Ploughshares Fund Multiple Addresses (see below)

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

Newly Independent States

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia	Kazakhstan Kyrgystan Moldova Russia	Tadjikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan
Balkans Albania Bulgaria Romania former Yugoslavia	Baltics Estonia Latvia Lithuania	Central Europe Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia

Other: ALL COUNTRIES

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

Arts and Culture Community Development Democracy and Governance Economic and Business Development Education Environment

Health Human Rights Media and Communications NGO Development Peace and Security Social Welfare Women

Other:

Types of Support..........................................................................
Grant Range: $2,000 - $70,000

Annual Campaign Building and Renovation Capital Campaign Conferences and Seminars Consulting Services Continuing Support Curriculum Development Debt Reduction Emergency Funds Employee Matching Gifts 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 Scholarship Funds Scholarships to Individuals Seed Money Special Projects Student Aid Student Loans to Individuals Technical Assistance

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

Program areas include:
1) Banning land mines: grants to support research, advocacy, coalition building, and media work needed internationally and in the U.S.
2) Preventing armed conflict: supports behind the scenes efforts to convene direct, off-the-record talks between adversaries, and to develop links between analysts and scientists across hostile borders. Also seeks to support projects that promote practical policy measures to curb the spread of light weapons, and projects that examine the role of United Nations peacekeeping and research into underlying causes of conflict.
3) Restraining the weapons trade: supports lobbying and advocacy organizations that are calling for a national and international "code of conduct" restricting weapons sales to countries that do not uphold the principles of democracy, human rights, non-aggression, and participation in the UN Conventional Arms Register. The Fund also supports individuals and organizations that provide critical research and information on global arms transfers to policymakers, the media and the public.
4) Cleaning up the radioactive environment: (in the former Soviet Union) supports the development of an indigenous network of citizens' groups who are facing great environmental challenges caused by production of nuclear weapons in their countries.
5) Fighting nuclear terrorism and proliferation: (special campaign) to support efforts to work toward the elimination of nuclear weapons; support organizations and individuals promoting international treaties to halt the testing of nuclear weapons or the production of nuclear weapons fuels, and programs that develop regional security measures aimed at controlling the spread of nuclear weapons. The Ploughshares Fund also has a unique program supporting analysts and grassroots activists in the former Soviet Union who are working to prevent the spread of nuclear materials and technology from their region.

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

No funding for production of films, videotapes, or books, and no grants for research and writing of academic dissertations.

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

Application Guidelines

Grant List

Annual Report

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

Letter of Inquiry Required
Length:
Contents:
Letters of inquiry encouraged if uncertain whether project fits within Fund's guidelines.

Application Form Provided
Proposal:
Requirements:
Include:
Please include:
1) summary page: name of organization, name and title of contact organization, address, phone, fax, amount requested, amount of projected budget and organization budget, project title, summary description of organization and project, and the name, contact person, address, and phone of fiscal sponsor (if applicable);
2) full proposal: (no more than 10 pages) description of organization, full description of project (methods, objectives, audience, timeline, results, evaluation, etc.), qualifications of key personnel for the project, list of the Board of Directors, information and/or documentation of current or past accomplishments, names and phone numbers of three references;
3) complete budgets for the project and the organization, proof of tax exemption status, other sources of funding & potential funders, fiscal sponsor's IRS letter of determination & a letter from the fiscal sponsor agreeing to act in that role.

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

2 months prior to next Board meetings for consideration; Board meetings are January, April, June and October

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

Immediately after Board meeting

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