The Department Received an Email from a Representative from the Foundation Center Recommending

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3/5/10 / Email sent to the mailbox through Suzanne Immerman. / The Department received an email from a representative from the Foundation Center recommending a change to the due date of RTT Phase 2 applications.
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Meredith Farace / Date:
9/30/10
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-----Original Message-----

From: Steven Lawrence [mailto:

Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 3:31 PM

To: Immerman, Suzanne

Cc:

Subject: RTT Round Two Timing Challenge

Suzanne. I began conducting interviews this week with funders about their experience in supporting the RTT application process. While I'll be reporting back in a more formal way about the findings, one piece I feedback I heard today struck me as being worth passing along to you right away.

Specifically, the interviewee expressed concerns about whether Round Two applicants would in fact have sufficient time between early April--when winners will be announced and losers will get a clear understanding of the shortcomings of their applications--and the early June Round Two deadline to enact legislative changes that would strengthen their applications. Since some state legislatures will go out of session in mid-May and not go back into session until June, they will only have four weeks basically to introduce and pass legislation, which in most cases will not be realistic.

As one possible solution, this funder suggested that Round Two applications could be due in early June, but perhaps states could have until month's end to pass legislation relevant to their applications.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Steven

Steven Lawrence

Director of Research

The Foundation Center

(212) 807-2410