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CIF Application.Community Cycles Boulder Human Relations Commission Community Impact Fund Proposal Guidelines Fund Description The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is committed to supporting community initiated activities that raise awareness on emerging civil rights issues and problems in Boulder or its neighborhoods, facilitating interaction and understanding between communities, encouraging collaboration among diverse inclusive society. In its effort to make city government responsive to the needs of all Boulder residents, the HRC seeks to fund endeavors that will have a high impact on improving social conditions within the city. The Commission will support community efforts that work to build trust and overcome barriers to collaborative interaction. The HRCs long-term vision is an inclusive, supportive, and highly coordinated community that efficiently addresses its members needs. The HRC encourages funding requests that address or provide leadership development, youth involvement, and collaborations with other groups to promote inclusivity and respect for diversity. Available Funds Annually, the HRC reserves the bulk of its available funds for the Community Impact Fund (CIF). This totals approximately $18,000 for all funded applications in a calendar year. Awards may be made in each month, so the amount of funding remaining available may decrease throughout the calendar year. Eligibility All not-for profit organizations and government agencies are eligible to apply for funding from the Community Impact Fund. All applications must propose to serve or impact Boulder city residents and all events of the proposed project funded by the HRC must be conducted within the city of Boulder. Application Deadlines There is not one specific time during the year when the HRC solicits requests for Community Impact Fund support. Community groups that have identified an issue of concern and have developed a project or program to address this concern may apply to the HRC at any time during the year. The HRC may consider proposals at any of its regularly scheduled business meeting, held monthly. Except for the months of January and February, the HRC typically holds its business meetings on the third Monday of each month. In order to be considered at a regular business meeting, proposals must be submitted to staff on or before the Wednesday prior The HRC may determine a specific area of need and solicit proposals to address that need, with or without a proposal deadline date. If Your Proposal Is Approved for Funding If the HRC votes to award funds for your proposal, staff will negotiate a contract between the city and your agency or organization for completion of certain deliverables before any payment is issued. Depending on the award, total funding may be provided at the start of your program or project, or some portion may be withheld pending completion and submission and approval of a final report. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities and irregularities in proposals received, and to accept any portion of any proposal or all items proposed if deemed in the best interests of the City. Proposal Guidelines All applications to the CIP must follow the guidelines presented below. Please submit your application in the following order: Cover Sheet (see attached) Narrative Each of the following five points must be addressed in the following order. All five responses should take no more than two single-spaced pages. 1.Describe the agency/organization applying for this funding. 2.Describe the need for this funding. What is the problem/opportunity this program/project would address? 3.What are the goals of the project? How many Boulder city residents will be impacted and what specific impacts or benefits will they receive? 4.How would this effort promote a more inclusive, engaged and respectful community? 5.How will the effort be promoted to Boulder residents? Budget Table (see attached): Using the attached budget sheet, provide a detailed, projected budget of expenses and funding sources for your project/program (including this source of funds). HRC funding may not be used for personnel expenses, though outside speakers may receive an honorarium with HRC money. Proposal Submission Submit one copy of your proposal in one of the following ways: U.S. Mail Hand Deliver HRC Community Impact Fund Office of Human Rights and Community Relations Office of Human Rights and Community Relations Department of Housing & Human Services nd Department of Housing & Human Services 1101 Arapahoe Avenue, 2 Floor City of Boulder Boulder, Colorado P.O. Box 791 Boulder, CO 80306 Email AtilanoC@bouldercolorado.gov HRC Community Impact Fund ( cover sheet) Agency/Organization Community Cycles 2805 Wilderness Place, suite 1000 Street Address Boulder CityZip Code 80301 720-565-6019 CommunityCycles.org Telephone Fax Website Project Name Rolling Bike Clinics sue@communitycycles.org Contact Person Ms. Sue Prant E-Mail Address Project Description (please do not exceed space provided) Community Cycles (CC) is a non-profit organization of bicycle enthusiasts whose mission is to educate and advocate for the safe use of bicycles as an affordable, viable, and sustainable means of transportation and personal enjoyment within our community. CC provides re-cycled bikes and a welcoming space to learn about bicycle repair, maintenance, and operation through outreach and advocacy activities. For the past five years, we have offered Rolling Bike Clinics (RBCs) to low income neighborhoods in Boulder. RBCs are 100% bike-powered mobile shops - income neighborhoods, community events, and local schools. supplies, tools, and parts to Volunteers bike all the destination on large capacity bike trailers and throughout the day, fix bikes and encourage community members to interactive skills course. RBCs have many components that allow volunteers and community members, even those without mechanic ability, to work together. It is common for community members of all ages and culture groups to work alongside our mechanics and volunteers. Most neighborhoods pair RBCs with community picnics, yard sales, or potlucks and the We continue to evolve our RBC program through collaborations, offering RBCs at eight Boulder Valley School District schools during 2012. The purpose of these RBCs was to help students have a safe and useable bike with which to commute to school and participate in extracurricular and riding-based incentive programs such as after school cycling clubs and frequent rider goals. Without the RBC service, many students would have missed the opportunities to take part in cycling clubs or enjoy the friendly competition of frequent biker challenges. This proposal is to fund 4- Community Cycles shop that will serve about 200 children. Seeing a rise in the number of adult bikes fixed at RBCs, for 2013, we plan to run RBCs geared to adults in four neighborhoods with historically high adult RBC participation. Wein the numbers of low-income families, particularly Latinos, riding or wanting to ride with their children. Community Cycles will host its first annu and their families gain access to safe bikes and cycling skills. An on-site Cycles to offer bike repair, safe riding skills classes, and other fun bike-oriented activities to a larger number of children. Using our wide community network, we are able to reach underserved families and distribute 300 bikes at schools, neighborhoods, agencies serving children Describe the agency/organization applying for this funding. A single high school student, with the goal of collecting, repairing, and d and unused bicycles, founded Community Cycles in 2005 raising money for local charities through used bike sales. More people got involved and the mission quickly shifted, programming expanded, we were able to increase outreach and focus our attention on residents of the City and County of Boulder. Each year, CC removes almost 2,000 bicycles from the waste stream and recycles them as transportation, getting hundreds of new people on bicycles and teaching people how to keep those bikes in working order. The autonomy, self-reliance, and empowerment that comes with having a bicycle, and knowing how to repair and maintain it, allows us to address a diverse range of social justice issues. Since CC became the organizers of the ci in 2008, we have greatly increased participation in the program including bilingual events targeting Latino families. Describe the need for this funding. What is the problem/opportunity this program/project would address? Boulder is nationally lauded as a bikeable community, but through our work in the community, - bike path access literally in their backyards as is the case for many residents of San Juan del Centro with found great success in bringing in youth who then in turn help us engage parents, guardians, and other adults. What are the goals of the project? How many Boulder city residents will be impacted and what specific impacts or benefits will they receive? This proposal is to fund 4- the Community Cycles shop that will serve about 200 children. As with all Community Cycles projects, the goal of this project is to get more people safely using bikes and to get Boulder residents interacting with the community on a more engaged level. We find that when we get people out on bikes in Boulder and they discover what a great place Boulder is for biking, they become more engaged in the community and care more about creating safe places to ride and protecting the ones we already have. These bicyclists become the biggest advocates for a human scaled community where biking and interacting with the people and environment around them is possible. In 2012, by going neighborhood to neighborhood with the RBCs, we fixed about 200 bikes and served another 100 or so teaching safety skills and distributing information. For 2013 with the revised structure, we anticipate repairing at least 300 bikes and serving an additional 200 people in the neighborhoods and at The people we serve will get their bikes repaired into working order free of charge. For the adults, most who are low-wage workers who use their bike to get to work; this is a very important service. For the that bikes provide a child. Kids will also get safety lessons and skills, encouragement to ride, and learn how to ride with others. All participants will get bike maps and instructions about Boulder great bikeway system. How would this effort promote a more inclusive, engaged and respectful community? RBCs are social in nature and they draw people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and genders. communities, such as Orchard Grove and Meadows, positively use RBCs as an opportunity to get to know their neighbors and to have fun reaching the common goal of clearing their community of abandoned broken bikes. Orchard Grove and Meadows mobile home parks have been especially successful in building community through RBCs. Both mobile home parks noticed that RBCs had a large turnout of Latino and Nepali families, which were lacking representation in their community leadership groups, and saw great opportunity to bring them into their community network. Drawing the social vibe of the RBC into a community potluck, neighbors were able to get to know each other gradually building into events that allowed those Latino and Nepali families to take on smaller leadership roles, such as helping organize a community yard sale, until they were comfortable enough to assume co-leadership positions. Orchard Grove successfully brought on a Latino neighbor as co-chair of the HOA, consequently opening the group to more Latinos. participate in bike programs at the schools and recreation centers, as well as the Vlamont Bike park. How will the effort be promoted to Boulder residents? Our target audiences for these events are underserved children, adults and/or other minority, culturally different or low-income tends to be harder to reach. They may not have access to social media or other electronic technologies and/or may have barriers such as language or literacy. While we have found that we can use social media and digital technologies to reach our participants, word of mouth or information distributed by a trusted source is the best way to advertise our events. We will continue to rely on our current network, which includes schools, childcare providers, social service agencies, and other local organizations, as well as newer technologies and print media to promote our events. We will continue to work with RBC neighborhoods, Boulder Housing Partners, and other neighborhood HOAs to distribute flyers and get the word out to the community. Past events have been well and enthusiastically attended; we expect the same for future events, but will continue to increase our collaborations and outreach methods to ensure success. CIF ProposalBudget Table Budget Item Projected Expense Postage 0 Advertising $360 Copying $100 Office Supplies (Please specify) $2000 1) Tubes, tires, cables, etc $150 2) Bike rodeo materials 3) $80 4) Total Office Supply $2230 Space Rental $600 Food $500 Other Direct Expenses (Please specify) $1900 1) Staff mechanics (3) $400 2) Outreach and Admin 3) Bike instructors (2) $1900 4) Total Other Direct Costs $4200 Total Expenses $7990 Revenue Sources Revenue Amount Amount Requested from HRC $5050 Other Sources of Revenue 1) GO Boulder- instructors 2) Bike sales $1900 3) Volunteer graphic design for outreach materials $1040 4) Volunteer mechanics to assist staff mechanics Total Revenue$7990