What if a grantee organization received its AFI grant in 2003 and completed its 5-year project period in September 2008? Is this grantee required to complete the Data Report this fall?
Yes, all grantees that received their AFI grant in 2003 are required to submit the data report. Although the five-year grant period for most grantees that received their AFI grant in 2003 ended in September 2008, the AFI process allows grantees ninety days beyond the project end date to wrap up activities. During this time, matched withdrawals are allowed. It is important that grantees include data about any such activities and withdrawals in the final data submission. If no wrapping up activities occurred after September 30, 2008, the grantee should submit a form this year, reporting the same information submitted in last year’s report. All grantees that received their AFI grant in 2003 and subsequently received a one-year no-cost extension of their project period must complete the data report this year. Please note grantees that received their AFI grant in 2002 and that received a one-year, no-cost extension (enabling them to administer their project through September 30, 2008 plus a
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