Funding Amount

Varies by cycle (e.g., $24,998 - $77,050 per grant; total cycles have awarded $175,000 - $500,000+)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Annual Grants Program

Funder: American Arbitration Association - International Center for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) Foundation

Program Status: Active

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) innovation

  • Community conflict resolution

  • Violence prevention and reduction

  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

  • Groundwater sustainability and environmental dispute resolution

  • Prison mediation and criminal justice reform

  • Mental health policy and dispute resolution integration

  • Educational programs in ADR and conflict resolution
  • Grant Examples:

  • Consensus Building Institute: $77,050

  • University of California Hastings College of the Law (Summer International Court ADR Institute): $25,000

  • Prison of Peace (Valley State Prison Mediation Training Program): $25,000

  • Minnesota State Office for Collaboration and Dispute Resolution: $24,998

  • Consensus Building Institute (Groundwater Sustainability): $25,000

  • Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: $750,000

  • Arizona Town Hall: $75,000

  • New York State Unified Court System: $250,000

  • Roca Inc.: $250,000

  • The Ohio State University Foundation: $249,521
  • Eligibility: Nonprofits, educational institutions, government agencies, and organizations demonstrating innovative use of ADR

    Background: The foundation completed its inaugural funding cycle in May 2016 (receiving 75 initial descriptions and approving 6 grants totaling ~$175,000). The third funding cycle awarded 19 grants totaling over $500,000 from over 90 submissions.

    Contact: aaaicdrfoundation.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsconflict-resolutioncriminal-justicemental-healthenvironmental-justice

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