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