U.S. Institute of Peace Grants

(5) GRANT Competition: The U.S. Institute of Peace offers FINANCIAL SUPPORT for research, education, training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution, its management and prevention. There are
two principal grant making components - Unsolicited and Solicited programs.
 
In the Unsolicited Grant program, any project that fits within within the Institute's general mandate of international conflict management is eligible; next deadline is October 1.
 
In the Solicited Grant program, the Institute designates specific topics or themes of special interest to the Institute. Only projects on the themes and topics identified for each competition are eligible.; next deadline is also October 1.
 
See http://www.usip.org/grants  for more information, eligibility criteria, details about this years' solicited topics, and applications.

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USIP has a great Virtual Diplomacy program that has done work involving GIS and GI.... Just search on GIS on their website and you will see. David Gadsden (their new account manager from ESRI) and I have several contacts there.

Cheers,
CJ

Carmelle J. Côté, Ph.D.
International Relations and
Federal Account Manager
ESRI
8620 Westwood Center Drive
Vienna, VA 22182 USA
Tel. 703-506-9515 ext. 8013
Fax. 703-506-9514
Email ccote@esri.com 
Web www.esri.com