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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA <br /> Twin Cities Campus Resilient Communities Project 330 Hubert H Humphrey Center <br /> 301-19th Avenue South <br /> Minneapolis,MN 55455 <br /> Office:612-625-7501 <br /> Fax:612-626-0273 <br /> Email:rcp@unin.edu <br /> Website:www.rcp.umn.edu <br /> Resilient Communities Project <br /> Request for Letters of Intent to Apply for <br /> 2017-2018 Partnership <br /> The University of Minnesota (U of MN) is accepting letters of intent from cities and counties <br /> that wish to apply to be the community partner for the Resilient Communities Project (RCP) for <br /> the 2017-2018 academic year (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018). <br /> Based on feedback from previous community partners and applicants to the program, this year <br /> RCP has instituted the following two-phase application process to make the process easier and <br /> less time-consuming for applicants: <br /> Phase I: Letter of Intent to Apply. The purpose of the letter of intent (LOI) is to <br /> demonstrate your community's interest in, organizational support for, and financial and <br /> staff capacity to support a one-year partnership with RCP. Timeline: Call issued July 18, <br /> 2016; LOI due September 15, 2016; notification by September 30, 2016 if invited to submit <br /> a formal application. <br /> Phase II: Program Application. Based on the LOI, selected communities will be invited to <br /> apply to the RCP program. The purpose of the application is to identify and describe specific <br /> projects, staff project leads, and community partners for the one-year partnership with RCP. <br /> Timeline: Invitation to submit an application transmitted by September 30, 2016; program <br /> application due February 15, 2017; selected community partner announced by March 15, <br /> 2017; partnership begins July 1, 2017 and ends June 30, 2018. <br /> Detailed instructions for submitting a Letter of Intent and Program Application are provided <br /> below. <br /> I. RCP Program Overview <br /> RCP facilitates year-long partnerships between the U of MN and one selected community in <br /> Minnesota. Through the partnership, students and faculty from across the University <br /> collaborate with the community partner to address its self-defined sustainability-related needs <br /> through course-based projects. The collaboration results in on-the-ground impact and <br /> momentum for a community working toward a more sustainable and livable future. Cities, <br /> counties, and clusters of communities (for example, along a transportation corridor, around a <br /> regional center, or within a watershed) are eligible. To minimize travel time and costs, applicant <br /> communities should ideally be located within a two-hour drive of the Twin Cities, where RCP is <br /> based. Communities located further away from the Twin Cities will be considered if additional <br /> funds are contributed for overnight travel costs. Former and current community partners <br />