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Application Process Timeline • July 18, 2016: RCP issues call for letters of intent for 2017-2018 partnership. • July to September 2016: RCP staff are available for informational presentations about the program to city staff, elected officials, or potential partner organizations and agencies. • September 15, 2016: letters of intent due to RCP by 12:00 midnight CST. • September 30, 2016: Notification to communities that are invited to submit a formal proposal to RCP. • October 2016 to February 2017: RCP staff are available for phone conferences and in - person meetings to discuss potential projects with communities, as well as for informational presentations to staff, elected officials, or potential partner organizations and agencies. We strongly suggest communities that intend to apply to the program schedule one or more in -person visits with RCP staff to discuss individual projects that may be included in the application. • February 15, 2017: Applications are due to RCP by 12:00 midnight CST. • March 15, 2017: RCP notifies the community selected for the 2017-2018 partnership. RCP and the community coordinate media to publicly announce the partnership. Letter of Intent Components The letter of intent (LOI) should demonstrate your community's interest in, organizational support for, and financial and staff capacity to support a one-year partnership with RCP. The LOI should be a maximum of eight (8) double-spaced pages (not including letters of support). For full consideration, your LOI must include all of the following: 1. Community Information: Provide the name of your community, the name of your community manager/administrator, and the name and contact information (email, phone, mailing address, department, and staff role) of the person who will serve as your RCP program coordinator (see p. 4) and who will be the primary contact for your application going forward. 2. Sustainability Statement: Provide a statement that demonstrates your community's interest in and commitment to sustainability and resilience, as well as how a partnership with the Resilient Communities Project will both build upon and advance these efforts. If your community has a sustainability action plan, strategic plan, or other adopted document that demonstrates this commitment, you should explicitly reference this document in your application and provide a URL where it can be viewed online. 3. Administrative Capacity: A successful partnership will require an ongoing commitment of staff time to coordinate and manage individual projects and the overall partnership. This section should demonstrate the community's general capacity to manage individual projects; effectively engage community partners or stakeholders; provide updates to elected officials, senior staff, residents, and others not directly involved in projects; and administer the overall partnership with the University. 6