Community Conversations Research Competition
Sponsor: Corporation for National & Community Services
Solicitation Title: Community Conversations Research Competition
Funding Amount: $50,000 to $100,000
Sponsor Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Solicitation Link: https://education.asu.edu/fy-18-community-conversations-research-competition-notice
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RODA ID: 397
Solicitation Title: Community Conversations Research Competition
Funding Amount: $50,000 to $100,000
Sponsor Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Solicitation Link: https://education.asu.edu/fy-18-community-conversations-research-competition-notice
Overview
<p><span>This competition focuses on engaging communities in conversations about their civic health using participatory research approaches to facilitate civic engagement and strengthen community capacity to address local issues, both of which are central to CNCS’s mission.</span></p>
Solicitation Limitations: <p><span>This competition is only open to accredited institutions of higher education. The institution of higher education (the legal applicant for this competition) will submit an application from a “Program Director” (i.e., Principal Investigator).</span></p> Other Information:<p>A Letter of Intent should be submitted by Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A Letter of Intent is not required for this competition, but is strongly encouraged. Please refer to the Notice for instructions.<br>CNCS is seeking applications from institutions of higher education that work with and in local communities to use a participatory research approach to: actively engage residents and other local; stakeholders in a research process; identify a local issue of concern to the community; understand what may facilitate or hinder participation to address the issue; and create a collaborative action plan to increase civic engagement and build relationships to tackle the community-identified issue.<br>CNCS seeks to support participatory research in three types of communities, with equal priority:<br>•Communities that are already working collaboratively to tackle a locally identified issue. This includes groups of people such as residents, local stakeholders, organizations or other institutions that are already working collectively toward a common goal or issue.<br>•Communities that have experienced a disaster. This includes communities that have experienced a natural or manmade disaster and are in a recovery phase.<br>•Communities in social crisis. This includes communities that are experiencing a type of social crisis e.g., persistent poverty, rising unemployment, and increasing opioid use.</p>Last Updated:
RODA ID: 397