December
20 – WIN Posts 2021-2022 Grants Cycle Timeline and criteria on website, including submission deadlines and tentative June site visit dates
20- 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
8 – Organizations selected and organizations eliminated are notified
April
20 – Invited proposals due by 11:59 p.m.
22 – Proposal review begins
May
12 – Grants Committee meets to select proposals advancing to site visits (four university projects and four nonprofit projects)
16 – Grant seekers notified of their status and site visit scheduling begins
June
2, 7, 9 – Scheduled site visits (all Tuesdays and Thursdays initially reserved for site visits)
14, 16,
21, 23,
28, 30
July
14 – Grants Committee selects proposals to be on ballot (two university projects and two nonprofit projects)
18 – Grant seekers notified of status
28 – Online voting opens for WIN members of record as of June 30
August
10 – 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 arrangement
September-October
TBD – WIN Grant Awards Celebration, announcement with news release, all-member email (pending speaker and/or program considerations)