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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Social Justice Research Initiative Social Justice Action Award
Coastal Carolina University’s Social Justice Research Initiative1 (SJRI) promotes and integrates social justice research, experiential learning, and collaboration with community partners working for social change. The goal of the SJRI is equal access to opportunities and rewards for all people, which will be attained by understanding and addressing the root causes of social injustice and developing innovative solutions for change. There are three core components that comprise the SJRI’s work: education, research, and action. In support of the action component, the SJRI established the Social Justice Action Award to sponsor project-­‐based service and community action projects for social change. Projects must focus on issues of social, racial, gender, economic, and environmental justice in South Carolina and the U.S. South. This is a formal Request for Proposals for the SJRI’s 2013 Social Justice Action Award. The SJRI provides support to CCU scholars who collaborate with local non-­‐profit organizations or agencies to promote social justice. Two CCU scholars will each be awarded $1500, and funds must be used to support project development, implementation, and/or assessment. Specific activities may include (but are not limited to) grant writing, program evaluation, research design and implementation, workshop facilitation, planning, curriculum development, web development and maintenance, or film/photography/video production. Preference will be given to proposals that include interdisciplinary collaboration and student participation. Deadline for applications: April 12, 2013 Instructions and guidelines are provided on the following pages. 1
The Social Justice Research Initiative is made possible through funding from CCU’s College of Science Quality Enhancement Plan.
Inquiries about the SJRI or this RFP should be directed to Deborah Perkins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology at (843) 349-2693
or [email protected].
Instructions: Save this document on your computer and complete each of the sections below. Section I through Section
IV of the proposal must not exceed five (5) single-spaced pages (Times New Roman 11 font). Do not delete any of the
text below. Save your proposal as a pdf file and email to [email protected] with the subject line: SJRI Social Justice
Action Award.
Title of Action Project:
Principal Investigator (Name/Title/Department):
Co-Principal Investigators (Names/Titles/Departments):
Community Partner(s) (Name/Organization [Must be a non-profit or government agency])
I.
Project Proposal – Abstract (250 word maximum)
II.
Background and Significance
a. Discuss the specific social justice issue that your project addresses.
b. Discuss the relevance and importance of your project to the local area, state or region.
III.
Description of Project
a. Discuss project goals and objectives. (Include a discussion of how your project may be used to promote
positive social change.)
b. Present project specifics including key stakeholders in the process and plans for project development
and/or implementation.
c. Discuss plans for evaluating project process and outcomes.
d. Discuss plans for communication and dissemination of project process and/or outcome.
e. Provide a project timeline.
f. Include references at the end of this section.
IV.
Budget
a. Include a budget table of expenses.
b. Provide a budget narrative.
V.
Letter of support (Scan and attach a signed letter of support from an authorized representative of the
collaborating organization/agency.)