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Public School Capital Construction Assistance Program Director Ted Hughes announced that applications for the 2010-2011 grant cycle for the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program are due by 4 p.m. Friday, April 9.  Projects to be funded during the 2010-2011 grant cycle will address health and safety issues, relieve overcrowding or meet technology needs.  The process and the application will be similar to the current grant cycle.
The grant application schedule is as follows:

  • Completed grant applications are due no later than 4 p.m., Friday, April 9.
  • CDE staff will read and summarize the grant applications for the Capital Construction Assistance Board and the Colorado State Board of Education.
  • The Public School Capital Construction Assistance Board will meet on Tuesday, June 29 and Wednesday, June 30 to review applications and select applications to recommend to the state board for award.
  • The recommended projects will be submitted to the state board at the July meeting for information and the August state board meeting for action and approval.
  • BEST Cash grant projects approved by the state board will be awarded after the August meeting. BEST lease-purchase grant projects will be awarded after the certificate of participation financing closes, approximately six months later.

A sample grant application is available at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefinance/download/pdf/CCAGrantApplicationSample.pdf <http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefinance/download/pdf/CCAGrantApplicationSample.pdf>
For more information or to read board minutes, visit http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefinance/CapConstmain.htm <http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefinance/CapConstmain.htm>

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