The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a just, verdant, and peaceful world. The Foundation also works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society.
The Human Rights and International Justice Program seeks to strengthen human rights protections, advance government accountability, and improve the reach and quality of justice
Impact of the Foundation
- Development of knowledge
- Nurtures individual creativity
- Strengthens institutions
- Helps improve public policy
- Provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media.
Focus Areas of Funding
- Defending freedom of expression will include attention to:
- Responding to government pushback against human rights advocates.
- Enhancing political accountability.
- Strengthening media freedom and access to information.
- Advancing Internet openness.
- Increasing digital security and privacy.
- Enhancing criminal justice will focus on:
- Expanding national-level accountability for mass atrocities.
- Helping victims realize their rights at the ICC.
- Advancing criminal justice reform in selected countries.
- Accessing regional human rights mechanisms.
- Protecting civilians in conflict.
- Improving the quality and usefulness of human rights data.
Geographic Focus Areas
- The Foundation works in Russia, Nigeria, and Mexico, emphasizing issues that align with these grant making pillars and are most relevant to the context in each country.
- In Africa, the foundation main focus will be in Africa’s Great Lakes Region.
- On the global level, the Foundation will work on issues, such as Internet openness and government constraints on civil society.
- Activities considered for funding under both grant making pillars include evidence-based advocacy, strategic litigation, networking, information-sharing, training, and policy research.
Deadlines
The program receives and considers submissions on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Application Guidelines
- The applicants should submit a cover sheet and a letter of inquiry (LOI) about the work being proposed.
- The LOI along with cover letter should be send to the email address given on the website.
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