The Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) provides USAID Missions with peacebuilding expertise and funding mechanisms that enhance the effectiveness of programs in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. CVP curates and disseminates best practices in peacebuilding and violence prevention, provides expert training and technical assistance, leverages new technologies, and delivers cutting-edge context analyses that improved the conflict sensitivity of USAD's programs.
As USAID’s 2023 Policy Framework lays out, conflict represents one of the greatest challenges of our time. It is a significant driver of food crises and humanitarian responses worldwide. Conflict and violence undermine communities’ ability to adapt to shocks and stresses, including increasingly acute climate crises and global health emergencies. The Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention helps USAID Missions address the root causes of violence, which is more effective than responding after a crisis, enabling USAID to save lives and assistance dollars.
The Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention partners with think tanks, academia, civil society organizations, and local actors to learn and harness best practices in peacebuilding, provides expert training and assistance, leverages new technology, including artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning models, and delivers cutting-edge Violence and Conflict Assessments to identify conflict dynamics and response options for Missions’ strategic, programmatic, and management decision-making needs in fragile, conflict, and violence-affected contexts.
The Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention provides funding to USAID Missions through the following:
The People-to-People Reconciliation Fund Program (RfP) is a $25 million (FY23) annual congressionally directed program that brings together conflict-affected groups to address divisions rooted in differences such as ethnicity, religion, status, gender, class, or political affiliation. RfP utilizes a range of technical approaches and interventions to foster social cohesion, increase intergroup contact, create a sense of purpose, reduce prejudice, and promote tolerance and acceptance. Programs are based on locally led solutions and work to foster inclusive societies, placing the most vulnerable individuals at the forefront of programs. To know more, read our People-to-People Reconciliation Fund Program fact sheet here.
The Complex Crises fund (CCF) enables USAID, in coordination with other U.S. federal agencies, to quickly prevent or respond to emerging and unforeseen complex crises around the world. CCF supports cross-sectoral interventions when there is an unanticipated and overwhelming urgent need and where a U.S. Government response will help stem the rise of violent conflict and instability or advance the consolidation of peace and democracy. CCF funding contributes to overarching U.S. national security goals and is critical in situations where neglecting to act could jeopardize foreign policy interests in the near-term or impede long-term political, social, or economic security. To know more, read our Complex Crises Fund fact sheet here.
The Women, Peace, and Security Incentive Fund advances women’s meaningful participation in preventing and resolving conflict, countering violent extremism, and building post-conflict peace and stability. USAID invests in women’s leadership and empowerment to help break cycles of conflict and crisis. Annually, USAID identifies countries affected by crisis, conflict, fragility, environmental stressors, or political transition with the goal of strengthening prospects for peace and security through the empowerment and protection of women and girls. To know more, read our Women, Peace, and Security Incentive Fund fact sheet here.
The Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention provides USAID Missions with expertise through the following mechanisms:
Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding is a five-year, $800 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support peacebuilding and stabilization and can be used by any USAID Mission or Bureau/Independent Office (including presence and non-presence countries or regions) to conduct conflict prevention and/or conflict-sensitive activities in any sector. To know more about this mechanism, click here.
Peacebuilding Evaluation, Analysis, Research, and Learning is a field support, buy-in task order for Missions and Operating Units to advance learning through analyses, assessments, and evaluations in order to improve the effectiveness of peacebuilding and prevention interventions.
The Conflict Sensitivity Integration Hub (CSIH)integrates conflict and violence prevention into programming for USAID/Honduras and increases evidence and learning on conflict sensitivity in Latin America. To know more about this mechanism, visit the CSIH home page.
The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund Community Protection and Preparedness Program seeks to support local response to and reintegration of individuals formally affiliated with violent extremist organizations. Missions or other Operating Units can solicit funds under this Leader with Associates (LWA) award.
New Partnerships Initiative: Conflict Prevention and Recovery Program Annual Program Statement (APS) provides Missions and Operating Units with a mechanism to attract and better utilize new and non-traditional partners in countries at risk of, or recovering from, conflict or violence.
Our Training and Educational Courses improve USAID staff’s ability to integrate and adapt conflict sensitive practices throughout the USAID Program Cycle with an expectation of improved effectiveness and sustainability of USAID’s programming. To learn more about this course, click here. (French and Spanish versions are also available).
The Atrocity Prevention (AP) Course increases staff’s understanding of USAID’s role and resources in the USG Interagency approach to Atrocity Prevention. The course also promotes working knowledge of risk factors, warning signs, and conflict assessment to increase USAID practitioners' ability to forecast, communicate, and take early action where atrocities may occur. To learn more, click here.
