Community-based participatory research (CBPR) grants represent a powerful intersection of academic research and real-world community impact. This nomination template helps educational institutions, nonprofits, and research organizations streamline the process of identifying and nominating exceptional CBPR projects that demonstrate genuine collaboration, mutual benefit, and sustainable community engagement.

Designed for community engagement directors, academic departments, and grant committees, this form captures the essential elements that distinguish transformative CBPR initiatives: authentic community partnerships, reciprocal benefits, service-learning integration, and measurable community impact. The structured format ensures nominations include comprehensive documentation including letters of support from community partners, detailed frameworks showing mutual benefit, and professional assessments from community engagement leadership.

Whether you're managing a university's community engagement portfolio, overseeing a foundation's grant program, or coordinating research partnerships between academic and community organizations, this template provides the framework to evaluate nominations consistently and thoroughly. The form guides nominators through articulating project goals, demonstrating community co-creation, and providing evidence of sustained partnership commitments.

Paperform makes it simple to customize this template for your specific grant criteria, embed it directly on your website, and automatically route submissions to review committees. With built-in file upload capabilities for supporting documentation and conditional logic that adapts based on project type, you can create a professional nomination experience that respects both nominators' time and your evaluation process. Connect submissions to your CRM or project management tools using Stepper to automatically trigger review workflows and keep stakeholders informed throughout the selection process.