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your letter of intent. For each project, you should provide the following information: <br /> A. Project name/title. <br /> B. Project lead. Identify one community staff person who will serve as the primary <br /> contact for the project, as well as their title and department, e-mail address, and <br /> phone number. <br /> C. A one-to two-paragraph description of the project. What is the purpose of the <br /> project? Why is this project important to the community at this time? What are <br /> the community's ultimate goals or objectives related to the project? <br /> D. 2-3 specific questions, issues, or problems you want students to address. <br /> E. An explanation of how student work would be used. How will work that <br /> addresses these questions/issues/ideas/problems advance the community's <br /> efforts related to this project? <br /> F. One or morespecific impacts of the project relative to community <br /> sustainability and resilience. This section should explicitly reference the <br /> relationship of the project to local actions, plans, or priorities, and to the <br /> sustainability statement included with your original letter of intent. <br /> G. Existing plans, reports, data, or other information relevant to the project. If <br /> these are available online, include a web link. <br /> H. Community partners or stakeholders (beyond city/county staff) that will be <br /> invited to participate in the project. Describe specifically how these individuals or <br /> organizations will be involved, what they will do, and how their participation will <br /> benefit the project. <br /> We strongly encourage applicants to contact RCP Director Mike Greco <br /> (mgreco@umn.edu, 612-625-7501) for assistance developing their project list and <br /> project descriptions. <br /> 3. Next Steps: Describe the community's general strategy for identifying "next steps" for <br /> individual projects at the conclusion of the year-long RCP partnership in June 2018. <br /> What will the community do with all of the information produced from the partnership? <br /> 4. Demonstration of Support: Include any additional letters of support for the partnership <br /> not included with your letter of intent, including support from partner <br /> organizations/agencies or funding entities. <br /> 5. Local Financial Contribution: Include a description of the source of funds to support the <br /> financial contribution required to participate in the program (for 10 to 20 projects—not <br /> to exceed $80,000; for 21 to 30 projects—not to exceed $120,000). Note that regardless <br /> of where funds are obtained from, the selected partner community is responsible for <br /> acting as the fiscal agent for the partnership, and for making two lump-sum payments <br /> to RCP, one no later than August 31, 2017, and a second no later than February 15, <br /> 2018. <br /> 8 <br />