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 Proposals are being solicited by the Washington Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) Task Group for financial support of groups that are or will be using a collaborative, voluntary, locally-led process including a variety of stakeholders aimed at enhancing Washington’s natural resources.
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To learn more about coordinated resource management, visit the CRM Washington website.
Funding Amount:
Amount of assistance per project is not expected to exceed $5000.
Matching funds are not required but will be regarded favorably.
Projects that can be completed by June 30, 2008:
Proposal review will begin the week of April 28, 2008.
Proposals received after April 28 will be considered contingent on remaining funds.
All expenditures for these projects must be invoiced by June 30, 2008.
There can be NO exceptions!
A one-page completion report will be required.
Projects that can be completed between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009:
Proposal review will begin the first week of June, 2008.
Proposals received after review begins will be considered contingent on remaining funds.
Expenditures for these projects must be invoiced by June 30, 2009.
A one-page completion report will be required.
Evaluation Criteria:
We are especially interested in funding the following:
- Facilitation costs related to CRM or similar collaborative efforts dealing with natural resources issues in Washington.
- CRM-related vegetative, soil, ecological condition monitoring (not water quality).
- Funding for staff time and other expenses, including resource inventory, related to initiating or enabling a fledgling CRM or similar collaborative group.
- Expenses related to on-the-job training in CRM.
One objective is to encourage CRM trainees or those new to CRM to attend a CRM meeting.
- Scholarships to attend a CRM Training Seminar.
Please indicate preferable dates and locations in your proposal.
- Implementation of field projects derived by a CRM or similar collaborative effort that cannot be funded through other programs.
- Creative proposals for other types of assistance will be considered!
Proposal Format:
Proposals over two pages or using smaller than size 12 font may not be considered!
Please provide your contact info, description of your group and what you hope to accomplish by when, and budget and cost info.
Submit proposals to Ken Mills:
Ken Mills
WA CRM Program
2145 Basin St. SW, Room C
Ephrata, WA 98823
phone: (509) 754-2463 ext.1133
cell: (509) 431-5627
fax: (509) 754-4705
PROPOSAL FORMAT
NOTE:
Not all items will apply to all proposals, neither are you restricted to this format, but please remember that proposals over two pages will be frowned upon.
CONTACT INFO (name(s), address, e-mail, phone, fax):
NAME OF CRM OR COMPARABLE GROUP EMBRACING CRM PRINCIPLES:
STAKEHOLDERS:
DO/WILL YOU USE THE CRM OR A SIMILAR PROCESS?
Listing key elements of your process/project that result from/will follow CRM guidelines will be helpful!
(see CRM Handbook and CRM In a Nutshell at www.crmwashington.org):
OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF GROUP:
HOW WILL THIS FUNDING HELP YOU ACCOMPLISH YOUR OBJECTIVES?
ACTIVITY TO BE FUNDED?
To be completed by
6/30/08
or
6/30/09
(circle one)?
AMOUNT REQUESTED AND BUDGET DETAILS:
IF APPLYING FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING and would like to observe a meeting, do you have a meeting in mind or would you like us to suggest one?
If you have some other activity or way of benefiting from on-the-job type training, describe it.
IF APPLYING FOR A CRM TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP, please tell us how CRM training would benefit you and how you might expect to use it.
Also indicate preferred locations and dates.
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