Rapid Response Grant Pages
Rapid Response Grants Awarded
Rapid Response Grants Awarded
Responding to critical current issues
The AAA-ICDR Foundation established the Rapid Response Fund to support critical programs outside of its regular grant cycle. The Rapid Response Fund enables the Foundation to quickly award grants to not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations whose work fits the Foundation’s mission and addresses urgent current events. Grants awarded through the Rapid Response Fund are generally $25,000-$75,000 each. Potential grantees are identified by the Foundation and invited to apply.
$750K
IN GRANTS FUNDED
The Foundation has funded $750,000 in Rapid Response grants.
$50K
AVERAGE GRANT 2024
The average Rapid Response grant amount in 2024.
18
GRANTS FUNDED
The Foundation has awarded 18 organizations in support of urgent issues.
Combatting Rising Antisemitism and Islamophobia on US College Campuses
Organization
Divided Community Project at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Columbus, OH
Grant Purpose
To launch a new initiative focused on serving campus communities nationwide by developing guides and teaching materials for university and college leaders that offer promising ideas, informed by dispute resolution theory and practice, to support students in dealing with their feelings of pain, isolation, anger, and fear and for promoting productive and compassionate dialogue on their campuses.
Grant Amount
$70,000
Mission
The Divided Community Project (DCP) provides dispute resolution and systems-design expertise to help local community and university leaders enhance community resiliency and prepare for and respond to events that polarize their communities.
Organization
BridgeUSA
San Francisco, CA
Grant Purpose
To equip existing chapters with capacity and resources to host more facilitated discussions on their campuses in the Spring 2024 semester focused on antisemitism and islamophobia on campus as well as scale its college chapter networks to reach new campuses and increase communications.
Grant Amount
$40,000
Mission
BridgeUSA is a student-led organization whose purpose is to build a Bridge community -- one in which students from across the ideological spectrum can engage as a group working together to understand--to bridge--the various perspectives behind the important political and social issues of our time.
Organization
Sustained Dialogue Institute
Washington DC
Grant Purpose
This grant seeks to increase campus readiness to support facilitated conversation on college campus’ in response to the effect of violence in the Middle East as well as to building new infrastructure and capacity to support program growth.
Grant Amount
$40,000
Mission
Sustained Dialogue Institute develops leaders able to transform differences into the strong relationships essential to effective decision-making, democratic governance, and peace.
Organization
AAA-ICDR Foundation & #CampusBridge Student Video Contest
Columbus, OH
Grant Purpose
The AAA-ICDR Foundation and #CampusBridge at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s Divided Community Project Video Contest for college and university student teams across the United States. Open call to students to create an original, compelling short video that contributes positively to U.S. campus environments amidst reactions to Middle East violence. Up to 10 winning groups will receive $10,000 grants from the AAA-ICDR Foundation awarded to the winners’ colleges or universities for initiatives that align with the contest goals, such as educational programs or publication of materials.
Grant Amount
$100,000
Mission
The videos are meant to enhance safety and well-being by fostering a secure, supportive campus atmosphere, counter divisiveness by challenging negative stereotypes and promote mutual understanding, and promote anti-hate norms by encouraging a culture of respect and inclusion within the campus community.
Utilizing Conflict Resolution Approaches to Address Homelessness and Housing Insecurity
Organization
All Home
San Francisco, CA
Grant Purpose
To convene key stakeholders in the Bay Area, utilizing facilitated dialogue and consensus building in support of All Home’s Black Prosperity Initiative to redress the racial disparities in their region including housing disparities and economic security.
Grant Amount
$50,000
Mission
All Home advances regional solutions that disrupt the cycles of poverty and homelessness, redress racial disparities, and create more economic mobility opportunities for people with extremely low incomes.
Organization
Cleveland Mediation Center - A Program of FrontLine Service
Cleveland, OH
Grant Purpose
To support their shelter diversion program to help individuals and families seeking shelter find safe, appropriate alternatives so they can avoid becoming homeless. This includes mediating with friends and family to identify places they can stay and offering financial assistance as needed. CMC has trained communities across the country in this model and started a new LGBTQI+ Shelter diversion program in 2022 using conflict resolution and mediation with individuals in the LGBTQI+ community to prevent homelessness.
Grant Amount
$50,000
Mission
Cleveland Mediation Center promotes just and peaceful community in Northeast Ohio by honoring all people, building their capacity to act, and facilitating opportunities for them to engage in conflict constructively.
