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Fiscal Year 2015 Certified Local Government Grant Funds-page two As in previous years,projects that will receive special priority are those that:reflect the goals and strategies in the 2012-2017 statewide preservation plan; result in local designations or National Register nominations;and involve properties associated with the history of heretofore under-documented groups of communities(ethnic or racial minorities for example,but also other groups defining themselves as communities).The CLG Grants Manual provides additional instructions regarding the full range of eligible activities and the sel ect i on criteria a used in making awards. Eligible cities—and those cities expecting to be certified as a CLG by March 1 —should begin considering their project ideas soon.Preservation office staff is pleased to provide technical assistance and advice.Requests for grant assistance and general inquiries about the CLG grant program should be directed to Michael Koop,Historic Preservation Program Specialist,at 651-259-3452;michael.koop(a,mnhs.org. The Society's Grants Office is now using an entirely on-line grants system. Applicants access the system through the grants portal(https://mnhs.fluxx.io/). The portal provides access to everything you'll need in administering a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society, from the pre-application stage through reporting on the completion of a project. Here you will be able to track where an application is in the review process as well as have access to information about previous grants you have received. The portal allows you to save your work on an application and come back to finish it later. The calendar schedule for Fiscal Year 2015 Pass-Through Program Funds is as follows: 2014 December 17 Application instructions available. 2015 January 23 Pre-application draft deadline(highly recommended). March 6 Final application deadline,midnight. April 16 Grants Review Committee considers applications. May Cities notified of Grants Review Committee recommendations. Grants Office prepares CLG Grant Agreements. June 1 Earliest beginning date for project work. September 30 Interim financial close-out for projects that will be completed in the next fiscal year.* October 1 Alternate date to begin project work. Continuing Monthly progress reports from grant recipients. 2016 July 31 Latest ending date on all project work. August 14 Final deadline for grant recipients to submit project products, final project report,and Request for Reimbursement. (Note: Funds will be released to grant recipients upon formal approval of products, final project report,and fiscal documentation.) Your participation and cooperation in the Certified Local Government Pass-Through Program will aid in making the state and federal preservation programs successful. *Federal regulations require interim financial close-out reports at the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30. This requirement will apply to all projects with starting dates earlier than September 30 and ending dates during the next federal fiscal year that begins on October 1. This program receives Federal funds from the National Park Service. Regulations of the U.S.Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental Federally assisted Programs on the basis of race,color,national origin,age,or disability.. An YP person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program,activity,or facility operated erated p by a recipient of Federal assistance should write to:Director,Equal Opportunity Program,U.S.Department of the Interior,National Park Service,P.O.Box 37127,Washington,D.C.20013-7127.