Andrew Carnegie Foundation opens a call for peacebuilding and mediation grants of up to $1.5 million
The foundation, known until June as Carnegie Corporation of New York, posted the call on Oct. 12. U.S. public charities and fiscally sponsored projects have until Nov. 8 to send concept notes for grants of $500,000 to $1.5 million.
New York. The Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the New York grantmaker known until June as Carnegie Corporation of New York, opened a call for proposals on Oct. 12 for nonprofits whose peacebuilding and mediation work aims to prevent or ease armed conflict and political violence. Concept notes are due Nov. 8 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Grants from the foundation's International Program will range from $500,000 to $1.5 million for 12 to 36 months and are expected to begin in the second half of 2027. In the call, the foundation writes that armed conflict is at its highest recorded level since the Second World War and that the international mechanisms built to respond to it have weakened.
What the program wants to fund
The foundation is looking for diplomatic, dialogue and mediation initiatives, from formal engagement to grassroots efforts; approaches that existing models have not yet tested; and action-oriented research with a clear link to policymakers and practitioners. Applicants need a theory of change for shifting the conditions that lead to violence and a track record of leadership and delivery, even when the project itself is new. Work in which the United States is a central party is preferred but not required, and proposals may come from any region.
The call is not meant for academic research or for service delivery, such as humanitarian assistance or direct legal aid without a mediation or dialogue component. Reasonable indirect costs are allowed, with a standard cap of 15 percent, and each organization may send one application.
Who may apply
Applicants must be U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charities. Projects without that status may apply through a U.S. public charity acting as their fiscal sponsor, and universities with 501(c)(3) status are eligible. Because its charter limits grants abroad, the foundation can fund foreign organizations only in the countries listed in an annex to the call, among them Kenya, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Canada and Australia; groups elsewhere may take part by partnering with a U.S. organization. The foundation does not expect to fund United Nations agencies through the call.
Selected applicants will be asked in February 2027 for full proposals, due in March, and the first grantees will be told in June. Concepts not funded in this cycle may be reconsidered later, the foundation said.
Andrew Carnegie founded the foundation in 1911. It took his name on June 9, its 115th anniversary, and says its endowment stands at about $5 billion, with a grantmaking budget of $220 million this year.
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