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Collaborative Granting Process Cycle 2
The Wicihitowin Circle of Shared Responsibility has launched Cycle 2 of the Collaborative Granting Process and is accepting project proposals from Edmonton’s Aboriginal community to meet the priorities in the Wicihitowin Plan 2009/2010.
Only organizations who have submitted a Letter of Intent can submit a project proposal. Projects will be considered that meet the priorities in the Wicihitowin Plan 2009/2010. Please note that the Wicihitowin Plan priorities have been revised as well as the Proposal Review Committee section:
Download the Wicihitowin Plan 2009 10 CGP 2 (PDF)
The timelines for the Collaborative Granting Process Cycle 2 are:
| April 12, 2010 | Cycle 2 Launched
CGP Cycle 1 update and timelines available on website under Resource Partner Circle – Collaborative Granting Process. |
| April 23, 2010 (extended to April 30, 2010) | Letter of Intent due on April 23, 2010 at 4:00 pm by email to collaborativegranting@wicihitowin.ca. Letter of Intent, Community Plan & Guide to CGP 2009/2010 available for download on www.wicihitowin.ca.
PLEASE NOTE THE LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2010 AT 4:00 PM. Once applicants have submitted their Letter of Intent the CGP Coordinator will send an email to confirm receipt of the LOI and provide the Proposal Template. The CGP coordinator will forward the Letters of Intent to the Resource Partner Circle to notify them of which projects will be submitting project proposals for their consideration. |
| April 30, 2010 | Proposal Writing Workshop – Wicihitowin Circle has partnered with Alberta Culture and Community Spirit to provide a Proposal Writing Workshop at the Wicihitowin Secretariat 15132 Stony Plain Road on April 30, 2010 from 9:30 am to 12 pm. Please confirm your attendance by email to collaborativegranting@wicihitowin.ca |
| May 11, 2010 | An additional Proposal Workshop will be held on May 11, 2010 from 10 am to 12:00 pm. The workshop will be held at the Wicihitowin Secretariat 15132 Stony Plain Road on May 11th, 2010. Confirm by email to collaborativegranting@wicihitowin.ca |
| May 19, 2010 | Proposal Workshop – A final Proposal Workshop will be held at the Wicihitowin Secretariat 15132 Stony Plain Road on May 19th, 2010.
Session A – 10 am to 12 pm Confirm by email to collaborativegranting@wicihitowin.ca |
| May 21, 2010 | Proposal Due – Proposals due by email to collaborativegranting@wicihitowin.ca no later than 4:00 pm on May 21, 2010.
Once applicants have submitted their Project Proposal the CGP Coordinator will send an email confirming receipt of the Project Proposal. |
| May 26 & 27, 2010 (tentative) | Proposal Review Committee meets to review multi-Action Circle proposals and assign proposals for ranking to the appropriate Action Circle. This will be a one day meeting that will be scheduled the week of May 24 – 28, 2010.
Applicants will be notified by email that the Proposal Review Committee has reviewed their proposal and forwarded it to the appropriate Action Circle for ranking. The applicant will be notified if a presentation will be required to the Action Circle and the date and time will be set. |
| June 1 – 18, 2010 | Action Circle Ranking meetings from June 1 – 18, 2010 to review proposals and rank according to the Ranking Criteria. Where appropriate applicants will provide a 10 minute presentation on their project proposal.
Applicants will be notified by email that their proposal has been ranked by the Action Circle and will be forwarded to the Resource Partnership Circle for consideration on the date scheduled by the RPC. |
| July 13 & 14, 2010 | Resource Partner Circle meets to consider the Action Circle recommendations on the project proposals. |
| July 15 & 16, 2010 | Contact Applicants – Applicants are sent the results of the RPC meeting by email immediately upon the completion of the RPC meeting. |
| August 2010 | Debrief Cycle 2 – Applicants, Action Circles, Resource Partner Circle provide feedback to Cycle 1 and 2 for review by the Wicihitowin Circle during the month of August and September in preparation for Cycle 3 launch on October 1, 2010. |
For more information on the Collaborative Granting Process go to Resource Partner Circle and click on Collaborative Granting Process.
