OpportunityTitle: Pre-Solicitation Notice - Global Reconciliation Fund - People-to-People (P2P) Peacebuilding
CategoryExplanation: Conflict Management and Mitigation
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility depends on the following two funding ranges: Only Local Entities may submit applications for funding that ranges between $100,000 and $800,000. Local Entities and Non-Local Entities (except for Colombia and Indonesia) may submit applications for funding that ranges from $800,000 and $1,500,000.     Participating Countries:   Bangladesh,  Bosnia- Herzegovina,   Central African Republic,  Colombia,  Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Georgia,  Indonesia,  Liberia,  Nigeria,  Peru,  South Africa,  Thailand.
Description: The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice is to notify prospective applicants that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (DCHA/CMM) intends to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) in March of 2017 to support &#8220;people-to-people (P2P)&#8221; conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs and activities that bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, or political backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. The objective of this planned funding opportunity is to make significant strides in the overall goal of conflict mitigation, peace, and reconciliation through the implementation of P2P activities in selected eligible conflict-affected countries. People-to-People (P2P) programs are one approach among many for conflict prevention, mitigation, and management. While a range of programs and approaches may be considered P2P in nature, most entail bringing together representatives of conflict-affected groups to interact purposefully in a safe space. This type of work can address divisions within a community that may be rooted in group differences such as ethnicity, religion, status, class, or political affiliation. P2P programs generally address patterns of prejudice and demonizing that reinforce the perceived differences between groups and hinder the development of relationships among parties to a conflict. The aim is to create opportunities for a series of interactions between conflicting groups in the community or broader society to promote mutual understanding, trust, empathy, and resilient social ties. The diversity of P2P approaches to conflict mitigation is wide and can encompass peacebuilding and conflict-sensitive development approaches. Each USAID Mission is unique in how it seeks to utilize P2P programming to address underlying conflict dynamics and how P2P programming can best complement other existing peacebuilding or conflict-sensitive approaches already being implemented on the ground. PDF format of this description with additional information is available in &quot;Related Documents&quot;.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: If you have any difficulty accessing the announcement electronically, please contact:
GrantorContactText: Rachel Baltes &lt;br/&gt;Assistance Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-567-4656
CloseDateExplanation: This is a Pre-solicitation Notice Only. Nothing is required to be submitted in response to this pre-solicitation notice. USAID will not accept applications prior to the issuance of a Request for Application (RFA). The RFA will be published on the Grants.gov website. Interested parties are advised to monitor this website for updates on this potential funding opportunity.