Effective Engagement	Additional Resources to Support Partnership	Applicants’ Qualifications and Readiness
Demonstrate how research will focus on issues of significance to communities.	Potentially include the use of subgrants awarded to pay for community-based organizations or community members’ participation.	Provide evidence of community support.
Discuss how communities can effectively participate in the design and performance of the research project.	Describe data-sharing plan with community.	Describe personnel expertise and experience or past interactions with other organizations.
Describe the results expected to be achieved through community involvement and the potential benefits to the communities and other stakeholders.	Articulate plan for the dissemination of research findings.	Demonstrate the ability to engage community of concern in implementing culturally relevant strategies (e.g., tribal knowledge).
Identify the role of community members.	Include resources for partnership development, such as a Community Outreach and Translation Core.
Show how the research will enhance the capacity of the community.
Describe the procedures in place for defining the community, obtaining its involvement in the research, and establishing and maintaining trust.a

^aReflects Environmental Protection Agency human subjects research template language.