19_Tamarisk

• Board Meeting Date: 7/22/2008
• Description: WSP Section - Tamarisk Grant Program Proposed Guidlines
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Tamarisk Control Matching Grant Program Timeline and Schedule
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/l: HB08 -1346 effective, funds available
7/22-23: Board considers preliminary criteria and procedures
7/28-31: staff produces draft criteria based on Board input
August 2008
8/1-21: staff reviews draft criteria with interested parties and revises accordingly
8/15-21: staff begins preparation of application materials and evaluation process
8/22-31: staff reviews proposed revised criteria and application with Board members
September 2008
9/1-5: staff prepares Board memo and distributes to Board and interested parties
9/16-17: Board approves final criteria and application process
9/18-25: staff makes any final revisions per Board approval
October 2008
10/l: 30 day initial application period opens for Round I
1011-3 l: staff begins developing grant contract forms and procedures
10/15: staff completes recruitment of evaluation panel
10/31: initial application period closes
November 2008
1 l/l-5: staff screens, sorts, compiles applications, distributes to evaluation panel
1115-15: panel members review and score applications
11/15: panel meets for discussion and selection of Round I projects, allocates 1st $450,000
11/18-19: Board informed of Round I results, preliminary decision to seek additional $1 million funding in
2009 Projects Bill
11/20: Round I 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 II
12/31: Round I Grant contracts approved by Controller, work commences
January 2009
1/1-10: staff prepares modified criteria and procedures for Round II
1/1 l: staff prepares Board memo re Round II and distributes to Board and interested parties
1/23: Board approves Round II criteria and process, final decision on additional $1 million funding in 2009
Projects Bill
February 2009
2/1:28 day application period opens for Round II [unsuccessful Round I applicants encouraged to reapply]
2/28: Round II 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 selection of Round II projects, allocates 2nd $450,000
3/25: Board informed of Round II results
3/30: Round II award letters sent out