The Conflict Prevention Pool (CPP) was set up on 1 April 2008. It replaces the former Global Conflict Prevention Pool and Africa Conflict Prevention Pool. The CPP is run jointly by the FCO, Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Department for International Development (DFID).

The CPP was set up to enhance the effectiveness of the UK’s contribution to conflict prevention. It is a financial instrument to deliver long-term conflict prevention activity, through regional programmes focused where the UK can have its biggest impact, and through thematic programmes which deal with cross-cutting conflict prevention issues.

CPP budget

The CPP budget for 2008-9 is £112m.

CPP Aims

The CPP brings together diplomacy, defence and development work, in an agreed strategy based on conflict analysis shared between FCO, MOD and DFID. All activity under the CPP is targeted at achieving the UK's overall intended outcome.

'A global and regional reduction in conflict and its impact, through improved UK and international efforts to prevent, manage and resolve conflict, and to create the conditions required for effective state-building and economic development'.

CPP Priorities

The Pool works through regional and thematic programmes, determined by priorities agreed by FCO, MOD and DFID.

Regional Programmes:

• Africa
• Americas
• Balkans
• Middle East & North Africa
• Russia & Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
• South Asia

Thematic Programmes:

• Security & Small Arms Control
• International Capacity Building

CPP management

Management of the Conflict Prevention Pool is shared between the FCO, MOD and DFID. Ministers set the strategic direction for the pool, and agree financial allocations between programmes. A senior director in one of the three departments is responsible for each programme.

A central Steering Team is responsible for the financial management of the CPP. It also acts as a source of support and advice and best practice to CPP Strategy Management Teams.
A Programme Management Team is normally comprised of policy officials from FCO, MOD and DFID, with one appointed as Programme Manager, responsible for co-ordinating the activity of the team. Programme Management Teams are responsible for formulating and agreeing a conflict prevention strategy, identifying and managing programme activity in support of the strategy and monitoring and evaluating that activity.

Russia & Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

The Russia/CIS CPP programme supports efforts to prevent and resolve conflict in the Russian Federation and countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Programme work centres on the unresolved conflicts and instability in the North Caucasus and countries of the South Caucasus and Moldova. The programme does not currently fund work in Central Asia, Ukraine or Belarus.

The Russia/CIS CPP programme is guided by six thematic objectives, which vary in priority according to each geographic region. These are:

Economy

In order to strengthen the drivers for peace, to raise awareness and understanding of the economic costs of conflict and benefits of peace and promote micro and macro economic cooperation within and around conflict and post-conflict zones.

Civil society

To build the capacity of and support civil society’s collective contribution to conflict prevention initiatives at the local and national level.

Media

To promote a more constructive role played by local and regional media in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, including reducing the information isolation of communities divided by conflict.

Government

To enhance the capacity of government institutions, including in the security sector, to manage, resolve and prevent conflict.

International community

To enhance the international community’s role in the resolution of on-going conflicts and the prevention of renewed conflicts.

Human rights

To reduce the number and severity of human rights violations where these represent a primary driver of conflict.

The programme supports a variety of organisations and activities, including international and local NGOs working with civil society and government, the UK Special Representative for the South Caucasus and MOD-led work on security sector reform. The emphasis of the work is on addressing the longer-term drivers of conflict and levers for conflict resolution.

Specific areas of interest at this stage are:

North Caucasus

Priority will be given to projects addressing civil society and government objectives listed above. However, we will also consider projects which will contribute to the programme’s media, international community and human rights objectives.

We encourage applicants to make contact with staff in British Embassy Moscow before submitting proposals, in order to discuss their ideas.

We encourage longer-term project proposals of up to 3 years duration (to March 2011), joint bids from two or more implementing organisations and co-funded proposals. We will only consider proposals with a project budget of minimum £10,000.

South Caucasus

Of particular interest are projects addressing the unresolved conflicts over Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh, which will address the civil society, economic, international community and media objectives outlined above.

We encourage applicants to make contact with staff in the relevant British Embassy before submitting proposals, in order to discuss their ideas. We encourage joint bids from two or more implementing organisations and co-funded proposals of up to 3 years duration (March 2011).

Applications for funding

The main bidding round forfinancial year 2008-09 took place in early 2008. A mid-term biddinground will take place in September 2008. Funding available for work inthe second half of financial year 2008-09 is more limited, but theCommittee will accept project proposals which run from October 2008 into subsequent financial years (up to March 2011). The financial yearruns from April - March.

Application procedure

Applicants submitting proposals for work in financial year 2008-09 should complete Sections A and B of the bidding form in English. Please consult the guidance when completing the form. Project costs must give the equivalent value in Pounds sterling. Proposals must include an activity-based budget and make provision, including financial, for monitoring and evaluation.

Please keep proposals as concise as possible and present the purpose of the project as the benefit which you expect to result from the project activities (maximum one sentence). Please include information as to how the project will complement other peace building initiatives in the region covered.

Applications for projects which cover one country should be submitted by email to the British Embassy in the country concerned. Contact details can be found on British Embassy websites.

Applications for regional projects, covering more than one country, should be submitted by email to the following address: russia.cis-cpp@fco.gov.uk