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including but not limited to background reports and memos, GIS maps and data layers, <br /> community datasets, aerial photographs, prior concept plans, and computer-aided drawings. <br /> Financial Cost of the Program <br /> RCP offers our partner community a high level of access to the wide-ranging expertise at the <br /> University of Minnesota related to fostering sustainable and resilient communities, as well as <br /> significant assistance matching, scoping, coordinating, and managing projects. RCP staff identify <br /> and facilitate one-to-one connections between city staff and faculty members from a variety of <br /> disciplines to develop meaningful projects that respond directly to local needs. RCP provides <br /> program management and project coordination support; reimbursement of project-related <br /> travel and material costs to support student participation in the program; student and faculty <br /> site visits to and field work in the community; compilation and distribution of final reports and <br /> other deliverables; publicity for and hosting of kickoff and end-of-year celebration events; <br /> student-created materials for display in the partner community; regular publicity through <br /> social, print, and broadcast media; and digital archiving of student work products. RCP works <br /> closely with the University Relations Office and University News Service to coordinate publicity, <br /> and with University Libraries to coordinate the network of sustainability resources available to <br /> students and the partner community. The value of these items is conservatively estimated at <br /> $250,000 to $300,000 for the partnership year. <br /> RCP receives some funding and in-kind support from the University of Minnesota's Center for <br /> Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), but we also require a local financial contribution from our <br /> partner community. Partner communities may choose to fund their local contribution through a <br /> collaboration with other groups, such as county and state agencies, school and watershed <br /> districts, private developers, business partners, and chambers of commerce. Regardless of <br /> where these 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 to RCP, <br /> one no later than August 31, 2017, and a second no later than February 15, 2018. <br /> The cost of the program is dependent on the number of projects included in the partnership, <br /> which impacts both our staffing needs and the direct costs of delivering the program. For the <br /> 2017-2018 academic year, our fee structure is as follows: <br /> • For 10 to 20 projects: $40,000 + $2000 for each project successfully matched with one <br /> or more courses (not to exceed a total of$80,000 for 20 projects matched) <br /> • For 21 to 30 projects: $60,000 + $2,000 for each project successfully matched with one <br /> or more courses (not to exceed a total of$120,000 for 30 projects matched) <br /> III. Application Process <br /> RCP is available to assist you with your application at any stage—including introducing the RCP <br /> program and model to staff, elected officials, or potential project partners; assisting with <br /> preparing a letter of intent; helping to brainstorm ideas for or frame potential projects; and <br /> finalizing your application for submission to RCP. <br /> 5 <br />