1 – WIN Posts 2023-2024 Grants Cycle Timeline and criteria on website, including submission deadlines and tentative June site visit dates
19 – WIN news release distributed across state requesting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) from organizations seeking funding
13 – LOIs must be submitted to WIN by 11:59 p.m.
15 – LOI review begins
18 – Grants Subcommittee invites 12 to 16 organizations to submit full proposals, up to eight university projects and eight nonprofit projects
20 – Organizations selected and organizations eliminated are notified
16 – Invited proposals due by 11:59 p.m.
19 – Proposal review begins
2 – Grants Committee meets to select proposals advancing to site visits (four university projects and four nonprofit projects)
6 – Grant seekers notified of their status and site visit scheduling begins
4, 6, 11, – Scheduled site visits (all Tuesdays and Thursdays initially reserved for site visits)
13, 18
20, 25
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11 – Grants Committee selects proposals to be on ballot (two university projects and two nonprofit projects)
15 – Grant seekers notified of status
26 – Online voting opens for WIN members of record as of June 30
14 – Online voting closes at 11:59 p.m.
16 – 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)