Is there an application used to request the funds from the General Assembly?
Yes. Entities requesting funding for 2006 may submit an application to the Department of Planning and Budget, due November 1, 2004. DPB in consultation with the Governor’s Office will determine if the request will be included as part of the Governor’s recommended budget. At the same time that the application is being prepared for DPB, the applicant organization may seek support for the application from its representatives in the General Assembly. Organizations must ask a legislator to introduce a budget amendment on behalf of their project or funds will not be appropriated. In other words, submitting the application to the department only provides information about the request; it does not guarantee an appropriation. In addition to the process described above, historical organizations proposing rehabilitation or restoration can also make application through the Department of Historic Resources (DHR) using this application form, which should be submitted by the date that the General Ass
