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PRE-APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read the application packet and call the Board's staff at 612/282-2390 if you have any questions or need more information. 2. Develop a basic idea for the project and determine who are your potential partners. 3. Get the potential partners together and discuss everyone's ideas. A "convener" is usually necessary to get the project initiated, but it is usually not very effective for one person to fully develop the project on their own and then shop for partners who are willing to go along. 4. In collaboration with all potential partners: a. Refine the proposal in accordance with the pre-application forms. b. Determine which potential partners are in sufficient support of the project to be included in the pre-application. Please note that different applicants can be named when the application is submitted; participation at the pre-application stage is not a final commitment to participate in the project. c. Decide which grant category is appropriate for the proposal; reading the grant category description and the "NARRATIVE FORMAT" section of each application form is a good way to start. Please note that the Board may assign the project to a different category during its review of the pre-application. d. Develop a clear understanding of what the benefits of the project will be for: the partners; their customers, clients, and taxpayers; and other local governments. The benefits of the project should focus on improved service outcomes and the applicants should be able to develop a methodology for measuring the improved service outcomes. e. Develop an estimate of the total cost of the project and make a preliminary determination of how much money will be requested from the Board. Detailed budget projections are not required at the pre-application stage. f. Determine who the contact person will be for the pre-application. This person should be able to answer questions about the pre-application. 5. Have someone from the group of potential partners attend the applicant workshop if at all possible. It will be a helpful forum to get questions addressed, as well as to hear responses to the issues raised by others. 6. Prepare the PRE-APPLICATION COVER PAGE and NARRATIVE. Answer all the questions on the COVER PAGE and be sure that all the issues in the NARRATIVE FORMAT have been addressed. You must submit a pre-application by the November 22, 1995, deadline in order to be eligible to submit a final application. 7. Use the "Checklist for Mailing Your Pre-Application" to be sure all requirements are met. 8. Mail or deliver the pre-application packet. Please do not fax pre-applications to the Board's Office. Be sure the Board will receive it by 5:00 p.m. on November 22, 1995. Pre-applications received after the deadline will not be considered.