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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. Make a note of the grant number and grant category assigned to the project by the Board in its notice informing you of the score you received on your pre-application. Contact the Board's staff if there are any concerns about the grant category assigned by the Board. 3. Convene the potential partners and discuss everyone's ideas. It is important to have everyone involved in developing the application. 4. In collaboration with all potential partners: a. Refine the proposal in accordance with the application forms. Be sure that all the issues in the APPLICATION NARRATIVE FORMAT are discussed and agreed upon, including a work product and a planning or implementation process. b. Determine which potential partners are in sufficient support of the project to be included in the application. Please note that the Board will consider all applicants included on the application to have committed to participating in the project. c. Develop a detailed budget for the project and determine how much money will be requested from the Board. This amount may differ from the pre-application, but may not exceed the statutory maximum for the application's grant category. d. Determine who the contact person will be for the application: This person should be able to answer questions about the application. 5. For all partners that will be included in the application, determine which have exclusive representatives (unions) representing employees who provide the program or service that will be affected by the application. Note that a copy of the application will have to be sent to each of these exclusive representatives. 6. Prepare the APPLICATION COVER PAGE and NARRATIVE. Use the forms for the correct grant category. Answer all the questions on the COVER PAGE and be sure that all the issues in the NARRATIVE FORMAT have been addressed. 7. Obtain all necessary signatures. Note that the application must be signed by the senior elected or administrative official of each applicant. However, the signatures do not have to be originals (facsimile copies are acceptable) and each applicant may sign on a different sheet of paper if necessary. 8. Use the "Checklist for Mailing Your Application" to be sure all requirements are met. 9. Mail or deliver the application packet. Please do not fax applications to the Board's Office. Be sure the Board will receive it by 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 1996. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.