The Facing Project Proposals

Entering the partnership's fourth year, Transform Mid-Atlantic is excited to join forces with The Facing Project to bring listening and storytelling to the forefront of community engagement in the region. You can visit the partnership's webpage to learn more about past and in-process projects developed by Morgan State University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the Johns Hopkins University SOURCE Center, and Allegany College of Maryland. At least one higher education institution or partner organization from the MD, DC, DE, WV, and Northern VA region will be chosen to lead 2025-2026 projects using The Facing Project’s model on one of three topics:

1) Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

2) Global Citizenship & Sustainable Development

3) Civic Dialogue & Mutual Understanding

3) Food Security & Healthy Futures

If chosen, your institution will receive 40% project fee cost share of from Transform Mid-Atlantic of $3,000, reducing the $7,500 total project fee for campuses selected to $4,500. The following resources and services will be provided to the selected campuses: 

• The Facing Project Toolkit; 
• Toolkit training for the lead project organizer (including some coaching/consulting throughout the project); 
• Writer’s training; 
• Editing of all stories (copy and content); 
• Book layout, cover design, and publishing; 
• Two-hundred copies of the final project book; 
• Project promoted on The Facing Project website, across social media channels, and on the TFP's National Public Radio program.

Please complete the project proposal form below for your institution to be considered for one of two projects co-sponsored by The Facing Project and Transform Mid-Atlantic in 2025-2026.

Contact The Facing Project Co-Founder and President J.R. Jamison (jr@facingproject.com) or TMA Director of Programs & Communications Nicki Fiocco (fiocco@transformmidatlantic.org) with questions.

The Facing Project will provide an affiliate discount of the regular project value to member institutions / partner organizations of Transform Mid-Atlantic located in MD, DC, DE, WV, and Northern VA for 2025-2026 projects. Additionally, Transform Mid-Atlantic will provide an additional ($3,000) cost share with member institutions / partner organizations selected to participate in 2025-2026 projects.

Institutions / organizations will be responsible for the remaining cost of their project: $4,500.

Please answer the question below about your proposed project plan for funding.

Please complete a short (no more than 750 words) proposal by using the guiding questions outlined below. You do not need to answer each of these questions in your proposal. Upload and attach your proposal below as a PDF document. An example proposal is available upon request. 

1. Why is your campus and community interested in The Facing Project?
2. Has your campus and community been involved before in similar projects? If yes, how will this project be different?
3. Which one of the three topics does your campus/community plan to face?
4. Beginning with the end in mind, what outcomes do you hope to achieve with your project?
5. In addition, how do you plan to use the stories to create community conversations and impact beyond the publication of your Facing Project book?
6. Who will be an external partner(s) with your campus on the project? (Ex: nonprofits, Mayor’s councils, etc.)
7. Who will be the internal partners on the project? (Ex: campus clubs, departments/courses, etc.)
8. How do you envision Transform Mid-Atlantic being involved in your project?
9. What will be the timeline for your project? (Ex: semester-long; two semesters; etc.)
10. Any other information not covered in the questions above that you would like to share with The Facing Project and Transform Mid-Atlantic?