The JAMS Foundation/Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Initiative for Students and Youth provides grant funding for conflict prevention and dispute resolution programs for K–12 students and adults working with youth populations in ways that directly transfer Conflict Resolution Education (CRE) skills from adults to youth.
Each year the ACR and JAMS Foundation specify subject areas seeking to address otherwise unresolved issues and unmet needs of both general and target youth populations, based on current research and feedback from leaders and stakeholders in the dispute resolution and education fields.
Funding contexts for selected subject areas will vary. They may include community-based organizations, alternative educational settings (online education, charter schools, afterschool programs, court- or juvenile justice–connected programs), as well as programs operating in traditional K–12 school districts.
The 2023 Funding Track will focus on efforts to use Conflict Resolution Education and Training to increase resiliency and coping skills in children aged 5–11. One or two applicants will be selected to receive Year 1 grant funding of up to $40,000 to support their efforts to develop, refine, or expand programming in that area. Grant recipients may also be eligible for Year 2 funding of up to $20,000, contingent on the satisfactory achievement of Year 1 benchmarks and goals.
Deadlines: Interested organizations should submit an Initial Project Idea description by January 9, 2024; the JAMS Foundation/ACR Grant review committee will notify applicants by February 13, 2024 if they have been selected to develop a full proposal for submission and review; full proposals will be due to the Grant review committee by May 19, 2024.