Apply now for Up to Us Microgrants

September 20, 2022

Apply Now - Up to Us Deliberative Dialogue Microgrants

In today's polarized climate, it is critical to approach difficult issues by coming together and having constructive conversations. Facilitate and host a deliberative dialogue using exclusive Up to Us curated issue guides.

Deliberative Dialogue Microgrants are available to eligible participants (faculty, students, and administrators) to help support the development and promotion of their event. The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI)’s partner, Up to Us, is offering a microgrant* of $150 to moderators** who host a forum using one of the following NIF issue discussion guides.

In addition to your microgrant, you will receive moderator training tools including tips and tricks for hosting a successful virtual forum and exclusive access to the downloadable NIF guides, all while building the skills to tackle today's tough issues.

This program will run through spring 2023.

Criteria

**Moderators must be affiliated with an accredited US-based college or university to be considered eligible for the micro grant. A Deliberative Dialogue Microgrant is available to eligible participants (faculty, students, and administrators) to help support the development and promotion of their event.

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About Deliberation in National Issues Forums

National Issues Forums issue guides are designed to stimulate public deliberation, which is a way of making decisions together that is different from discussion or debate. The purpose of deliberative forums is to inform collective action. As citizens, we have to make decisions together before we can act together, whether with other citizens or through legislative bodies. Acting together is essential for addressing problems that can't be solved by one group of people or one institution. These problems have more than one cause and therefore have to be met by a number of mutually reinforcing initiatives with broad public participation.

About the National Issues Forums Institute

The National Issues Forums Institute's mission is to promote the use of public deliberation in schools, colleges, civic organizations, and religious institutions in the United States. The institute's board members are volunteers drawn from leaders in government, colleges and universities, libraries, civic organizations, the media, and medicine. For more information visit www.nifi.org.