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• The 2-3 primary applicants must all be ��ƷSM����ӰƬ faculty members. Eligible faculty members include tenured and tenure-track faculty, clinical faculty, research faculty, professional research assistants, research associates and postdoctoral researchers.
• The faculty team must demonstrate how they will equally share responsibilities and work collaboratively while bringing individual, unique contributions to the public and community-engaged scholarship project.
• Faculty members may submit more than one Public and Community-Engaged Grant proposal. Each proposal must be for a distinct, substantially different project. However, only one proposal per faculty group may be awarded funding.
• Staff, students, community members, and faculty members on short-term or temporary appointments (e.g., lecturers, adjunct faculty members or visiting faculty members) can have an active role in the project, but they cannot be considered primary applicants.
• An academic unit or department must sponsor and maintain fiscal oversight of the project.

Contact Jeanne McDonald with any questions regarding applicant eligibility.

Funded Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant projects must connect ��ƷSM����ӰƬ faculty research, creative work or teaching with the needs, interests or activities of external constituents. Applicants are encouraged to review the .

Using the following criteria and this , the Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants Committee funds proposals that:

• Connect to and advance faculty-led research, creative work and/or teaching
• Foster and sustain relationships between community and campus partners that allow meaningful opportunities to contribute to and benefit equitably from the project
• Show evidence of public need for ��ƷSM����ӰƬ involvement through evidence-based research, partner consultation and/or a direct request
• Focus on inclusive, diverse and equitable programming
• Outline goals and objectives that are well-defined and clearly connect to the problem or issue being addressed
• Provide a detailed and realistic timeline and plan to achieve goals
• Interdisciplinary/interdepartmental collaboration is clearly defined, and participating faculty work is synthesized under a single theme or topic.
• Describe student involvement in detail, including well-defined support, training and mentoring
• Include an evaluation plan that defines appropriate benchmarks and approaches to collecting evidence to monitor quality and impact of the public and community-engaged scholarship work
• Explain how the activities and people will be supported by the budget. If applicable, justify why the Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant funds are needed in addition to other available funding and/or how Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant funding will be leveraged for other funding
• Show how research, creative work and/or teaching is synthesized under a single theme or topic and is interdisciplinary or interdepartmental

If applicable, the committee will also consider proposals that:

• Demonstrate a clear and compelling rationale for continued funding through details about growth of the project over time and impact to date

Tier 4 (Faculty Group) Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant proposals will be reviewed in three separate categories:

1. New projects from first-time applicants
2. Continuing projects that have been funded for five years or fewer
3. Continuing projects that have been funded for more than five years

Allowable Budget Items:

• Program materials and supplies, including printing costs and 
informational materials

• Equipment necessary to the project, including justification for its use and a plan for what will happen to the equipment once the project is complete (equipment is property of the state and cannot be donated or remain at external sites beyond the duration of the project)
• Food or beverage integral to the project (cannot be used for
reception/social events)
• Student stipends or hourly pay for currently enrolled ��ƷSM����ӰƬ undergraduate or graduate students (include pay rate and all costs associated with position including benefits, IT connectivity fees, etc.)

• Stipends or honoraria for K-12 teachers or community partners
• Travel expenses for ��ƷSM����ӰƬ faculty, staff, and/or students
• Other direct costs needed for the project

Non-allowable Budget Items:

• Faculty pay, honoraria or release time

• Staff or post-doctoral research associate pay
• Pay for undergraduate students enrolled in course tied to outreach project
• Fees and travel expenses for outside consulting, speakers, or professional/specialized services. However, fees and expenses for professional services will be considered if they are essential to the success of the project and are justified as to why they are needed instead of using any available talents or expertise of ��ƷSM����ӰƬ faculty, staff or students.
• Capital expenses or overhead costs (e.g., rent, personal computers, office equipment)

• Expenses to attend or host/create a conference

• Catering expenses for receptions or other social events. Funds cannot be used to purchase alcohol.
• Marketing or advertising costs

• February 2024 – Call for proposals announced
• April 19, 2024 – Proposals due by 5 p.m.
• May 2024 – Proposal applications reviewed
• June 2024 – Decision notifications sent
• June 2024 – Orientation for new grant recipients
• August 2024 – Funding made available (once funding requirements have been completed)

Applicants must complete the . Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

An academic unit or department must sponsor and maintain fiscal oversight of the project, as they will be ultimately responsible for any budget overruns. In most cases funded projects should be completed by the end of June 2025.

Proposals must include the following:

Project Information

• Project title (8 or fewer words is encouraged, clear to a lay audience)
• Contact information for faculty applicants, department chair/director, school/college dean, fiscal manager, and other essential team members (up to 4) involved in the project
• Indicate if the project has been funded in the past and/or if any of the faculty applicants have previously received other ��ƷSM����ӰƬ Outreach Award funding. Proposals will be reviewed in three separate categories: (1) new projects from first-time applicants, (2) continuing projects that have been funded for five years or fewer, and (3) continuing projects that have been funded for more than five years.

Proposal Narr​ative

• Demonstrated need: Explain the need for the proposed project, including the problem(s) or issue(s) it seeks to address. Provide evidence of the public need for ��ƷSM����ӰƬ's involvement through evidence-based research, partner consultation, and/or a direct request from external constituents. (250 words maximum)
• Project goals and objectives: Provide an overview of clearly defined goals and objectives. (250 words maximum)

• Project plans and timeline: Outline how you plan to achieve your goals and the timeline. (250 words maximum)
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility objectives and goals: Provide details that demonstrate how the program is inclusive and accessible for all participants and advances the campus diversity and inclusion plan. (250 words maximum)
• People Involved:
  • ​Faculty member roles: Describe the role of each participating ��ƷSM����ӰƬ faculty member, including the primary faculty applicants, and how the program extends their teaching, research, or creative work. (300 words maximum)
  • External partner role: Describe the role of the non-��ƷSM����ӰƬ project partners and how they will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project. Include how the partnership is mutually beneficial for both university and community collaborators. (250 words maximum)
  • Audience served: Describe the non-��ƷSM����ӰƬ audience or constituency. Include pertinent demographic and geographic information and if the project will engage with a diverse or underrepresented community. Include details of how the audience will be reached and/or recruited to participate or be involved in the project. (250 words maximum)
  • Student involvement (if applicable): Describe how ��ƷSM����ӰƬ students will be involved in the project and how they will be supported, trained and/or mentored. If the project will engage students with a diverse and/or underrepresented background, please include pertinent demographic information regarding the students involved. (250 words maximum)
• Contingency plan: Describe the contingency plan for how your program could be modified if in-person activities or travel is not permissible. Include information on how you might adjust your project plan, timeline and budget if needed. (250 words maximum)
• Collaborative efforts: Explain how the interdisciplinary or interdepartmental collaborative efforts are synthesized under a single theme or topic and will enhance the project. Describe how each primary faculty applicant plays an integral, unique role in the project. (250 words maximum)
• Continuing/previously funded applicants (if applicable), provide the following details:
  • Justification for continued funding
  • Development of the project over time
  • Evidence of impact to date, including results of project assessment or evaluation

Complete this section if you are continuing the same project that was funded by a ��ƷSM����ӰƬ Outreach Award (now named Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant, Tier 4) in the past or if the project substantially builds upon work that was previously funded. You do not need to complete this section if the project was funded with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant (formerly named Community Impact Grants or Micro Grants) received from the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (formally named Office for Outreach and Engagement).  (250 words maximum)

Assessment/Evaluating Impact

• Assessment/evaluation plans: Describe your project assessment/evaluation plans including how you will monitor the quality of your public and community-engaged scholarship, address and evaluate your project objectives and gather relevant feedback for improvement. Explain the approaches to be used to collect evidence about the impact of your work on both external and internal audiences. (250 words maximum)
• People directly impacted: Provide a breakdown of the estimated number of ��ƷSM����ӰƬ faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and external constituents who will be involved and directly affected by the project. (Note: This is not to suggest that more is better; the committee understands that some public and community-engaged scholarship may go deeper and serve fewer people.)

Budget Information

• Budget narrative: Specifically explain how your budget will support the activities and people described in your proposal. If the budget includes stipends or honorariums for K-12 teachers or community partners, explain why it is needed to enable participation or recognize contributions to the project and why the amount of the stipend or honorarium is justified. (250 words maximum)
• Funding requested: Total dollar amount of funding requested from the Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants Committee ($24,000 limit, including GAIR).

• Expense breakdown: Provide dollar amount and a brief description (8 
words maximum) of the projected expenses. See “Funded Activities and Expenses” section for a list of allowable budget items. Identify each expense in one of the following designated categories:
  • travel expenses

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  • student pay
  • stipends or honoraria
  • other direct costs
  • GAIR (All Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant accounts, which are Fund 29 accounts, are subject to General Administrative and Infrastructure Recharge (GAIR) fees, currently assessed at 8.24%.)
• Other funding sources:
  • Describe other sources of funding for your project and specify how these funds will be spent to enhance or expand your project
  • Explain why the Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant funds you are requesting are needed in addition to other funding and/or how this Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant will be leveraged to secure other funding
  • Other funding sources should include any other grants, matching funds from your department/unit, and/or any previous ��ƷSM����ӰƬ Outreach Award funds (now called Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants, Tier 4) that will be carried into the next fiscal year* (250 words maximum)

*Note: You need to contact Jeanne McDonald to request an extension for previously awarded grant funds.

Endorsement and Final Report Upload

• Share the proposal draft with the department chair/director for each faculty applicant in advance of submission and obtain a 1-page endorsement letter from each one. The letters should include details on how the program will be supported and connects to the mission and goals of each department/campus program. This is an important part of your application. Upload the letters with your online submission. (Maximum of three 1-page documents) 
• Note: If the faculty applicant is also a chair/director, the applicant cannot endorse their own project. Please have a dean or associate dean submit a letter on the applicant's behalf. Only 1 letter is required if the primary faculty applicants are from the same department/campus program.
• Final/Status Report (required for continuing projects): If you received ��ƷSM����ӰƬ Outreach Award (now called Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants) funds in the past, you are required to submit a Final/Status Report, even if you have not yet completed the current project. Upload with your online submission. Only applies if continuing the same public and community-engaged scholarship project or building on previous work for a new project. A final/status report needs to be submitted even if the continuing project has new faculty applicants. You do not need to submit a report if the project was funded with a Tier 2 or Tier 1 (formerly called Community Impact Grant or Micro Grant) grant received from the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (formerly named the Office for Outreach Engagement).