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Purpose

To begin choosing research topics for the quarter-long Spark Grant Project

Assignments

Review the Spark Grant Project Overview (1111)page before beginning this assignment.

In an MLA-formatted Word document or PDF, respond to the following prompts.

1. In your own words, explain the purpose of the Spark Grant Project, what I expect you to turn in at the end of the quarter and what skills the project should help you develop. (100+ word minimum)

2. Review the previous Spark Grant recipients on the project overview page and Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's websiteLinks to an external site.. Identify 2 Spark Grant projects that stand out to you and explain why. What are some of the social issues or community needs these projects address? (100+ word minimum)

3. Share 1 social issue or community need you are considering for your Spark Grants project. Explain why you're thinking about these issue/need and describe your current knowledge on the topic. If you don't have much knowledge on the topics, where do you think you could get information? (Two paragraph minimum)

4. After reviewing the materials in the Spark Grant Project Overview, ask at least one question you have about the project.

You will share your social issue/community need with the class in next week's Sharing Our Spark Grant Project Topics discussion assignment.

Criteria for Success

Include an MLA headingLinks to an external site., an assignment title and double spacing. Please proofread your work.

It is your responsibility to check that you are uploading the correct assignment file. The course late work policy will apply for any re-submissions due to file errors.

Assignments cannot be resubmitted after they have been graded unless given permission.

If you have not submitting an assignment file before, you can read the Canvas student guide page on assignment submissionsLinks to an external site. or watch the tutorial video below.

111- The Spark Grant Project will span the rest of the quarter and consists of multiple weekly assignments, an exploratory essay, an annotated bibliography and a community project proposal. Please watch this overview video for this project

For local Pierce County nonprofits and community-minded citizens, the Greater Tacoma Community FoundationLinks to an external site. offers much needed funding and support. Some of the foundation’s most popular offerings are the biannual Spark GrantsLinks to an external site.. Spark Grants are designed for “grassroots organizers, go-getters, and connoisseurs of community” to implement projects that positively affect the community. Spark Grants, typically worth $1,500, are awarded to creative projects that “address community challenges” and “[b]ring diverse people together.” Previous Spark Grant recipients have ranged from the practical to the wide-ranging:

The end product for this project will be a proposal for your own Spark Grant community project that you could present to the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. Your presentation’s purpose will be to persuade the foundation to back your project.

Project Sequence

1. Exploratory EssayLinks to an external site. - After choosing a social issue for your Spark Grant Project, you will need to learn what government agencies, nonprofit organizations and community members are doing to address the issue.

2. Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site. - You will collect, evaluate and cite multiple credible sources for the Spark Grants Project Proposal. I will record an overview of this assignment in Week 05.

3. Spark Grant Project ProposalLinks to an external site. -  You will pitch your Spark Grant community project as a 1200-1500 proposal essay or recorded 8-10 minute presentation. I will record an overview of this assignment in Week 05.

Sample Spark Grant Project Proposals from Previous Quarters

• "It's the Little Things" (essay PDF (Links to an external site.))

• "Steam’n Along Together: Addressing Senior Isolation as a Tacoma Community" (essay PDF (Links to an external site.))

• "Asian American Hate Crimes in Relation to Covid-19" (video (Links to an external site.))

• "Micro-Problems" (comic book PDF (Links to an external site.))

• "Climate Change" (magazine article PDF (Links to an external site.))