The PADCO/CSVR team works with intergovernmental, governmental, and nongovernmental counterparts to rapidly respond to evolving conflict situations and to steadily build African capacity to manage conflict. The MAC IQC enables the regional offices of USAID to respond to requests for assistance from USAID bilateral Missions and non-presence country (NPC) offices as they arise. The IQC is available to Missions and NPC offices and any U.S. government entity that wishes to implement a conflict program in Africa.

Under the MAC IQC, government agencies may contract the following kinds of programs.

• Conflict assessments to provide a better understanding of conflict dynamics and vulnerabilities and appropriate response programs for both country-specific vulnerability assessments and broader regional analyses.
  
  
• CPMR training to build capacity in intergovernmental, governmental, and civil society partners to be active in CPMR networks and to implement conflict, prevention, mitigation, and resolution activities effectively and without doing harm, either in loose coordination with other actors or as part of a more formal conflict management system.
  
  
• General institutional strengthening for key intergovernmental, governmental, and civil society partners to develop the program, financial, administrative, and information management skills that they must have to take on leadership roles within conflict, prevention, mitigation, and resolution networks and systems.
  
  
• Study, testing, and dissemination of effective approaches to advance CPMR activities by providing examples of good entry points and effective methodologies and by identifying potential mentor organizations.
  
  
• Administer small and large grants and other mechanisms for CPMR activities to local NGOs and other organizations to prevent or mitigate developing or actual conflict, in particular, to empower civil society to become a key partner in the design and implementation of conflict response programs that help broaden the approaches taken by governments, including addressing root and proximate causes of conflict, providing mediation services, disseminating peace messages through the media, and enabling divided communities to jointly rebuild conflict-damaged infrastructure, among others.
  
  
• Meetings and conferences to permit NGOs, governments, donors, and U.S. government partners to host targeted discussions with belligerents and other CPMR actors.
  
  
• Monitoring and evaluation of volatile environments.
  
  
• Advisory services to USAID bilateral Missions and NPC offices delivering expert and timely support to client USAID Missions and Offices.