How to Apply
How can our state apply and how will the states be selected?
This program has a two-step application and selection process to choose the partner states.
Expression of Interest:
Interested parties within states should submit the two-page Expression of Interest form (download the form). Please submit the completed form by email to submissions@landuseandwater.org on or before 6:00 p.m. of September 21, 2007. Any state agency may submit the form. Submissions may come from the Governors office and/or state level departments related to environmental protection, public health, natural resources, or planning and growth management.
Because this announcement is being distributed by several national organizations related to land use, water protection and natural resources, there may be other agencies or organizations in your state that will also be interested in this project. We would prefer (but do not require) the coordination of efforts within a state into a single Expression of Interest submission. Should we receive more than one Expression of Interest from a state, we will contact all submitters and request that you work together to submit a joint Expression of Interest within one week of notification.
State agencies may also want to coordinate their submission with watershed groups, state smart growth or growth management organizations, extension agencies, and other non-profit organizations working on source water. Organizations outside state government should coordinate with state officials to apply.
Formal Application:
We will review all expressions of interest and select the states that offer the strongest commitment to the project and strongest potential for undertaking cross-program analysis. (See selection criteria .) These states will be asked to submit a more detailed, formal application on or before November 16, 2007.
We will select three partner states in the first year of this project from the list of states that submit formal applications. We anticipate selecting two more partner states each year for the next two years of this project.
We expect to announce the first three partner states by November 30, 2007.
For more information, email Janet Pawlukiewicz with the Trust for Public Land (phone: (202) 543-7552); or. Benjamin de la Peña with the Smart Growth Leadership Institute (phone: (202) 207 3355 ext. 26).
