USIP Solicited Grants Program

see www.usip.org

2002 Fall
Solicited Grants


Fall Deadline October 1, 2002


Download application at "Application Information" section below


 



 Solicitation A: Religion, Conflict and Peace-building 
 Solicitation B: Democratic Governance and the Role of the Military 
The interconnections between religion, conflict and peace are as complex 
as they are varied. The Institute invites proposals for research, training, 
education and pilot projects that promise to advance the understanding of 
the role of religion in conflict and peace, enhance faith-based 
peacemaking initiatives, and explore new approaches to peacemaking in 
conflicts with religious dimensions. The Institute will not consider support 
for activities that seek to promote religious belief or observance.  The 
relationship between military and civilian governments and society at 
large is a particularly challenging one in states with legacies of military 
control over politics. States with leaderships that are dominated by the 
military, as well as those that are making the transition to civilian 
government, are vulnerable to questions of accountability, transitional 
justice, power sharing and democratization. Conversely, in weak states 
without a viable military structure, paramilitary and private armies are on 
the increase, bringing a new set of threats and challenges to democratic 
governance. 


 
 
 


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General Information

 In previous years, the Institute conducted an annual Solicited Grant 
competition on themes and topics of special interest. In the Spring of 
2002, the Institute invited proposals on strategic nonviolent conflict, the 
Middle East and South Asia and training, In 2001, the Institute invited 
proposals on postconflict peacebuilding; Asia-Pacific; the Balkans; and 
training. The topics of previous Solicited Grant competitions remain of 
interest to the Institute, and proposals on these subjects are invited for 
submission in the Unsolicited Grant program.

The Institute will now holds two Solicited Grant competitions a year-
Spring and Fall. The information above describes the Fall 2002 Solicited 
Grant competition. Information on the Spring 2003 Solicited Grant topics 
will be available in November.