New Grantmaking Strategy for Carnegie Corporation of New York’s International Program
New focus areas are preventing and managing conflict, movements of people, and non-state actors
Oct 24, 2025
New York, NY, October 24, 2025 — The International Program at Carnegie Corporation of New York is announcing a new grantmaking strategy centered on three core security areas:
- Preventing and Managing Conflict
Supporting innovative and sustainable efforts that directly contribute to the resolution of current and emerging conflicts, with special attention to regional flashpoints, new technologies, and strategic threats. - Movements of People
Exploring the security, political, economic, and societal implications of unprecedented global migration and internal displacement to identify actionable responses grounded in local perspectives. - Non-State Actors
Examining how actors beyond the state — from the private sector and civil society to armed groups and social movements — shape governance, conflict, and peace, with a focus on countering malign actors that fuel instability and leveraging constructive ones to advance peace and accountable governance.
“Andrew Carnegie’s founding vision to advance peace as both the absence of armed conflict and the creation of conditions that sustain nonviolent growth and change has guided the new grantmaking focus of Carnegie’s International Program,” said Stephen J. Del Rosso, vice president of the International Program. “In today’s volatile global environment, the need for creative and effective approaches to peace has never been greater.”
The International Program is introducing the new focus areas under the organizing principle of “Advancing Peace in an Evolving World,” which builds on Carnegie’s legacy of long-term investments in peace and security. Together, these priorities reflect Carnegie’s commitment to fostering policy-relevant research, strengthening institutions and practices, impacting lives, and amplifying voices to shape more peaceful futures.
The program has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite the submission of promising ideas that generate new insights, practical solutions, and policy-relevant approaches to the political, security, economic, and governance dimensions of both the movements of people and the growing influence of non-state actors. The deadline for proposals is December 1, 2025.
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