2023 Funding Track – CRE to Increase Resiliency and Coping Skills in Children Ages 5-11.
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Institute of World Affairs (Washington, DC) - $40,000 to support a conflict resolution education and training program for elementary school age children in one of the most violence-prone areas of the District, introducing them to conflict resolution skills early enough in their lives to foster positive patterns of behavior before they look to violence and conflict as a way of life.- https://iwa.org/
Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern New Jersey (Teaneck, NJ) – $40,000 to support the organzation’s “Be Your Best Self” program, a social-emotional learning program for children ages 5-11 designed to increase their ability to navigate peer conflict, de-escalate challenging situations, develop positive attitudes and behaviors, and to foster social cohesion and trust. - https://www.jfcsnnj.org/
To view the 2023 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
2022 Funding Track – CRE in Foster Care, Youth Shelter, Youth Corrections, School/After-School Settings
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Center for Court Innovation (Syracuse, NY) - $60,000 (2 years) to support the Center’s Hillbrook Peacemaking Program, an experiential learning program for 16–17-year old youth in a secure juvenile detention center in upstate New York, providing opportunities to explore and make choices about how to handle conflict and engage with others through a framework of mutuality and collaboration. The program including peacemaking circles, interactive workshops, personal journaling and individual coaching, empowering participants to further develop their leadership skills and become mentors to their peers. https://www.courtinnovation.org/
Magnolia Public Schools (Los Angeles, CA) - $60,000 (2 years) to support the schools’ Be RAD Action Studio Project, a student-driven conflict resolution education initiative and learning community. Students collaborate on developing and delivering an original conflict resolution curriculum, including high-quality, engaging videos that revisit and reframe conflicts, using those with lived experience of such situations as planning partners and actors. Student will provide instruction to several hundred middle-school classmates in a variety of formats, including grade-level assemblies, festive events, and Life Skills classes. https://www.magnoliapublicschools.org/
To view the 2022 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
2021 Funding Track – CRE in Foster Care, Youth Shelter and Correction Settings
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Temple University, Center for Conflict Management and Media Impact (Philadelphia, PA) - $40,000 to support the Center’s Youth Conflict Specialists program, a conflict education and intervention program for homeless and systems-involved youth. The program will train youth aged 16-18 in several conflict education areas and provide them opportunities to design training innovations and conflict interventions to better meet the needs of homeless youth and families. https://klein.temple.edu/
Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire (Savannah, GA) - $40,000 to support an Ambassadors of Peace Program, a conflict resolution education and leadership program for underserved and vulnerable youth in homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters and foster care. The program will provide specialized training and work with participating youth to develop and implement their own action projects for delivering conflict resolution training, education or services for their peers and in their communities. https://mediationsavannah.com/
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2020 Funding Track – Using CRE to Enhance Elementary School Climate
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Harris County Department of Education-Center for Safe and Secure Schools (Houston, TX) - $40,000 to support #RollingwithRestorative, providing conflict resolution training for students, teachers, counselors and school administrators, using restorative practices to support implementation of these skills in interactions between students, parents and school personnel.
Kids First Law Center (Cedar Rapids, IA) – $40,000 to support the expansion of a restorative justice program in elementary schools with high rates of conflict-related disciplinary issues, providing full-time facilitators to lead proactive classroom circles with students, coach teachers in restorative practices and employ them to help address conflict or harm among students or between students and teachers. https://www.kidsfirstiowa.org
To view the 2020 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
2019 Funding Track – Reducing Youth Bullying and Violence
The following organization was selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Creative Response to Conflict (Suffern, NY) - $40,000 to support Social Media-tors!, an innovative conflict resolution education program to train high school students to safely and effectively intervene in potentially harmful situations both in person and online, empowering students to help reduce youth bullying and violence by creating a safe school culture in their school communities and beyond. http://crc-global.org
To view the 2019 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
2018 Funding Track – Conflict Resolution Education and Services for Youth at Risk of Gang Involvement
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) – A 2-year, $60,000 grant supporting complementary programs for students and parents to reduce family conflict and anti-social behaviors associated with separation and loss resulting from immigration and related economic challenges, by increasing parental engagement in schools and providing students with pro-social skills to address conflict constructively, creating stronger community and support systems for children, families and schools. http://chss.kennesaw.edu/ccm/children-family-programs
Little Friends for Peace (Mt. Rainier, MD) - This 2-year, $60,000 to supports a community-based initiative providing conflict resolution education and leadership skills training to elementary school students at risk of gang involvement due to recent immigration and financial challenges, including peacebuilding and peace leadership training for children, parents, teachers and community members. http://www.lffp.org
To view the 2018 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
2017 Funding Track – Conflict Resolution Education for Youth Experiencing Interventions by Juvenile Justice or Social Service Agencies
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration (Boston, MA) – This 2-year $60,000 grant supports the expansion of a successful program combining conflict resolution skill-building and creative arts to assist at-risk youth in dealing constructively with conflict and helping to prevent violence in their communities. Using PhotoVoice, a flexible platform incorporating participatory photography and videography, digital storytelling and improvisational drama, the project empowers adolescent youth to explore and create positive channels for addressing conflict and initiating social change. https://www.umb.edu/mopc
Supreme Court of Ohio (Columbus, OH) – A 2-year, $60,000 grant to fund The Right Track Project, an innovative conflict resolution and truancy prevention initiative for at-risk youth, families and local communities, including the development of a unique web-based mobile application and truancy mediation program intended to reduce school truancies and to divert students in grades 5-12 from involvement in the juvenile justice system. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/JCS/disputeResolution
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2016 Funding Track – Conflict Resolution Education for Structurally Disadvantaged Youth
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center (Nashville, TN) – In collaboration with the Juvenile Court, public housing authority and other community partners, this 2-year $60,000 grant funds the development and expansion of a mediation and restorative justice program for at-risk youth involved in cases of fighting, assault, threats, harassment, bullying, vandalism and theft in an effort to reduce violence, provide non-punitive alternatives to juvenile justice and connect youth with other needed resources and community-based services. http://nashvilleconflict.org
Our Family Services (Tucson, AZ) - This 2-year, $87,000 grant will expand a pilot program providing conflict resolution education for homeless and abused youth and the direct-care helping professionals who work with them. The program employs circle processes to create safer and more constructive environments for vulnerable youth while at the same time teaching them peaceful conflict resolution skills. The curriculum and training modules developed through this grant will be made available at no cost to organizations serving structurally disadvantaged youth, including homeless youth, those in foster care, involved with juvenile justice or child welfare systems, immigrants and those in academically disenfranchised or economically impoverished communities. http://www.ourfamilyservices.org
To view 2016 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
2015 Funding Track – Conflict Resolution Education in Special Education
The following organizations were selected to receive grant funding in this area:
Direction Service (Eugene, OR) - This 2-year, $90,000 grant funds the development of a series of high-quality, easily accessible and self-directed online learning modules to help students with disabilities learn and master essential communication and conflict management knowledge and skills, as well as a facilitator’s guide and tools to assist parents, mentors and teachers in supporting students’ e-learning experience. http://www.directionservice.org
SchoolTalk (Washington, DC) - This 2-year, $60,000 grant funds the development and evaluation of an interactive and test an interactive, arts-integrated conflict resolution education curriculum to help transition-aged youth with disabilities aged 14-21 address interpersonal conflicts and organizational challenges in the workplace, providing them with knowledge and skills to improve their own transition outcomes by maintaining meaningful community-based employment. http://www.schooltalkdc.org
To view the 2015 Notice of Funding Availability, click here
