Workshop Mini-Grants for Campus Diversity Leadership Models

**Rolling Deadline**

1. General Information

The ACS Diversity Program Planning Committee is offering mini-grants to offset expenses associated with hosting a campus workshop to develop and to promote staff, faculty, and student Diversity Leadership. Diversity Leadership models include, but are not limited to, NCBI, the Anti-Defamation League, Training for Social Change, and the National Conference for Community and Justice. Other models also may be used. [**Please note that these grants are different from the Diversity Mini-Grants for Student Led Collaboration with Faculty/Staff.**]

The purposes of these small grants are fourfold:

1. To encourage ACS member institutions to develop ongoing models for training and maintaining active diversity leadership teams on campuses.
2. To support diversity leadership models that already exist or are newly being implemented on campuses.
3. To promote leadership models that provide a campus structure for diversity leadership continuity [through staff, faculty, and administrators], while including student participation and helping them to develop leadership skills.
4. To create a pool/core of persons in ACS who are available to support/assist their own and other ACS campuses in prejudice reduction and education for leadership sessions.

2. Availability and Amounts of Mini-Grants

Up to $2,000 per awarded grant is available for approximately six mini-grants. Additional funds may be available if justified. Funds may be used to cover leadership and local expenses related to an organizational or training workshop, with the exception of indirect costs [which are not permitted]. Host campuses will cover any additional leadership and local expenses related to the event.

Host campuses also may invite other ACS campuses to participate in a diversity leadership workshop and charge a nominal fee to cover meals, breaks, materials, etc. In this scenario, participating non-host institutions are encouraged to cover the cost of travel and lodging for any of their representatives attending the workshop.
Proposed workshop must be completed and final report submitted by May 15, 2008.

3. Application

A. Complete the Application Form and submit it via e-mail and fax, or U.S. Mail, to:

Ms. Idella Glenn
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613
idella.glenn@furman.edu
Phone: 864-294-3104
Fax: 864-294-3096

Download the Application Form

B. Applications for this grant will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning February 2, 2007 and ending March 10, 2008.

4. Final Report

Acceptance of a mini-grant means agreement to submit a final report no later than 30 days after the end of the training or organizational workshop. Final Reporting Guidelines will be included with the award notification. The final report should be e-mailed and mailed, or faxed to:

Ms. Idella Glenn
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613
idella.glenn@furman.edu
Phone: 864-294-3104
Fax: 864-294-3096

5. Disclosure Statement

Please include with the proposal information regarding any other grants, either being sought or already received, that will coincide with the submitted proposal. Each applicant is further requested to include current and pending funding information relevant to these activities.

6. Questions - If at any time there is a question related to the preparation of the application, please contact Idella Glenn at Furman University.