LISA ADD #7 ON SCANNER

• Board Meeting Date: 9/16/2008
• Description: WSP Section - Tamarisk Grant Program Guidelines
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Tamarisk Control Matching Grant Program Timeline and Revised Schedule •
September 16, 2008
May 2008
5/29/08: HB08 -1346 signed by Governor
June 2008
6/16/08: staff meets with Tamarisk Coalition and Colo. Dept. of Agriculture: to outline criteria
July 2008
7/1: HB08 - 1346 effective, funds available
7/22-23: Board considers preliminary criteria and procedures
August 2008
8/1-31: staff prepares revised criteria
September 2008
9/15: staff prepares Board memo and distributes to Board
9/16-17: Board approves final criteria and application process
9/18-30: staff makes any final revisions per Board approval, seeks public comment as Board directs
October 2008
10/1:30 day initial application period opens for Round 1 to allocate 1st $450,000
10/1-31: staff begins developing grant contract forms and procedures
10/15: staff completes recruitment of evaluation panel
10/31: initial application period closes
November 2008 •
11/1-5: staff screens, sorts, compiles applications, distributes to evaluation panel
11/5-10: panel members review and score applications,
11/10: panel meets for discussion and recommends Round 1 projects,
11/18-19: Board reviews Round 1 recommendations and selects final projects for funding
11/20: Round 1 award letters sent out
11/30: proposed contracts submitted to purchasing
December 2008
12/15: staff, evaluation panel and interested parties meet to consider program modifications for Round 2
12/31: Round 1 Grant contracts approved by Controller, work commences
January 2009
1/1-10: staff prepares modified criteria and procedures for Round 2
1/11: staff prepares Board memo re Round 2 and distributes to Board and interested parties
1/23: Board approves Round 2 criteria and process,
1/23: Board final decision on additional $1 million funding in 2009 Projects Bill
February 2009
2/1: 28 day application period opens for Round 2 [unsuccessful Round 1 applicants encouraged to reapply]
2/28: Round 2 application period closes
March 2009
3/1-5: staff screens, sorts, compiles applications, distributes to evaluation panel
3/5-15: panel members review and score applications
3/15: panel meets for discussion and recommendation of Round 2 projects, allocates 2nd $450,000
3/25: Board reviews Round 2 recommendations and selects final projects for funding
3/30: Round 2 award letters sent out
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