Special Initiatives Grants
Special Initiatives Grants
Supporting mission-driven projects and organizations



Preventing and Reducing Violence
Organization
Dayton Mediation Center
Grant Purpose
This grant will support the expansion of the Mediation Response Unit (MRU) in Dayton, Ohio, building on the $150,000 2022 Annual Cycle Grant the Foundation provided for the creation of the MRU. The MRU is an alternative emergency response program that dispatches trained mediators to respond to lower emergent 911/police calls for the City of Dayton. This grant will be utilized to provide more hours to meet community need over weekends, conduct a professional evaluation of the MRU program, improve data management capabilities, educate the community about the program, connect mediation parties to social service referrals, and create an implementation guide for other communities interested in implementing similar programs.
GRANT AMOUNT
$250,000