Timeline for 2011-2014 Grants Cycle
| Date | Task/Goal |
| Saturday 12/10 | Orientation Call |
| Mon 12/12 | Email LOIs to the Grantmaking Committee |
| Wed 1/11 | Committee Evaluations due |
| Wed 1/11 – Tues 1/17 | LOI Scores are tallied |
| Tues 1/17 | Tallied LOI scores are emailed to grants panel for review |
| Thurs 1/19 | Grants panel meets by phone to discuss “maybe’s” and to debrief LOI review process. |
| Fri 1/20 | Invite applicants for full proposals |
| Mon 2/20 | Full proposals due by 5pm Eastern time. |
| Wed 2/1 – Wed 2/22 |
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| Thurs 2/23 | Email or mail completed proposals to grants committee for review |
| Fri 3/9 | Proposal reviews and interview questions due |
| Mon 3/12 – Fri 3/16 | Phone interviews with finalists |
| Sat 3/17 | Grants committee phone call – Final cut and recommendations for funding (2 hours?)
1. confirm 3 yes’s 2. review 2- yes’s 3. Discuss and come to consensus. |
| Sat 3/17 | FEX Board Meeting and Approval of the grants |
| Tues 3/20 | Notify finalists by phone
1. letters to No’s 2. Phone call and letter to Yes’s |
| Tues 3/20-3/21 | Yes letters and grant agreements mailed |
| **Ongoing** | Thank you to grants panelists |
| Spring 2012 | Announce grants! |