accountability and Transparency
- Climate Security and Natural Resource Management
- Democracy-building
- Gender Equality
- International and Regional Institutions
- International Development
- National Security, Foreign Policy, and Diplomacy
- Rule of Law and Institution-building
- General - Supporting Stable, Resilient Societies
335 foundations made 2,539 grants totaling $376.8 Million in 2018
If you can find ways to give people hope that they can achieve something or make a difference, then there’s an opportunity for something good to happen.
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Where Do Peace and Security Grants Go?
There are amazing opportunities, no matter what issue area you’re working in, to fund cultural strategies. It just requires stepping back a little bit and opening your lens, your aperture, around your issue concern.
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What Strategies Do Peace and Security Grants Use?
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Capacity-Building and Technical Assistance
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General Support
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Leadership and Professional Development
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Media, Publishing, and Productions
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Network-building and Collaboration
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Policy, Advocacy, and Systems Reform
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Public Education
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Research and Evaluation
Capacity-Building and Technical Assistance
$37.3 Million 10% of peace and security fundingGeneral Support
$64.6 Million 17% of peace and security fundingLeadership and Professional Development
$6.8 Million 2% of peace and security fundingMedia, Publishing, and Productions
$27.4 Million 7% of peace and security fundingNetwork-building and Collaboration
$45.9 Million 12% of peace and security fundingPolicy, Advocacy, and Systems Reform
$129.1 Million 34% of peace and security fundingPublic Education
$50.6 Million 13% of peace and security fundingResearch and Evaluation
$71.4 Million 19% of peace and security fundingNo-one takes the picture of the person who builds peace. It's one of the reasons that we are here, to tell their story, allowing them to get on with their life saving work.
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Who is the Focus of Peace and Security Grants?
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We can only tackle the thorniest of today and tomorrow's global challenges, like preventing atrocities, combating cybersecurity threats, and nuclear terrorism (to name just a few), if we work collectively.
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