FY 2006
Simplified Process and Timeline
Thursday January 26 – DRA 2006 Federal Grant Program to be Announced (tentative).
Monday, January 30 – LDDs – Begin Publicizing, Educating and Assisting Pre-Applicants
with Preparation of Pre-Applications. During February All LDDs Will Host Public
Forums.
(Allows 71 days for Pre-Application Preparation.)
No Later Than Noon, Wednesday, March 29 – ALL Pre-Applications Due at LDDs, to be Screened for Completeness.
Wednesday, April 12 – LDDs package Complete Pre-Applications and Send original and copy to DRA.
Each LDD will also send a copy to its State at the same time.
(Again, This Allows 76 Days from “Announcement” to Pre-Application Deadline.)
No Later Than Wednesday, May 17 – Federal Co-Chairman Determines Eligibility.
(Allows 35 Days to Determine Eligibility.)
By Wednesday, May 24 – Governors Receive List of Eligibles and Ineligibles. Additionally,
FCC provides a written explanation of why a project was deemed ineligible to the Applicants, States and LDDs.
By Wednesday, May 31—States respond to List of Ineligibles.
States will provide written responses to the FCC, if they have a different perspective on an ineligible project.
By Friday June 7 -- FCC has responded in writing to each State’s perspective of eligibility.
By Friday, June 14 – Governors Select Projects and Notify Federal Co-Chairman.
(Allows Governors 21 Days to Select Projects for “Invitation to Apply”.)
On June 16 – Federal Co-Chairman Issues “Invitations to Apply” to Governors’ Selections.
By Friday, July 28, Applications to be Prepared by Invitees and Received by DRA.
(Allows 42 Days for Application Preparation and Receipt by DRA.)
No Later Than Thursday, August 31, DRA Staff Completes Review of Applications and
Forwards Such Reviews to Governors
(Allows 34 Days for DRA Staff to Review and Collaborate With Pre-Grantees.)
By Wednesday, September 6, Governors Complete Evaluation and Certification of Applications; Forward “Evaluated and Certified” list to Federal Co-Chairman.
(Allows 6 Days for Governors to Evaluate and Certify Applications.)
On Tuesday, September 12, Board Meets to Vote on DRA 2006 Federal Grant Projects
On Thursday, September 14, The Federal Co-Chairman Notifies Members of Congress of the Authority’s Approval of Projects for DRA 2006 Federal Grant Funding.
On Tuesday, September 19, The Federal Co-Chairman Notifies Governors of the Authority’s Approval of Projects for DRA 2006 Federal Grant Funding.
By September 30, (Most) 2006 Projects Will Be Closed and All Will Be Funded.