THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG), AS REPRESENTED BY THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID), BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA), OFFICE OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION (CMM), INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING FROM QUALIFIED ENTITIES TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES THAT MITIGATE CONFLICT AND PROMOTE RECONCILIATION BY BRINGING TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS, OR POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS (¿FY 2018 CONFLICT MITIGATION AND RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES (GLOBAL RECONCILIATION FUND)¿).