MacArthur Foundation
Multiple Addresses (see below)

Countries Served..........................................................................

Newly Independent States

Armenia
{short description of image}Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia		 Kazakhstan
Kyrgystan
Moldova
Russia
Tadjikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan




{short description of image}Balkans

{short description of image}Albania
{short description of image}Bulgaria
{short description of image}Romania
{short description of image}former Yugoslavia		 Baltics

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
{short description of image}Central Europe

{short description of image}Czech Republic
{short description of image}Hungary
{short description of image}Poland
{short description of image}Slovakia

Other:

Program Topics............................................................................

{short description of image}Arts and Culture
{short description of image}Community Development
Democracy and Governance
Economic and Business Development
{short description of image}Education
Environment
{short description of image}Health
Human Rights
Media and Communications
{short description of image}NGO Development
Peace and Security
{short description of image}Social Welfare
Women

Other:

Types of Support..........................................................................
Grant Range: $ not specified

Annual Campaign
{short description of image}Building and Renovation
{short description of image}Capital Campaign
Conferences and Seminars
Consulting Services
Continuing Support
{short description of image}Curriculum Development
Debt Reduction
{short description of image}Emergency Funds
{short description of image}Employee Matching Gifts
{short description of image}Employee-related Scholarships
Endowment Funds
Equipment
Exchange Programs
Fellowships
General Operating Support
Individuals
Inkind Gifts
Internships
Land Acquisition
Lectureships
Loans
Matching Funds
Operating Budgets
Professorships
Program Development		 Program Related Investments
Publication
Renovation Projects
Research
{short description of image}Scholarship Funds
Scholarships to Individuals
{short description of image}Seed Money
{short description of image}Special Projects
Student Aid
Student Loans to Individuals
{short description of image}Technical Assistance

Program Areas...............................................................................

The Foundation has an Initiative in the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, which provides Special Project grants to organizations and Research and Writing grants to individuals in the following areas:

1) Law and Society: Developing legal culture; public understanding of the role of legal procedures to protect citizens' rights; social welfare; public interest law; public access to information;

2) Human Rights: Protecting civil liberties; economic and social rights; the rights of women and minorities; the impact of economic changes on women and minorities; supporting the equal participation in society of women and minorities; women's reproductive rights; monitoring of human rights violations;

3) Environment and Society: Promoting sustainable development; preservation of biodiversity; public participation in ecosystem conservation; legal, economic, and social htmlects of environmental protection and resource management; creative approaches to efficient energy production and consumption; economic and environmental impact of energy production and consumption;

4) Peace and Security: Fostering broad conceptions of security that attend to root causes and effects of conflict, including environmental degradation and natural resource use; religion, ethnicity, migration, and uneven economic development; arms control and disarmament; weapons proliferation and regional conflict; and

5) Social Science Research and Training.

Restrictions and Limitations............................................................

No programs or activities which are among the routine or accepted responsibilities of the government; no support for political activities, campaigns or attempts to influence specific legislation; no scholarships or tuition assistance, nor support for organizations which provide direct humanitarian or disaster relief; no contributions to capital campaigns, debt retirement, or completed projects; no general support to annual fundraising drives, institutional benefits, honorary functions, or similar appeals; no travel assistance to individuals, citizen and cultural exchanges, infrastructure development; no operating support, micro-enterprise projects, humanitarian aid and social services, or educational activities at the primary and secondary level.

The Research and Writing program (of the Initiative in the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union) is an annual competition open to individuals, including scholars, journalists, policy analysts and other practitioners who are citizens or current residents of one of the states of the former Soviet Union.

Publications...................................................................................

Application Guidelines Grant List Annual Report

Application Procedures..................................................................

Letter of Inquiry Required
Length: For SPECIAL PROJECT grants: 2-3 pages
Contents:
For organizations in the NIS applying for SPECIAL PROJECTS grants, letters in Russian or English should be submitted to the MOSCOW OFFICE and generally should include:
- a brief statement of purpose
- 2-3 sentences summarizing the nature of the activity
- the significance of the issues addressed by the activity, and how it relates to the Foundation's purpose and strategies under this Program
- how the activity will address the issue
- how the issue relates to your organization, and why your organization is qualified to undertake this activity
- the audiences who will be interested in your work and some thoughts on how you might communicate with them
- a rough estimate of the cost of the activity, amount you are requesting from the Foundation, and other sources of support

Also include: organization's name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, as well as name of principal contact person for proposal and name of parent organization is there is one. Supporting attachments may also be submitted.

Application Form Provided
Proposal:
Requirements:

For SPECIAL PROJECTS applicants (above) : Based on the letter of inquiry, if your organization and its project falls within the guidelines, a formal proposal may be requested.

For the RESEARCH AND WRITING PROGRAM: Applicants must submit to the Moscow or Chicago office, in either Russian or English, five copies of the following:
-application form (to be obtained from the MacArthur Foundation's Moscow or Chicago office)
-a budget detailing project expenses
-two letters of reference from colleagues familiar with applicant's work and specific project proposal
-a curriculum vitae including list of publications
-a sample of previous writing

Submission Date...........................................................................

For SPECIAL PROJECTS: anytime; for RESEARCH AND WRITING PROGRAM: June 12, 1998

Funding Decision.........................................................................

The Moscow Office will respond to all letters of inquiry for Special Project grants. Grant awards for the Research and Writing Program will be announced in March 1999.

Appendix........................................................................................

USA Office:

MacArthur Foundation
Program on Global Security and Sustainability
Initiative in the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
Mr. John W. Slocum, Ph. D., Program Officer
140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60603