# Conflict and Stabilization Operations (19.121)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/19-121-conflict-and-stabilization-operations/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Conflict and Stabilization Operations is run by Department of State. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $13.3 million in 9 grants, about $1.5 million per award.

## Objectives

The Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) is part of the Under Secretariat for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (J) within the Department of State (DOS). CSO's mission is to strengthen U.S. national security by breaking cycles of violent conflict and mitigating crisis in priority countries. Guided by local dynamics, CSO acts quickly to devise sustainable solutions to address the full spectrum of conflict, from prevention to crisis response to stabilization. Building more effective partnerships with capable implementing organizations with experience in conflict prevention and stabilization activities is integral to the CSO mission and as such, CSO seeks to identify qualified partners, facilitators and implementers from among private and nonprofit entities. Funding may be made available for flexible, rapid, targeted, and high-impact awards to organizations to prevent, mitigate and/or respond to conflict situations and stabilize
countries around the world.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $553,000 | 1 |
| 2022 | $2.1 million | 2 |
| 2023 | $3.0 million | 5 |
| 2024 | $7.2 million | 6 |
| 2025 | $496,015 | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations Development Programme (Undp) | New York | $8.0 million |
| Secretariado Nacional de Pastoral Social-Caritas Colombiana |  | $1.5 million |
| Un Women | New York | $1.4 million |
| Fundacion Instituto Para La Construccion de La Paz |  | $1.2 million |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Indiana | $567,238 |
| Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc. | District of Columbia | $443,925 |
| Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, Inc | Massachusetts | $370,323 |
| Public International Law & Policy Group | Virginia | $202,437 |