[RP TownTalk] Community Partners Program

[Rob Oppenheim]

Hmmm, a UM grant program to develop community. 
Put on those thinking caps...Maybe...
Employment/education center?
Training for energy preservation? 
Hiker biker trail?

Are you interested in pursuing a grant?

From: "William W. Destler, Provost" <UMMailer at megamail.umd.edu>
Date: December 19, 2006 1:04:12 PM EST
To: "Campus Community":;
Subject: Community Partners Program
Reply-To: euinfo at umd.edu

I am pleased to announce the launch of The Community Partners Program
(CPP), an exciting new "seed" grant program designed to encourage and
fund University/community partnerships. Created by the Provost, the Vice
President for University Relations, and key University trustees, CPP
embodies an institutional commitment to Prince George's County and is
one of the centerpieces of our many diverse community engagement efforts.

CPP will be administered by the staff of the Engaged University, a unit
of Maryland Cooperative Extension (College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources) at the University of Maryland. The program's purpose is to
focus a range of University resources on partnerships that improve the
quality of life in the surrounding community while enriching the caliber
of learning on campus by encouraging hands-on problem solving and
innovation. By actively promoting collaborative solutions to community
needs, CPP aspires to cultivate a shared sense of place, belonging,
safety, trust, cooperation, understanding, and hope between community
residents and the University.

CPP grants will address critical needs in the communities surrounding
the University of Maryland, College Park campus, with a special focus on
low-income neighborhoods within Adelphi, Avondale, Bladensburg,
Brentwood, Colmar Manor, College Park, Cottage City, Edmonston, Langley
Park, Lewisdale, Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier, North Brentwood, and
Riverdale, among others.

The Engaged University is currently soliciting proposals for the 2007
Community Partners Program. Applicants representing all segments of the
University and the local community are encouraged to apply. Letters of
Interest are to be submitted by February 16, 2007, and full proposals
are due April 13, 2007. Recipients will be notified of their award by
May 14, 2007.

To learn more about the program and to receive the program guidelines,
please email or telephone:

Genevieve Villamora
Assistant Director, The Engaged University
Telephone: 301-405-2285
euinfo at umd.edu

Sincerely,
William W. Destler
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
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