Ukraine Women Peace and Security Program

Background
The Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to advance Women Peace and Security in Ukraine (WPS) by promoting women’s meaningful participation in Ukraine’s governance and decision-making on conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution. This program will be implemented in a manner that supports the priorities of Ukraine’s revised WPS National Action Plan (2022-2025), and achieves the vision laid out in Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and the U.S. WPS Act of 2017. Furthermore, this program will help realize the vision of a national recovery for Ukraine that achieves gender equity and social inclusion.

Grant Details
Program activities will be based on a solid foundation of evidence, grounded in knowledge and expertise from Ukraine itself. Applications should take an intersectional approach and include how members of ethnic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, IDPs and refugees, veterans, youth, and sexual and gender minorities and other relevant target groups will be incorporated into the program based on the research gaps identified.
The program will be implemented over a 12-month period with illustrative objectives including developing a study to assess gaps, barriers, and opportunities for increased participation of women in conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution; providing sub-grants to local women-led organizations; advancing the leadership, ownership, and meaningful participation of women in governance and security decision-making; increasing cooperation and coordination among women; establishing mechanisms for information sharing between national and local government; promoting a culture of safety, resilience, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction and recovery; creating a gender-sensitive early warning system; fostering communication mechanisms between authorities and civil society to promote meaningful dialogue on WPS issues.

Eligibility Requirements
U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or education institutions having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS; overseas non-governmental organizations; Foreign Public Entities and Public International Organizations (PIOs). Organizations may form consortia but only one organization must be designated as the lead applicant. All applications must be submitted through SAMS Domestic or grants.gov.

Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance is 12 months with an estimated start date of September 2023. The award may be extended up to 48 months contingent on CSO priorities, recipient performance, and Department of State management approval.

Grant Value
The total ceiling amount for the cooperative agreement is $1,975,308. CSO anticipates awarding either a grant or cooperative agreement depending on needs and risk factors of the program.

Place of Performance
The program must be implemented in Ukraine, specifically Government of Ukraine-held areas. Areas may be changed in consultation with the Grants Officer based on conditions in-country.