1 – WIN Posts 2020-2021 Grants Cycle Timeline and criteria on website, including submission deadlines and tentative June site visit dates
12 – WIN news release distributed across state requesting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) from organizations seeking funding
February
16 – LOIs must be submitted to WIN by 11:59 p.m.
18 – LOI review begins
March
3 – Grants Subcommittee invites 12 to 16 organizations to submit full proposals, up to eight university projects and eight nonprofit projects
12 – Organizations selected and organizations eliminated are notified
April
20 – Invited proposals due by 11:59 p.m.
22 – Proposal review begins
May
11 – Grants Committee meets to select proposals advancing to site visits (four university projects and four nonprofit projects)
13 – Grant seekers notified of their status and site visit scheduling begins
June
1, 3, 8, – Scheduled site visits (all Tuesdays and Thursdays initially reserved for site visits) 10, 15, 17, 22, 24
July
13 – Grants Committee selects proposals to be on ballot (two university projects and two nonprofit projects)
15 – Grant seekers notified of status
30 – Online voting opens for WIN members of record as of June 30
August
9 – Online voting closes at 11:59 p.m.
12 – Grant seekers notified of status and grant recipients sent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and information about announcement, fund transfer arrangements
September-October
TBD – WIN Grant Awards Celebration, announcement with news release, all-member email (pending speaker and/or program considerations)