2 – WIN Posts 2024-2025 Grants Cycle Timeline and criteria on website, including submission deadlines and tentative June site visit dates
11 – WIN news release distributed across state requesting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) from organizations seeking funding
6 – LOIs must be submitted to WIN by 11:59 p.m.
10 – LOI review begins. If one chooses to serve on the LOI subcommittee, they will take this time to review all LOI’s through their member login on the WIN website.
Subcommittee members will read all LOIs and rank their top two applicants.
**LOI review occurs from February 10-March 11**
6 – Members submit their top 16 projects prior to the debrief meeting
11 – Grants Subcommittee Meeting: The Grants Subcommittee will meet to discuss their individual review of the applicants. All Grants Committee members are welcome, but those on the subcommittee will have reviewed all LOIs prior to the meeting. As a result of the meeting, the subcommittee invites 12 to 16 organizations to submit full proposals.
12 – Organizations selected, and organizations eliminated are notified
11 – Invited proposals due by 11:59 p.m.
14 – Proposal review begins. The Grants Committee will take this time to review the full proposal from the selected organizations. The full proposals can be accessed on the WIN website after members have logged in.
**Proposal review occurs from April 14-May 7**
1 – Optional meeting for those who would like additional discussion on the projects. This is not the meeting where voting takes place, but rather a way for members to discuss further prior to voting if they wish.
5 – Members submit the survey ranking projects prior to the debrief meeting
7 – Grants Committee meets to select proposals advancing to site visits (four university projects and four nonprofit projects)
8 – Grant seekers notified of their status and site visit scheduling begins
3, 5, 10 – Scheduled site visits (all Tuesdays and Thursdays initially reserved for site visits)
12, 17,
24, 26,
14 – Grants Committee Meeting: Grants Committee selects proposals to be on ballot (two university projects and two nonprofit projects)
16 – Grant seekers notified of status
28 – Online voting opens for WIN members of record as of June 30
11 – Online voting closes at 11:59 p.m.
13 – Grant seekers notified of status and grant recipients sent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and information about announcement, fund transfer arrangement
TBD – WIN Grant Awards Celebration, announcement with news release, all-member email (pending speaker and/or program considerations)