MGI Policy Implementation Fund: Call for Project Proposals |
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The purpose of this letter is to invite you to submit project proposals for
the second intake of the MGI Policy implementation fund. On January 23, 2004 the TBSAC Information Management
Sub-Committee (TIMS) approved a central fund of $6M over two fiscal years to support the implementation of the
MGI Policy. TIMS delegated to the Information Management Policy Committee (IMPC) the management of the MGI Policy Implementation Fund.
On April 29, 2004, an invitation was sent out to federal government
departments and agencies to submit project proposals. In the first round,
forty-one project proposals were received from 23 departments. Following
an evaluation process involving experts from various domains of IM from 15
departments and agencies, nineteen projects were recommended, and subsequently
approved by IMPC for funding. The list of projects with summaries of
objectives are available on the IMRC website at the following URL: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/im-gi/implement/mgi-gig_e.asp
We are now prepared to proceed with intake 2 of the MGI Policy Implementation
fund, and you are invited to submit proposals. As the remaining funds are
limited - $868,000 - funding is restricted to a ceiling of $100,000 per
project. As in the first round, project proposals must be based upon
an IM Capacity assessment or a departmental or agency IM plan, approved by a CIO
or senior executive. Substantiating documentation must be submitted with
the project proposal. Also, as required in intake 1, departments and
agencies must contribute at least 50% of the total project cost.
In general, projects must be innovative with transferable results and support
implementation of the MGI policy. Once again, given the limited
funding available, projects that are aimed at resolving existing legacy record
problems (the "paper mountain") as well as those related to the
purchase or deployment of RDIMS licenses will not be considered.
Please submit your proposal(s) using the attached project proposal template
and submit them to Chantalle Boudreau, Government On-Line Initiative, Public
Works and Government Services Canada at chantalle.boudreau@pwgsc.gc.ca
no later than February 28, 2005. Proposals may be submitted
electronically, however, in such cases a signed hard copy is required to be
submitted within a week of the above noted deadline.
Proposals will be rated by expert review teams in accordance with selection
criteria as outlined in the attached document. The review results will form the
bases of the funding recommendation presented to IMPC for decision in March.
Projects that receive funding approval from IMPC will then be required to
submit, for review, project proposals prior to implementation.
We appreciate your co-operation and look forward to continuing the
collaboration on this important initiative.
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