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NEW YORK, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation
® (AAA-ICDR Foundation) has awarded $655,732 in funding to support programs addressing COVID-19 and racial injustice.
The Foundation s 2021 grant cycle focused on initiatives seeking to:
Make alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes more accessible and generally available, or utilize them to improve traditional options for resolving disputes in the U.S. justice system in the wake of COVID-19.
Create innovative and additional ways to engage citizens in meaningful dialogue with one another and/or with government authorities, including the police, to address longstanding racial discrimination in the U.S., such as differences in the use of force in interactions with people in communities on the basis of race.