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Department of Agriculture
Conservation Services Division
March 17, 2017
Tina Booton, Weed Division Supervisor
Weld County
VIA EMAIL
Dear Tina,
Congratulations! The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has selected your project, "Dalmatian
Toadflax and Absinth Wormwood Eradication in Northern Weld County" for full funding in 2017 for an
amount up to $35,200.
There are several things for you to keep in mind when implementing your project:
This notification letter does not constitute the start date of the grant. CDA will work with you to develop
a Statement of Work (SOW) with a summary budget that shows how the funding will be allocated. The
SOW will be attached to a Purchase Order (PO). Once you have received the PO, you can begin incurring
expenses that are reimbursable. You may conduct project activities prior to this time as long as they will
be calculated as a part of the matching requirement, and have been approved by CDA.
As in the past, there are two funding sources for your grant — Fiscal Year (FY) 17 Weed Fund and FY 18
Weed Fund. If you expect to submit an invoice (interim or final) prior to June 30, 2017, it cannot exceed
the FY 17 funding amount allocated for your project. FY 18 funds will not be available until after July 1,
2017, and are expected to be approved by the legislature as a part of this year's Long Bill.
All state funds are available on a reimbursable basis only. The funding received must be matched on a 1:1
basis. We require project managers to keep track of project related expenses including in -kind donations
of labor, materials, equipment use, travel, and educational materials, as well as any matching grant funds
received for the project.
All entities receiving Weed Fund and SPF funds must be in compliance with the Noxious Weed Act, and if
using pesticides, the Pesticide Act and Pesticide Applicators' Act. All conservation districts must be in
good standing with CDA and the Department of Local Affairs.
This year, state fiscal rules require quarterly reports from grantees. The SOW will identify the quarters
and dates for submitting quarterly reports. The last quarterly report will be the final grant report. In the
final grant report, CDA requires a description and analysis of the status of target noxious weed
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populations that were a part of your grant, The measurable objectives in this report wilt, in part,
determine whether this project will continue to receive CDA funding in future years.
I will contact you soon to discuss your SOW, and we will get a PO issued as soon as possible after we
finalize the SOW together. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Steve Ryder
State Weed Coordinator
303-869-9034
305 Interlocken Pa~kway, Broomfield, CD 80021 P 303.869.9000
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