PROGRAMS > REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
2006-08 Impact Projects Funding Announcement

Florida Campus Compact funds "Impact Projects" for the purpose of increasing the quality, impact and sustainability of the scholarship of engagement through service-learning, civic engagement, applied research, and campus-community collaboration in Florida. Proposals are considered in regard to their anticipated impact on:

1. Building campus, regional, and national infrastructure in higher education to diversify opportunities for the scholarship of engagement; expand institutional support for the scholarship of engagement; and produce research on the efficacy of the scholarship of engagement.
2. Increasing college access and success in traditionally underrepresented populations by engaging college students with disadvantaged and vulnerable youth (or related issues); expanding service-learning in teacher education programs, particularly those that target low performing K-12 schools; and improving academic experiences as to increase retention and graduation rates of minority college students.
3. Fostering, expanding, and enhancing campus-community collaboration, especially by establishing new service partnerships with private, for-profit businesses to expand corporate citizenship and philanthropic portfolios; addressing the state's critical shortages in teacher and healthcare professions; engaging scholars to work with local stakeholders to produce community-based research, particularly where real community needs can be addressed; and collaborating with volunteer organizing entities to engage students in volunteer opportunities, such as mentoring and intergenerational activities.

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Please view Request for Proposals F.A.Q. & Answers or email Luciano Ramos for questions concerning FL|CC funding

The following campuses were awarded a total of $210,000 for projects initiated during the 2002-2003 academic year:

In addition to a limited amount of continuation funds for the aforementioned projects, the following campuses were awarded a total of $110,000 for projects initiated and completed between 2003 - 2005:

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