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.
No Other Annual Grantees List found for this selected year.
ABA Arbitration Competition

Project

ABA Arbitration Competition

$10,000 to fund ABA's annual Law Student Division Competition.

GRANT AMOUNT

$10,000

ABA Fund for Justice and Education

Project

ABA Fund for Justice and Education

$10,000 to fund ABA's annual Law Student Division Arbitration Competition.

GRANT AMOUNT

$10,000

Environmental Advocates of New York

Project

Environmental Advocates of New York

$10,000 to fund Advocacy Crisis Training for environmental justice communities.

GRANT AMOUNT

$10,000

American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division – Annual Law Student Arbitration Competition

Project

American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division – Annual Law Student Arbitration Competition

$10,000 to defray operating expenses, making the event more attractive and affordable for law schools participating in the next competition for the 2016-2017 school year, as law schools have increasingly reduced discretionary funds available. The competition format introduces students to arbitration and allows students to learn and practice skills relating to arbitration advocacy, such as crafting opening and closing statements, introducing evidence, creating demonstrative evidence, preparing witnesses, and developing case themes. This will be the 13 year of the competition.

GRANT AMOUNT

$10,000

The AAA-ICDR Foundation funded sixteen grants in its fifth funding cycle. In its review, the Foundation’s primary focus was on innovative and replicable proposals that specifically focused on one or more of the following areas, priority was given to grants that focused on restorative justice and access to justice in arbitration: Restorative justice, Access to justice in arbitration, ADR for vulnerable and underserved populations, ADR for community focused dispute resolution, Providing opportunities for dial

Project

Resolution Systems Institute

9,000 to fund research and development of two court ADR resource guides: one focusing on restorative justice and the other on diversity and inclusion.

GRANT AMOUNT

$9,000

DC Refers

Project

DC Refers

$5,000 to grow our online directory of qualified mediators willing to mediate cases at below-market rates.

GRANT AMOUNT

$5,000

Association for the Organization and Promotion of the Vienna Mediation and Negotiation Competition

Project

Association for the Organization and Promotion of the Vienna Mediation and Negotiation Competition

$5,000 to fund the Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition Vienna, which is an educational event in the field of international negotiation and mediation.

GRANT AMOUNT

$5,000

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