US-Russia Partnership Grants
The 2012 CSPP Linkage Grant submission period closed on March 30, 2012. The announcement of grant awards will be made on April 30, 2012.
On January 18, 2012, fifteen partnership projects were selected to receive initial “Contact Grants" to facilitate the development of larger proposals for Stage Two Linkage grants.
Linkage Grant applicants did not need to have applied for or been awarded a Contact Grant to apply for a partnership grant. Only applications that demonstrate impact in both the United States and Russia are being considered for Linkage Grants. Mandate areas are based on the priorities identified by the 11 working groups at the November 14-15, 2011 CSPP Conference in Moscow.
Stage One Contact Grants Awarded January 18, 2012
CSPP is pleased to announce the completion of the Contact Grant initial stage of the CSPP grant competition. On January 18, 2012, fifteen partnership projects were selected to receive Contact Grants.
CSPP invited pairs of US and Russian NGOs to submit Contact Project proposals of up to $3,000 that would serve exclusively to facilitate the development of larger Linkage Project proposals. Contact Grant funds cover expenses for the establishment of communication channels and organization of meeting(s) between partner organizations. Contact Grants facilitate the development and submission of the Linkage Project proposal, including the exchange of information and experience to plan for concrete collaboration on the Linkage Project.
Stage Two: Linkage Grants
The deadline for applications for the second stage of the competition, the Linkage Grant stage, was March 30, 2012. Prospective grantees need not have applied for or been awarded a Contact Grant to apply for a Linkage Grant. Only applications for partnership projects that have impacts in both the United States and Russia are being considered for CSPP grants. The mandate areas for the grant competition are based on the priority areas that were identified by the 11 working groups at the November 14-15, 2011 CSPP Conference in Moscow.”
For Linkage Projects, Eurasia Foundation will award up to $70,000 total per project to US and Russian partner organizations. Proposals will be reviewed by expert panels and CSPP staff and carry a cost-share requirement.
You will find more information on Linkage Project priority areas in the box to your right.
The RFP for the Linkage Grant is accessible below as are supplementary materials related to the RFP. The award announcement will be made April 30, 2012.
CSPP staff held a webinar on the Linkage grant process on 21 February. A recording of the webinar is available below:
Contact Grant
Attachment 1: Contact Grant Structure
Attachment 2: Application Guides--Contact Project
Linkage Grant
RFP: Linkage Grant - UPDATED February 8, 2012
Attachment 1: Linkage Grant Structure
Attachment 2: Application Guidelines--Linkage Project - updated on February 8, 2012
FAQs - UPDATED March 23, 2012
For further information on Linkage grants competition please contact CSPP staff at
grantquestion@eurasia.org
Working Group Presentations