Local Groundwater Assistance Technical Advisory Panel and Public Comment Period

Local Groundwater Assistance Grant ProgramTechnical Advisory Panel (TAP) and Public MeetingJune 2, 2008Sacramento????Overview AgendaTAP Meeting 10:00Lunch 11:30 (on your own)Public Comment Period 12:30TAP Recommendations 2:00??????PresentationOverviewApplicationsReview Results of ReviewFunding ConsiderationsCapacity Building Grants Conflict of Interest and Principles of CollaborationWater Code Section 10795.16.(a) If a member of the Technical Advisory Panel, or a member of his or her immediate family, is employed by a grant applicant, the employer of a grant applicant, or a consultant or independent contractor employed by a grant applicant, the panel member shall make that disclosure to the other members of the panel and shall not participate in the review of the grant application of that applicant.(b) The Technical Advisory Panel shall operate on principles of collaboration. Panelists shall be appointed who are committed to working together with other interests for the long-term benefit of California groundwater resources and the people who rely on those resources.FY 2007/2008 Grant ScheduleOctober 26, 2007 PSP AvailableNovember 8-16, 2007 Workshops HeldDecember 11, 2007 Application DeadlineMay 13, 2008 DWR Review CompleteJune 2, 2008 TAP & Public MeetingLate June 2008 DWR Announces Awards?????Review Grant Submittals122 Grant Applications Record numberTotal Funds Available – $6.4 millionTotal Funds Requested – ...