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Business Improvement Grant

Program Description, Criteria, and Process
B.I.G. APPLICATION HERE
AMS INVENTORY FORM HERE
Please see this informative webinar provided by the Ada Jobs Foundation! ​
Ada Business Improvement Grant Informational Webinar from 2021
B.I.G. Program Description, Criteria, and Process pdf.
Business Improvement Grant Schedule
FY 2022-2023
 
Thursday, Sept 29, 2022
B.I.G. Committee Round 1 Kick-Off Meeting 4 PM
Friday, Sept 30, 2022
B.I.G. application Round 1 (FY 2022-2023) OPENS
Friday, Sept 30, 2022 – Sunday, Oct 23, 2022
Technical review and feedback for applications received prior to the deadline.
Sunday at midnight, October 30, 2022
B.I.G. application Round 1 (FY 2022-2023) CLOSES
All applications are DUE
Monday, October 31 – Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Administrative Review of B.I.G. applications.
Upload docs in the AJF system.
Distribute applications to the committee for review prior to Thursday’s committee meeting.
Thursday, Nov 3, 2022
B.I.G. Committee Meeting Discuss applications and begin ranking.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Round 1 Scoring Matrix turned into AJF tabulation
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
B.I.G. Committee Meeting to certify and submit final selections to AMS
Thursday, November 10, 2022
AMS Board Approval
Friday, November 11, 2022
B.I.G. Extensions on Projects are due, all prior projects must be completed.
Contracting begins for Round 1 (FY 2022-2023)
 
Thursday, Feb 2, 2023
Round 2 Kick-Off Meeting at 4:00 PM
Friday, Feb 3, 2023
B.I.G. application Round 2 (FY 2022-2023) OPENS
Friday, February 10, 2023
Three-month updates on Round 1 Projects are due
Friday, February 3, 2023 – Sunday, February 26, 2023
Technical review and feedback for applications received prior to the deadline.
Sunday at midnight, March 5, 2023
B.I.G. application Round 2 (FY 2022-2023) closes. All applications are due
Monday, March 5 – Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Administrative Review of B.I.G. applications.
Upload docs in the AJF system.
Distribute applications to the committee for review prior to Thursday’s committee meeting.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
B.I.G. Committee Meeting Discuss applications and begin ranking. 4 PM
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Round 1 Scoring Matrix turned in to AJF for tabulation
Thursday, March 16, 2023
B.I.G. Committee Meeting to certify and submit final selections to AMS
Thursday, March 23, 2023
AMS Board Approval
 
Friday, March 24, 2023
Contracting begins for Round 2, (FY 2022-2023)
Friday, May 12, 2023
Small Round 1 Projects Completed.
A six-month update is due for Round 1 Large projects, (FY 2022-2023)
Friday, June 23, 2023
A three-month update is due for Round 2 projects, (FY 2022-2023)
Friday, August 11, 2023
A nine-month update is due for the Round 1 Large projects, (FY 2022-2023)
Thursday, September 21, 2023
B.I.G. Committee Round 1 Kick-Off Meeting 4 PM
Friday, September 22. 2023
Small Round 2 Projects Completed
A six-month update is due for Large Round 2 projects, (FY 2022-2023)
B.I.G. Round 1 (FY 2023-2024) OPENS
Sunday at midnight, October 22, 2023
B.I.G. application Round 1 (FY 2023-2024) CLOSES
All applications are due
Friday, November 10, 2023
Round 1 Large Projects due, (FY 2022-2023)

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