Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s.

Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s., operating as Institute For Strategic Dialogue-Us, is a woman-owned, non-profit organization registered to receive federal grant awards since July 2016. The organization specializes in countering violent extremism, hate, and disinformation through research, analysis, and resource development. As a recipient of multiple federal grants, Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s. provides expertise and services related to understanding and combating domestic and international extremist threats, particularly in online environments. The organization employs computational social science methods and digital ethnographic research to analyze trends in extremist activities and develop evidence-based strategies for policymakers and practitioners.

Recent federal grant awards to Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s. demonstrate the organization's diverse range of services. These include a $1,249,621 project grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to analyze domestic violent extremist threats in the United States, applying novel computational methods to understand online extremist tactics. The organization also received an $817,129 grant from FEMA under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program to counter violent extremism and disinformation. Other grants focus on empowering French cities to counter hate-motivated violence, facilitating dialogue on gender-sensitive city-led responses to extremist violence in Stockholm, and enhancing the capacity of young people and municipal actors to address hate, disinformation, and extremism. Additionally, Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s. has participated as a sub-grantee in projects such as the Prevention and Intervention Practitioners Network in collaboration with Arizona State University, further demonstrating its role in developing and implementing strategies to counter extremism and promote community resilience.