What Is The Timeline For Game Changer Grants For Quarters 1 & 2 - 2020

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Timeline for Quarters 1 & 2, 2020:

• November 11, 2019, applicants may begin uploading videos and completing short forms.

• December 11, 2019, at Midnight, deadline for submitting videos and Short Forms.

• December 12, 2019 - January 6, 2020 a group of FCI staff and board will review all videos and narrow down the videos to a final group not to exceed 10 finalists.

• January 7, 2020 - January 20, 2020, a panel of external reviewers (“Selection Committee”), representative of the state’s geography, gender, race, ethnicity, age and other merits, will review the finalists and, together, determine three awardees for Quarter 1 2020. (January, February, and March)

• Week of January 20, 2020, FCI staff will notify the January award winner.

• Week of January 20, 2020, FCI will publicly announce the January award winner.

• Week of February 10, 2020, FCI staff will notify the February award winner.

• Week of February 17, 2020, FCI staff will publicly announce the February award winner.

• Week of March 9, 2020, FCI staff will notify the March award winner.

• Week of March 16, 2020, FCI will publicly announce the March award winner.

• February 17, 2020 - March 11, 2020, Open Submission Period for Quarter 2 & 3 of 2020

• March 17, 2020 - April 1, 2020, a group of FCI staff and board will review all videos and narrow down the videos to a final group not to exceed 10 finalists.

• April 2, 2020 - April 16, 2020, a panel of external reviewers (“Selection Committee”), representative of the state’s geography, gender, race, ethnicity, age and other merits, will review the finalists and, together, determine three awardees for Quarter 2 of 2020. (April, May & June)

• April 13, 2020 - May 13, 2020 Open Submission period for Quarter 3 & 4 2020

• Week of April 20, 2020, FCI staff will notify the April award winner.

• Week of April 20, 2020, FCI will publicly announce the April award winner.

• Week of May 11, 2020, FCI staff will notify the May award winner.

• Week of May 18, 2020, FCI will publicly announce the May award winner.

• Week of June 8, 2020, FCI staff will notify the June award winner.

• Week of June 15, 2019, FCI will publicly announce the December award winner.

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Evaluation Criteria:

To start with, all videos will first be reviewed for the following

• Does the applicant fit the outlined eligibility criteria (See Eligibility Criteria)?

• Does the applicant’s vision and mission align with FCI’s?