[Vision-l] Vision-related announcement - Communications Funding

[Imagine Columbia’s Future]

Thank you for your continued interest in Vision-related activities and
events.  

During the Imagine Columbia's Future visioning process, themes of
pro-active governance, communication and community involvement appeared
in several topic goals and strategies.  

In an effort to promote new communication partnerships, the City of
Columbia and the Public Communications Resource Advisory Committee are
seeking applicants for public communications resource funding. This is
the fourth year that the City has funded partnerships with other public
communication service providers to expand or enhance communication among
citizens and City officials on issues of importance to the community

Past projects opened new lines of communication on matters such as
juvenile crime awareness and prevention, disability issues, the local
impact of domestic violence and sexual assault, early detection and
diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other timely and important
topics.  

Project funding, ranging from $1,000 to $15,000, is available to the
following types of eligible applicants:
1) single not-for-profit entities, government agencies or educational
institutions;
2) a partnership of public communication-type entities; or 
3) partnerships of a single public communications entity and other
related entities such as schools, social service agencies, libraries,
museums, etc. 

This is a competitive process adopted by the City Council, which
allocates new revenues expected from increased video service provider
fees. Funds are disbursed by means of a contractual process (not a
grant).

More information about the funding and application process is available
at 
www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/PC_Advisory/Process/documents/FY2012_pcrac_application.pdf.

If you have questions, please contact Assistant City Manager Paula
Hertwig Hopkins. 
Phone: 573- 874-7214
Email: PHHopkin at GoColumbiaMO.com.





Renee Graham
Public Communications Officer
City of Columbia 
701 E. Broadway, PO Box 6015
Columbia, MO  65205-6015
573-874-7316 (phone)
573-442-8828 (fax)
RYG at GoColumbiaMO.com