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CCNYPA 2022 Civic Imagination Application

Introduction to the application

CCNYPA’s Civic Imagination Grant program is designed to support higher ed institutions working together in New York & Pennsylvania whether by proximity or interest in similar topics to address common issues. CCNYPA's Civic Imagination Grants may focus on one of these types: Catalyst Grants, Starter Grants, and Co-Sponsorship Grants. These funds are drawn from an internal grant and have been approved by CCNYPA’s Board. 

The Civic Imagination Grants build on higher education’s capacity to cultivate civic imagination, deepen civic and community engagement and strengthen CCNYPA’s regional communities. This year, we are especially interested in supporting efforts that focus on racial healing, democratic engagement, and climate justice/change. However, we will consider applications with robust ideas that may not directly focus on these three topics. 

In order that you have your information prepared, we have included a PDF of the application in the RFA to provide a preview of all of the information requested. All applications for Civic Imagination Grants must be submitted on-line. Applications for Spring are due January 18, 2022. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis. 

Please note: If you want to make changes to your application after you've submitted it, here are some important instructions: In order for this setting to work properly, the respondent must use the same device and web browser they used to start the survey on because a cookie is stored in the respondent's browser that remembers their survey responses.

For any questions about the application, please contact Char Gray-Sorensen at char@compactnypa.org. 



1.Lead Institution(Required.)
2.Lead Institution's EIN#(Required.)
3.Is your institution a member of CCNYPA? For more information, see www.compactnypa.org/members.(Required.)
4.Lead Applicant(Required.)
5.Who and what institutions/organizations are a partners with this the Civic Imagination Grant? Remember, you must have at least one other institution partnering with you on the event's design & planning. (Required.)
6.Additional consortia members:
7.Civic Imagination Grant Type. For more information on grant categories, see the RFA for Civic Imagination Grant @ www.compactnypa.org/grants.(Required.)
8.Please identify the focus area of your Civic Imagination Grant, as well as the specific topic, issue, or higher education gathering.(Required.)
9.Proposed Event Title
10.Please describe a brief purpose statement, the anticipated audience, and the projected # of participants.
11.What is the rationale for your Civic Imagination Grant? 
12.What are the proposed logistics this event?
13.Please detail projected expenditures for your event using the categories below.(Required.)
14.Please list all additional sources of financial support you anticipate for your event, including in-kind support from consortia members. Note that Catalyst Grants=up to $1250, Starter Grants=up to $1000, Co-Sponsorship=up to $750.(Required.)
15.Identify what kind of CCNYPA's assistance you may want in the following areas:
16.What are the goals and anticipated outcomes for the regional consortia mini-grant? Identify at least 3 of each.(Required.)
17.Comments
18.Please enter the name, title & institution or organization providing a letter of support. At least one letter of support is required, see RFA for guidance on who provides the letter. (Required.)
19.Upload another letter of support here, if available.
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20.Upload another letter of support here, if available.
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21.Upload another letter of support here, if available.
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22.Other application information:
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