Program budget is $550,000. Funding will be provided by Metropolitan and Reclamation. Additional grants may be available if funding is secured from other program partners regarding water and energy.
The number of projects funded will be based on the qualified applicant pool, merits of each proposal and program budget.
Schedule
May 31, 2007..................... Proposals due
July 2007........................... Project selection
September 2007................ Execute agreements
December 31, 2007........... Project must begin
December 31, 2009........... Project completion
Who Can Apply?
Funding is available to public, private or non-profit organizations.
Application Process
Projects will be pre-screened by Metropolitan and Reclamation staff based on the pre-screening executive summary outlined in the Request For Proposal (RFP) prior to being submitted to independent review panel(s).
Independent review panel(s) will evaluate and rank proposals based on scoring criteria outlined in the RFP. Proposal ranking will reflect the panel’s collective scoring based on the criteria. |