The Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) aims to increase State presence and community resilience in remote areas of Benin, Ghana and Togo. The CSSM is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and aligns with the US Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability and the GFFO’s Concept on Foreign and Security Policy Strategy for an Integrated Peace, as well as regional and national efforts to prevent violence. The CSSM is implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in close coordination with GFFO, USAID, as well as with communities in priority zones and all levels of the host Governments. The primary modality of implementation of the CSSM is a small grants facility.