Table 1. LCC Annual Process for Assessing Science Needs and Selecting Projects NEAFWA RCN Annual Process Date(s) LCC Event LCC Decision or Process NEAFWA NEAFWA Decision or Process October October LCC Technical Recommendations on Projects for LCC Funding Approve RCN Recommendations Committee Meeting Recommendations on CSC Needs Meeting/Call November November LCC Funding Decisions on LCC Projects (including NEAFWA Final Decisions on RCN Projects Steering Committee RCN projects for LCC support) Directors meeting Meeting Approve Recommendations on Climate Science Approve Modification to Priority Topics for Center Needs RFP December Notify Applicants/Announce Funding Decisions Request on Science Needs to Partners RCN Request for Proposals LCC Steering Additional Decisions on Projects (as needed) Committee Conf. Call March Technical Committee Develop Recommendations on Science Needs RCN Proposals due Call/Meeting Steering Committee Approval of Science Needs (including RCN Directors Select Priority RCN Topics for Following Year April meeting at Northeast topics that LCC could support); Additional Meeting at F&W Conference decisions on projects (as needed) Northeast F&W Conference Northeast F&W Presentations on completed LCC Projects Northeast Presentations on completed RCN Projects Conference F&W Conference Provide RCN proposals to tech. review teams May-June Assess need for RFP or direct contracts Technical review scores due Issue targeted RFP if needed July Technical Committee Review of Proposals, recommendations on Proposals reviewed and scored by states Call/Meeting initial science projects, identification of need for further work on proposals August LCC Steering Decisions on initial projects (as needed) Committee Conf. Call September Revision of proposals (as needed); input from NE F&W Recommendations on RCN projects Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Diversity Committee Tech. Com.
Table 1. LCC Annual Process for Assessing Science Needs and Selecting Projects NEAFWA RCN Annual Process Date(s) LCC Event LCC Decision or Process NEAFWA NEAFWA Decision or Process October October LCC Technical Committee Meeting/Call Recommendations on Projects for LCC Funding Meeting Approve RCN Recommendations Recommendations on CSC Needs November November LCC Steering Committee meeting Funding Decisions on LCC Projects (including RCN projects for LCC support) NEAFWA Directors Meeting Final Decisions on RCN Projects Approve Recommendations on Climate Science Center Needs Approve Modification to Priority Topics for RFP December Notify Applicants/Announce Funding Decisions Request on Science Needs to Partners RCN Request for Proposals LCC Steering Committee Conf. Call Additional Decisions on Projects (as needed) March Technical Committee Call/Meeting Develop Recommendations on Science Needs RCN Proposals due April Steering Committee meeting at Northeast F&W Conference Approval of Science Needs (including RCN topics that LCC could support); Additional decisions on projects (as needed) Directors Meeting at Northeast F&W Conference Select Priority RCN Topics for Following Year Northeast F&W Conference Presentations on completed LCC Projects Northeast F&W Conference Presentations on completed RCN Projects Provide RCN proposals to tech. review teams May-June Assess need for RFP or direct contracts Technical review scores due Issue targeted RFP if needed July Technical Committee Call/Meeting Review of Proposals, recommendations on initial science projects, identification of need for further work on proposals Proposals reviewed and scored by states August LCC Steering Committee Conf. Call Decisions on initial projects (as needed) September Revision of proposals (as needed); input from Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Technical Committee NE F&W Diversity Tech. Com. Recommendations on RCN projects
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