Schedule
Mini-grants are available via regional or state collaboratives. Timelines are listed below. Grant monies for projects will be available no sooner than 30 days after the Decision Date listed.
| Collaborative | Open Date | Close Date | Decision Date |
| Connecticut | October 28, 2008 | December 8, 2008 | January 1, 2009 |
| Florida | February 16, 2009 | March 16, 2009 | April 6, 2009 |
| Great Lakes | Early 2009 | Spring 2009 | Spring 2009 |
| Kentucky | January 2, 2009 | January 31, 2009 | March 15, 2009 |
| Maine | October 2008 | January 2009 | February 2009 |
| North Carolina | November 14, 2008 | January 1, 2009 | February 14, 2009 |
| Northeast | December 1, 2008 | January 31, 2009 | March 1, 2009 |
| Northwest | January 1, 2009 | February 15, 2009 | March 1, 2009 |
| Tennessee | October 1, 2008 | November 15, 2008 | December 15, 2008 |
| Texas | November 1, 2008 | December 1, 2008 | December 15, 2008 |

