IFYC Innovation Grant Application: Designing a Campus-Wide Interfaith Strategic Plan

Overview, Instructions, and Personal Information

Thank you for your interest in IFYC’s Interfaith Innovation Grants.

Overview of 'Designing a Campus-wide Interfaith Strategic Plan' Innovation Grant
IFYC is offering Interfaith Strategic Planning Grants in the amount of $5,000 to support a select set of campuses as they design a campus-wide strategic plan for interfaith cooperation during the 2017-18 academic year. IFYC has identified 9 Leadership Practices critical to developing a campus culture of religious pluralism, top among which is a campus-wide strategic plan. For more information about the Leadership Practices, please see this article in AACU's Liberal Education.

Campuses will apply for funds to support a comprehensive interfaith strategic planning process in academic year 2017-18. Grant recipients will convene a group of high level stakeholders from across campus who will meet regularly throughout the academic year to design a strategic plan document. Grant recipients will receive funds, a campus climate survey administration and analysis, and targeted IFYC support.

Interfaith Strategic Planning Grant applications are due May 15, 2017. Grants will be awarded in July 2017 and grant funds must be spent between August 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.

Required Application Materials:
A completed online application, including uploaded copies of:

Membership roster of proposed Interfaith Strategic Planning Committee
A letter from the president of the institution or relevant senior administrator acknowledging support for the development and implementation of a campus-wide strategic plan for interfaith cooperation.
The project's budget (itemized)

A completed Campus Interfaith Inventory is also required (to be completed via a separate unique campus link; if you have not received your institution's link by March 10, 2017, please contact megan@ifyc.org).

In the selection process, preference will be given to:

campuses with existing established interfaith initiatives in one or more of the Leadership Practices
campuses with demonstrated commitment to interfaith engagement from senior institutional leadership
proposals that explicitly describe how the campus will ensure the implementation and sustainability of their campus-wide strategic plan
proposals that include a variety of key stakeholders from diverse areas across campus in their Interfaith Strategic Planning Committee
proposals that demonstrate achievable, innovative ways to increase long-term commitment to interfaith cooperation within the institution

IFYC staff members are available for consultation and feedback during the development of your application. Please contact Megan Johnson at megan@ifyc.org with any questions or to provide feedback on your ideas/materials.

General Contact Information

Lead Contact First Name *This question is required.

Lead Contact Last Name *This question is required.

Preferred Name (if not first)

Primary Email Address *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Office Phone Number (xxx-xxx-xxxx) *This question is required.

Mobile Phone Number (xxx-xxx-xxxx)

College/University Name *This question is required.

College/University City *This question is required.

College/University State *This question is required.

College/University Zip Code *This question is required.

1. Please upload letter of support from campus president or senior administrator. A red X indicates that your file has been attached successfully. *This question is required.

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3. Interfaith Strategic Planning Committee Membership Roster: Please upload an excel spreadsheet with the name, title, email and phone number of partners on campus who will be involved in the interfaith strategic planning process. A red X indicates that your file has been attached successfully.

The Interfaith Strategic Planning Committee should include approximately 10-15 student, staff and faculty stakeholders from across campus representing areas such as
--student affairs,
--relevant academic departments (e.g. religious studies, sociology, political science) and
--relevant initiatives or centers (e.g. First-year programs, community engagement, leadership, and service-learning).
Please indicate two co-chairs, one staff administrator and one faculty member preferred. *This question is required.

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2. Budget: Campuses may apply for $5,000 to support their strategic planning process. Please upload an excel spreadsheet of your proposed budget.

Grant funds are intended to support costs associated with the strategic planning process and may include stipends for the Interfaith Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chairs, stipends for student leader participants, costs associated with Committee meetings and retreats, site visits to other campuses, and relevant conference attendance and travel, among other things.

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3. Please provide the name and contact information for the person responsible for completing your institution's Campus Interfaith Inventory. *This question is required.

Full Name:

Email Address: This question requires a valid email address.

4. Why do you want to create a campus-wide strategic plan for interfaith cooperation and why is now the time to do so? (300 word max) *This question is required.

5. What are your campus's biggest interfaith successes to date? What are your biggest challenges? (300 word max) *This question is required.

6. How will this strategic planning process and final product align with existing strategic documents (e.g., institutional mission, campus-wide strategic plans, secured funding)? (300 word max) *This question is required.

7. How will you ensure that the campus-wide strategic plan for interfaith cooperation that you design as a result of this grant is implemented? (300 word max) *This question is required.