Annual Grants Awarded

Annual Grants Awarded

Annual Grants Awarded

Overview

Funding projects that meet our mission.

The Foundation proactively identifies and invites organizations to submit proposals for consideration. Grants will be directed to support the Foundation's main focus area to advance mediation and conflict resolution practices by integrating them into alternative crisis response initiatives and support community-centered approaches to public safety and law enforcement engagement.
$8.7M +
IN GRANTS FUNDED
Since the inception of 2015, the Foundation has funded $8,708,347 in grants through the Annual Grant Program.
$360K +
AVERAGE GRANT 2025
The average grant amount for the 2025 Annual Grant Cycle.
3/100
PROJECTS FUNDED
In 2025, the Foundation funded 3 organizations advancing dispute resolution. 100 projects have been funded through the Annual Grant Program to date.
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

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

New York State Unified Court System

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

Roca Inc.

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

The Ohio State University Foundation

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

ABA Fund for Justice and Education

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

Resolution Systems Institute

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

National Association for Community Mediation

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

Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

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

Street Law

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

Ohio State University Foundation | Moritz College of Law

Project

Ohio State University Foundation | Moritz College of Law | The Divided Community Project

$250,000 to support a pilot project to develop an in-service training for police ocers within the Columbus Police Department plus train-the-trainer workshop with the goal of strengthening internal police negotiation and communication tools to improve diverse recruiting, retention and police-civilian interaction.

GRANT AMOUNT

$250,000

Roca Inc.

Project

Roca Inc.

Roca has adapted its evidence-based behavioral health model, Rewire CBT, to train police and corrections officers. The goals of Rewire4 are to: provide an understanding of how trauma and the developing brain fuel high-intensity encounters; teach 4 foundational conflict resolution skills to use in challenging interactions; and strengthen and improve relationships between police/corrections officers and the community.

GRANT AMOUNT

$250,000

Roca Inc.

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

Arizona State University Foundation

Project

Arizona State University Foundation’s Sentinel Event Review of Police Use of Force & Vulnerable Populations

The AAA-ICDR Foundation has granted $250,000 to the Arizona State University Foundation to convene a conference for law enforcement agencies and state policymakers to explain how Sentinel Event Reviews (SERs) would benefit their agencies and the criminal justice system as a whole. Once law enforcement agencies are on board, up to four incidents of police use of excessive force will be selected for the review process, with each SER resulting in its own final report detailing findings and recommendations for systemic improvements. The reports will then be shared with the agencies involved in the reviewed incidents and the public at large—and restorative justice sessions will be held for those involved in each incident, based on volunteer participation. Ultimately, the goal is to be able to propose legislation for SERs to review police uses of force.

GRANT AMOUNT

$250,000

New York State Unified Court System

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

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