Transformational Partnerships Fund: Exploratory Grant Inquiry

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The Transformational Partnerships Fund ("TPF") is a confidential, philanthropic initiative to help Institutions of Higher Education ("IHEs") explore partnerships that are potentially transformational for the students they serve. This form is intended to collect information that will make our first conversation more productive. You can see a full list of questions here.

If you are interested in the possibility of a grant please carefully review our eligibility criteria before completing the form. In particular, please note that grant inquiries must be completed by two institutions together. We do not make grants to single institutions or to support partnership discussions that have finished the exploratory phase.

If you are applying with respect to a particular situation all the participating institutions should be aware of the application and have agreed on the content.

Please feel free to reach out to us at any time on inquiry@higheredpartnerships.org or call (844) 869-7842 Ext 1 if you'd like to discuss your situation directly before spending time on this form.

Contact Information

Last Name

First Name

Phone Number

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Title

Institution

IPEDs ID#

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Website

Nature of Inquiry

What are you interested in?

After reading both the grant eligibility criteria and FAQs please confirm that all these elements apply to your situation.

The partnership involves two or more institutions and both are completing this form.The partnership has not started or is early in the exploratory phase.One (or more) of the participating institutions has a student population that is 25% (or more) BIPOC and/or where 40% of enrolled students meet the financial criteria for Pell eligibility.The partnership, if completed, would make a material difference to the operations of the one (or more) of the institution(s).The partnership, if completed, would translate into materially better outcomes for current and/or future students of the institution(s).The partnership, if completed, would pre-dominantly serve undergraduates.The President and/or Board of Trustees is aware of and/or has been actively involved in the decision to explore the partnership. The President and/or certain members of the Board of Trustees are aware of this application and would be available as part of the evaluation of a potential grant.The partnership does not involve institutions which are restricted to serving students from a particular religious community.All the participating institutions are located in the United StatesA grant would be used to support one-time, out-of-pocket, external exploration costs; it will not be used for the allocation of internal costs (e.g. staff time) of the institutions; it will not be used to support the costs of implementing a partnership or the ongoing costs of running it (i.e. ongoing staff costs, scholarships, etc.)The institutions comply with all applicable Federal and State Statutes and local laws relating to nondiscrimination and take affirmative action to ensure that employees are treated during employment and applicants are considered for employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability, marital status, or unfavorable discharge from military service.

Please elaborate on the situation and how you think the Transformation Partnerships Fund might be able to help.

How did you learn about the Transformational Partnerships Fund?

Institutional Information

Contact (Last)

Contact (First)

Institution Name

Website

IPEDs ID#

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Type of Institution (check all that apply):

Doctoral UniversityMasters College or UniversityBaccalaureate CollegeAssociate's CollegeSpecial Focus InstitutionMinority Serving InstitutionAsian American and Pacific Islander Serving InstitutionHispanic Serving InstitutionHistorically Black College and UniversityTribal College and UniversityNot a degree-granting college or universityBased on the Carnegie Classifications and the US Department of the Interior

What is the legal structure of the institution?

Undergraduate Enrollment (Full-time equivalent)

BIPOC students (%)

Pell eligible students (%)

Students eligible for Pell from an income standpoint whether or not they are receiving it.

Please briefly describe the institution's mission and core programs/services.

How concerned are you about the sustainability of the institution?

Institutional Information (Institution Two)

Contact (Last)

This must not be the same contact as entered for the first institution.

Contact (First)

Title

Phone Number

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Institution Name

This must be a different institution than the first one; grant applications must come from two institutions.

Website

IPEDs ID#

Format ######

Type of Institution (check all that apply):

What is the legal structure of the institution?

Undergraduate Enrollment (Full-time equivalent)

BIPOC students (%)

Pell eligible students (%)

Students eligible for Pell from an income standpoint whether or not they are receiving it.

Please briefly describe the institution's mission and core programs/services.

How concerned are you about the sustainability of the institution?

Partnership and Exploration Status

Please very briefly explain the potential partnership and the current status of the process.

What are the principal benefits of the proposed partnership?

What is the status of the partnership discussion?

If Other, please explain:

What type of partnership is being explored/envisioned? Check all that apply.

Business and Administrative ServicesAcademic Offerings and ServicesCo-Curricular and Student ServicesShared Facilities and InfrastructureMerger (Full or Partial)Acquisition (Full or Partial)Preferred/Funded TeachoutCross-Sector Partnership (IHE with non-IHE)OtherToo Early To Tell

How long ago did the discussions begin?

If a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Term Sheet, or similar document has been signed between the institutions, please attach it:

Who is aware of the discussion?

The BoardThe FacultyThe Community (students, alumni, etc.)The AccreditorThe State Education DepartmentOther

What level of involvement will the President and Trustees have with the exploration of the partnership?

What sort of assistance do you anticipate will be required to successfully explore the partnership?

Facilitator/MediatorLegalReal EstateTechnologyFinancialOther

If possible, please elaborate on what you need, who has been identified or retained, and what you are seeking grant-funding to support.

Has a consultant/mediator/facilitator been engaged in the process?

If you have signed (or expect to sign) an engagement letter, please attach it:

Have you estimated the one-time costs associated with exploring the partnership?

What out-of-pocket costs do you expect to use grant-funding to defray?

Faciliator/MediatorFinancial AnalysisReal estate, IT or other specific evaluationLegalAccountingTravelOther

Please attach a spreadsheet with a breakdown of the estimated costs (in total or for each institution) and note which have already been paid.

Please share anything else that would be helpful for us to review and upload (or link to) any other relevant information. If there is a Letter of Intent or other agreement between the institutions, please attach it here.

Thank you for your interest in the Transformational Partnerships Fund

If this survey is not being filled out by one of institutions, please briefly explain what role you are playing.

We take confidentiality very seriously. However, in order to move forward with a consideration of grant we will need to seek approval from certain of our funding partners. Do we have your permission to share your information with our funders -- ECMC Foundation, Ascendium Education Group, the Kresge Foundation, and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation -- and advisors? (If not, we will follow-up to discuss how best to proceed)

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