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Welcome to the BEST FY2024-25 Grant Application self-paced training. This course includes an overview of BEST, and a walkthrough of the grant application process. This is provided in the form of self-paced tutorials explaining the various aspects of the program and application. Please feel free to attend each or use the below sections as a menu for refreshing your knowledge of the BEST Grant. For returning applicants, we recommend the Recent Changes segment as well as the GAINS walkthrough, once available.
As always, if you have any additional questions, please contact us!
Last updated January 2024 where noted
* indicates training sections updated for the 24-25 grant round, otherwise content substantially identical to prior grant rounds
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Introduction and goals of this training, and overview of the BEST grant program.
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An overview of the Facility Insight program, CDE's statewide assessment of school facilities.
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BEST Grant Program pages within the Capital Construction website.
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A diagram explaining how the pieces of a BEST application come together.
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An overview of the evaluation tool used by the CCAB to score applications.
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A summary of recent changes to the BEST Application, including GAINS, GAINS user roles, and match factor adjustments.
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Supporting documents required to accompany BEST applications, as relates to the scope of work proposed.
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A review of important application notices and disclosures agreed to when submitting a BEST application.
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A recording of the live GAINS training webinar for the BEST application hosted 1/16/2024
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Overview of the Detailed Project Budget spreadsheet and how to incorporate budget information into the GAINS application budget.
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