2011-2012 PROPOSAL & FUNDING PROCESS
STATUS: After full consideration of all proposals received is response to the 2011-2012 Request for Proposal, on July 14, 2010 the LCCMR made their selections of projects to recommend to the 2011 Legislature. $50,679,000 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is being recommended for 92 natural resource appropriations. The recommendations came from the 2011-2012 proposal process in which 241 proposals requesting a total of approximately $161.9 million were received. These recommendations ranged from full funding for the full proposal and dollar amount requested to partial funding for specific proposal elements and partial dollar amounts requested..
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2011-2012 Project Recommendations
92 projects have been selected for funding recommendations to the 2011 Legislature.
2011-2012 Proposals Received
PROPOSALS RECEIVED AND SELECTED TO PRESENT CAN BE VIEWED HERE.
241 proposals requesting a total of approximately $162 million were received. This RFP process is for the biennium (2 years) beginning July 1, 2011. For that period, approximately $52 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is expected to be available to recommend for project funding. Thus requests exceeded dollars available by a ratio of more than 3:1.
On June 9, 2010, the LCCMR selected 105* proposals to invite in to present before the Commission and receive further consideration. Scheduled dates are available here. [*Note: 105 proposals consists of 82 individual proposals plus 2 partnership proposals containing a total of 23 individual sub-proposals (Metro Conservation Corridors, #104-D = 11 individual sub-proposals; Habitat Conservation Partnership, #106-D = 12 individual sub-proposals): 82+23=105.
2011-2012 Request for Proposal (RFP)
2011-2012 RFP:
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Deadline to Submit: Friday April 9, 2010 - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED.
Some additional information pertaining to proposal requirements and evaluation criteria is available below.
2011-2012 Process Timeline
The proposal and funding process timeline for the 2011-2012 RFP is detailed below. Specific dates will be announced as they become available.
| DATE RANGE | ACTIVITY or EVENT |
| January 12, 2010 | - Funding priorities were determined and 2011-2012 RFP was adopted. |
| January 22, 2010 | - 2011-2012 RFP issued. |
| April 5, 2010 | - Last day to submit draft proposals for LCCMR staff review. |
| April 9, 2010 | - Submission deadline for proposals responding to 2010 RFP. |
| May 2010 | - All submitted proposals distributed to LCCMR members for review, evaluation, and ranking. |
| June 3 & 9, 2010 | - A subset of high-ranking proposals is selected for further consideration and invited to give presentations before the LCCMR. |
| June 22, 23, 29, 30, 2010 | - Selected proposals present before the LCCMR. - Additional presentation dates may be added. Possible dates may include June 21 or 28. |
| July 13-14, 2010 | - Subset of proposals is selected to recommend to the legislature for funding based on consistency with funding priorities and total dollars available. |
| August-October, 2010 | - Projects recommended for funding begin submitting work programs for LCCMR staff review. - Research projects recommended for funding undergo peer review. |
| November 30 & December 8, 2010 | - Funding recommendations are adopted by the LCCMR in legislative bill format, as they will be presented to the legislature. |
| January-May, 2011 | - LCCMR recommendations presented to the legislature for consideration via introduction as an appropriations bill. - Bill is considered and acted upon by the Minnesota House and Senate. - Upon passage, the bill goes before the governor to be signed into law. |
| June, 2011 (Specific dates to be announced) |
- LCCMR approves work programs for projects funded. |
| July 1, 2011 | - Money from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund becomes available for expenditure and projects can begin. |
