Eligibility                 

Preference is given to a team of  2 or more individuals who bring different yet complementary skills to the effort.  To be considered for a grant, applicants each must have:

• Three or more years of experience working in the particular field of interest (with an exception for youth activist groups)
  
• Some familiarity and/or experience in working with the other team members
• The ability to complete your 'pause' within five months of receiving the grant, or no later than September 30th
  
• Attendance by up to 2 people representing your team at the fall ITP Summit.  See Grant Requirements
  

Application     Details    

Please submit no more than 6 proposal pages (plus additional *3 maximum attachments*) with the following information:

• Name and contact information for each collaborator with short resume/bio for each - please identify key contact person, email and physical mailing address
  
• Synopsis of your proposed "pause", what you hope to accomplish during the time and how your particular collaboration may leverage action on some climate challenge issue
  
• Name of person and/or organization who referred you to Invoking The Pause
  
• Brief description of previous collaboration, if applicable
• Logistics: location, time frame, structure and creative elements
• Proposed budget of expenses directly related to your "pause"
  
• Up to *3 attachments: PDF's, media files, links etc., that further illustrate your ideas
• For collaborations not part of a recognized nonprofit, federal grant-making law requires that you obtain a fiscal sponsor.  Please provide a letter of support from this organization with your application. (If you need assistance in securing a fiscal sponsor, please let us know.)