Requestor Name:	Date:	 	
Requestor Unit/College or Division:  	 Initiative Title:   	 

NSF AdvanceRIT Connect Partnerships are designed to provide funding to campus partners to support activities that are closely aligned with the goals and objectives of the project. Connect Partnerships and the Connect Grants are similar in this regard; however the funding of Partnership requests often do not lend themselves to the Connect Grant structure or timing.
Before submitting a full application, you are encouraged to contact the director of AdvanceRIT at advancewomen@rit.edu and describe your project.  Please provide the following information to qualify for consideration of Connect Partnership funding: A brief description detailing the internal funding need, a description of how the project meets one or more of the AdvanceRIT goals and the project’s broader institutional impact and an overall outline for the project.

A suggested outline for a Partnership proposal includes the following:
1.	Title
2.	Project Team: leader(s) and team members
3.	Project scope
4.	Period of performance
5.	Project goal and objectives
6.	Activities to meet goal/objective. 
•	Complete the Logic Model included on Page 3.
7.	Key Deliverables with dates
8.	Budget with justification (See Template on Page 2, align with Logic Model on Page 3)

Typically, Connect Partnership terms are no longer than 12 months in duration. In order to receive a no-cost extension, please be sure to contact the AdvanceRIT Program Director at least thirty (30) days before the project end date and provide a short written rationale for the extension.

Reporting Requirements: Submit a report detailing the final outcomes or the actual funded product to the AdvanceRIT program office within 30 days of the end of the performance period as they pertain to the Partnership Agreement project description and AdvanceRIT goals. Include copies of all expenses and a Kronos Time Detail report, if applicable.

Budget Template: 
In addition to completing the provided budget table, include an accompanying detailed budget justification write-up. Please note expenses that are not allowable following the table and do not include them in your budget proposal.  
 
Title: AdvanceRIT Partnership Grant Budget Template  	Dollar Amount	
Student Salaries 	Graduate, Undergraduate, and Co-op Student Salaries are allowable.  Graduate Research Assistants (GRA’s) need prior approval from AdvanceRIT Director. Students are paid following SEO   requirements and guidelines.
		
Materials Costs 	Supplies < $1500 - General office supplies such as pens, pencils, paper clips, tech support, and room setup/clean up fees, software, entertainment related expenses of any kind, and equipment are not allowable expenses. 		
Hospitality	Hospitality must be justified and may not exceed 10% of the overall proposal budget, not to exceed $200. 
For projects whose primary goals are community building, hospitality can be up to 50% of the overall project costs, not to exceed $1000. Requestors are encouraged to seek cost-share for these expenses.		
Professional Fees	Speaker fees (Honorarium) are allowable expenses. 		
All Travel 	Must follow RIT travel policy and procedures.  Travel for RIT special appointment faculty, i.e. Visiting Professor(s) and students is not an allowable expense. 		
Professional Development and training 	Organization membership fees are not an allowable expense. Conference registration and workshop fees are allowable expenses. 
Faculty/Staff salaries and stipends are not allowable expenses. 
Tuition for credit bearing courses is not allowed.		
General operating expenses 	General operating expenses are not allowable, i.e. website design and development, recognition awards for faculty, staff & students, lab or classroom supplies, course books, etc. 		
	Total Cost		

AdvanceRIT partnership Grant Logic Model
Program/Project Time frame:
Program/Project Title:
Program/Project Goal:

 Inputs ($’s, students, materials & other resources required) 	Activities (What the program does with the inputs to achieve its outcomes)	 Projected  Outcomes (Effects on knowledge, attitudes, skills, behavior, condition or status during or after the program/project)	
Quantify inputs wherever possible (e.g. “5 hours/week student worker for 15 weeks =75 hrs x $12.50/hr=$937.50)	Activities should be quantified (e.g. 2 workshops held every other month)	Shorter-term Outcomes

put a “*” next to those you will measure	Longer-term Outcomes

put a “*” next to those you will measure