Annual Grants Awarded
Annual Grants Awarded
Funding projects that meet our mission.
Project
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
$750,000 to support the creation of a Person-Centered Triage Approach (PCTA) National Collaborative, which will transform mental health crisis response in 911/988 centers by developing, implementing, and scaling a person-centered and procedurally just approach in four sites nationally.
GRANT AMOUNT
$750,000
Project
New York State Unified Court System
$250,000 to utilize Community Dispute Resolution Centers Restorative Justice and facilitation expertise to assist the NYS Division of Human Rights in the development of ten Regional Hate and Bias Prevention Councils by providing listening sessions, local action planning, and community dialogue.
GRANT AMOUNT
$250,000
Project
Roca Inc.
$250,000 to reduce violence and increase understanding between police, community, and young adults by providing Rewire4 training department-wide at the Baltimore Police Department.
GRANT AMOUNT
$250,000
Project
The Ohio State University Foundation
$249,521 to the Divided Community Project in partnership with the National Civic League as well as Fordham and Stanford Law Schools to organize, design and implement multi-day academy programs training local leadership teams to plan and implement strategies to address polarizing community dynamics.
GRANT AMOUNT
$249,521
Project
ABA Fund for Justice and Education
$200,000 to bring communities together to begin restoring productive public discourse on critical topics, leveraging state and local bars’ legal expertise and leadership to develop a framework for community conversations to strengthen democracy.
GRANT AMOUNT
$200,000
Project
Resolution Systems Institute | RSI: Holistic Online Program for Evictions (HOPE)
$172,000 to reduce barriers to ODR for self-represented parties, especially those with low literacy. RSI will develop guidance for courts to prepare parties for ODR.
GRANT AMOUNT
$172,000
Project
National Association for Community Mediation
$136,500 to support development of a new toolbox in partnership with Living Room Conversations and community organizations that helps school boards and communities bridge conflict focused on mending social divisions and civil discourse
GRANT AMOUNT
$136,500
Project
Street Law
To develop and assess resources and training for youth courts across the U.S. in partnership with the National Association of Youth Courts. This initiative will address gaps in the system and improve outcomes for over 100,000 youth annually, enhancing ADR practices in these courts.
GRANT AMOUNT
$653,492
Project
National Civic League
To innovate and support strong civil discourse in local governance in three U.S. locations. The initiative aims to improve citizen-government relations in partnership with the SHIFT Family Foundation, the National League of Cities, and the International City/County Management Association.
GRANT AMOUNT
$244,800
Project
Everyday Democracy
To train librarians in dialogue facilitation to foster civil discourse in 10-12 library systems across the U.S. in partnership with the Urban Libraries Council.
GRANT AMOUNT
$182,000