FOA-Limited Submission – NEA – Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) – NEAPS 2101; LOI February 23, 2021

 

Description: The purpose of this Mayor’s Institute on City Design (MICD) program solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to administer the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD), a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The MICD brings U.S. mayors together with design professionals in workshops to assist mayors with urban design challenges, to promote design excellence, and to enhance the livability of communities across the country.

 

The NEA will award a cooperative agreement to an organization that has a history of education and advocacy regarding policies and practices affecting the design of American cities (See "Applicant Eligibility" for details). In brief, the Cooperator will:

•        Administer the MICD to support the fulfillment of the MICD’s mission and implementation of its goals and activities.

•        Provide operational support to the MICD, including professionally staffed support for the MICD.

•        Organize and implement up to five MICD workshops for mayors and design professionals.

•        Monitor and regularly report to the Arts Endowment Project Director on the status of all MICD activities.

•        Implement a comprehensive communications strategy.

•        Provide follow-up activities for alumni MICD mayors.

•        Prepare and transmit archival material on the institutes

NIH expects to award one cooperative agreement.

 

Eligibility: Applicants must have, at the time of application, at least a three-year history (consecutive or nonconsecutive years) with education and advocacy regarding policies and practices affecting the design of American cities.

 

Cost Share/Matching Funds: at least 50% nonfederal cost share/match in support of this project

 

Amount: up to $450,000 for 12 months

 

Program Announcement

 

Institutional Limit: 1

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the following,assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via this portal with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by February 23, 2021:

·      Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number

·      Names and departments or affiliations of the project director and participating faculty or partners

·      Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

·     Brief biosketch

·     Budget, including proposed source of the required cost share funds

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions or issues with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.

 

NEA Deadline: March 24, 2021