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• BPC-covered building of at least 50,000 sq ft; non-covered status is ineligible.
• Current benchmarking and fee obligations must be in good standing.
• Select the greenhouse-gas-intensity pathway and complete the required Emissions Reduction Assessment before applying.
• Public buildings have additional qualifying-renovation conditions: after October 15, 2023, at least $500,000, at least 25% of floor area, and the applicable executive-order requirements.

Before work: Review Round 2 RFA and eligible-cost timing before committing funds. A listed building is not an award.

Timing: Round 2 extended to October 23, 2026. The dedicated program page supersedes older October 2 announcements.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Must receive commercial electricity from one of the four partner utilities. A city mailing address alone does not establish service.
• Equipment and project limits vary by measure. Water-only rebates are handled by the cities.

Before work: Preapproval for incentives over $10,000 and all VFD, custom, study, EV infrastructure, Building Tune-Up and operator-certification projects.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Nonprofit community service provider or income-qualified multifamily property.
• Meet the underlying Efficiency Works measure requirements.

Before work: Contact an advisor before work and satisfy the underlying rebate preapproval rules.

Timing: Projects must be completed before November 15, 2026; this is a completion deadline, not an application deadline.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Qualifying Colorado business account and eligible fuel/service for the selected measure.
• Use the Colorado schedule; other states have different incentives.

Before work: Custom and study projects need program review before purchase or installation; check the selected prescriptive measure rules.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Colorado commercial or industrial electric customer.
• Small-business direct install targets facilities below 50,000 sq ft.
• Indoor-agriculture project categories include HVAC, insulation, fans, pumps and dehumidification.

Before work: Contact the program before starting a custom, direct-install or indoor-agriculture project.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Business or industrial natural-gas account with Atmos Energy.
• Prescriptive incentives exclude new construction.
• Submit prescriptive rebate applications within 60 days of installation or service.

Before work: Follow the measure-specific application rules; custom projects have a separate advance-application process.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Atmos Energy commercial or industrial natural-gas customer; gas-transport customers are excluded.
• Each project must pass the administrator’s cost-effectiveness test. Provide equipment details and consent to release 12–24 months of gas usage for savings review.
• For buildings below 20,000 sq ft, payment normally goes to the customer. For buildings at least 20,000 sq ft, payment normally goes to the contractor, with labor-standard requirements under C.R.S. 40-3.2-105.5; alternative arrangements require the administrator.

Before work: Obtain approval before purchasing or installing equipment. Submitting an application alone is not approval.

Timing: The 2026 application requires purchase and installation January 1–December 31, 2026, with all materials for completed work received by January 15, 2027. Limited funds, first come, first served. Although project-date fields include 2027, the general terms only authorize the 2026 installation period; confirm future-year terms separately.

Combining funding: The linked application does not establish permission to combine incentives. Disclose other funding and obtain administrator confirmation before relying on a combined award.

• Eligible business service and a qualifying efficiency improvement.
• Potential measures include compressed air, process equipment, chillers, refrigeration and heat-pump water heating.

Before work: Submit the preapproval request before purchasing equipment.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Qualified commercial customers; residential rental and multifamily housing are excluded.
• Utility assessment determines eligible retrofits and repairs.
• The published page requires SBA small-business status, no more than 50 full-time employees, annual gross revenue below $2 million, and most operations and staff in Colorado Springs.
• The utility account must be current and non-delinquent. Commercial owners and individual retail tenants may qualify; tenants need at least one year remaining on the lease and may need landlord approval.
• Confirm account eligibility: the page names E1C, E2C, ECS and ECM electric rates but also describes electric and/or water customers. Water-only eligibility needs utility confirmation.

Before work: Apply for the utility assessment before arranging work independently.

Timing: Program page reviewed October 4, 2026; current application could not be read. Confirm application terms and remaining capacity with the utility before relying on assistance.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Business electric or natural-gas account.
• Attic and air sealing: lesser of 50% or $1.25/sq ft; wall insulation: lesser of 50% or $0.75/sq ft.
• New qualifying insulation; retain specification sheets, itemized invoices, before-and-after photos and measured pre/post R-values. Self-installers also need itemized material receipts and the insulation coverage chart.
• Confirm assembly-specific R-values with the utility before work: the webpage lists wall-assembly requirements, while the linked December 2025 application uses simplified R13+ interstitial and R5+ under-cladding wall entries. Do not assume those form entries replace the webpage requirements.

Before work: Review qualifying assemblies and resolve the webpage/application R-value differences with the utility before installation. Collect pre-installation photos and measurements; the signed application certifies completed installation.

Timing: Purchase and install during the current calendar year; applications must be postmarked by January 31 of the following year. For 2026 installations, that is January 31, 2027. First come, first served, subject to funds; remaining budget is not confirmed.

Combining funding: Purchases and installations through Springs Utilities-funded assistance programs do not qualify. Confirm any other combined funding with each administrator; no broader stacking permission is established by these rules.

• Member in good standing; installation must be in HCE territory.
• Apply within 90 days of invoice date.
• Emerging-technology awards and new-construction incentives have separate rules.

Before work: Request a written preapproval and confirm required energy-savings documentation.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: The shared application also routes to local Energy Smart Colorado partners; do not assume two independent awards for the same underlying funding.

• Commercial or industrial membership and qualifying equipment.
• Most requests must arrive within 90 days of installation; some require inspection.

Before work: Review project details with the key accounts advisor before purchase.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• PVREA business member.
• Review the specific equipment application and restrictions; membership is not determined by city name.

Before work: Confirm the current schedule and any preapproval with PVREA before ordering.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Local cooperative must confirm current participation.
• Industrial/agricultural audits target process-intensive operations with annual energy bills above $100,000 and capacity to implement measures.

Before work: Obtain confirmation from your local cooperative before purchasing or applying; do not apply directly as a Tri-State retail customer.

Timing: Confirm retail co-op participation and its current award schedule.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Physical project location in Boulder County; confirm parcels for cities spanning counties.
• Equity-priority status requires advisor review; corresponding annual caps are $80,000/building and $160,000/owner.

Before work: Contact a PACE advisor before purchasing or starting work.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: PACE can coordinate utility incentives, but its payback and project-cost limits apply. PACE rebates are distinct from Colorado C-PACE financing.

• Eligible commercial, industrial, agricultural, nonprofit or multifamily property (5+ units).
• County must participate; financing and mortgage-holder requirements need project-specific review.
• Can support existing buildings and new construction.

Before work: Arrange eligibility, underwriting and required lender consent before closing.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: May finance costs remaining after incentives. This is debt secured by a property assessment, not a rebate or grant.

• Energy efficiency must be a primary measure.
• C-PACE property, county and financing requirements apply.

Before work: Confirm underwriting, lender consent and current financing terms before proceeding.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Existing building in a participating DRCOG jurisdiction.
• Use a contractor bearing the Power Ahead Colorado badge; a general directory listing is insufficient.
• Equipment must satisfy the qualified-products or cold-climate criteria.

Before work: Contractor submits the project before work begins and obtains preapproval.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: May combine with utility, municipal and state incentives subject to their rules. Cannot combine with other federally funded programs on the same project. Confirm tax treatment separately.

• Eligible equipment and registered installing contractor.
• Space-conditioning heat pumps must meet the program heating-load and efficiency requirements.
• For nonresidential systems, credits are capacity-based: the published rule uses each 4 tons; confirm the calculation with the contractor.

Before work: Confirm equipment qualification and an itemized State of Colorado Heat Pump Discount before installation.

Timing: 2026 installation schedule. Credit and required customer discount are different amounts.

Combining funding: Coordinate utility and local incentives with the installer. The customer does not claim the contractor’s full credit on their tax return.

• Qualifying industrial applicant and measurable emissions-reduction project.
• Manufacturing, eligible agricultural producers and certain energy-as-a-service or carbon-management applicants may qualify.
• Formal tax-credit reservation, agreement and certification are required.

Before work: Credits cannot be reserved for projects or studies completed before the application and approval process ends.

Timing: Currently not accepting applications; next announced cycle November 1–December 31, 2026.

Combining funding: CEO states that CITCO and Clean Air Program funding cannot be combined. Review other cost and funding interactions.

• Applicant and equipment must meet the next RFA.
• The forthcoming round combines implementation-ready and decarbonization-technology scopes.

Before work: Wait for the new RFA and confirm cost-eligibility dates before committing.

Timing: CEO anticipates an additional round in late October or early November 2026; exact dates are not yet confirmed.

Combining funding: CAP may not be combined with CITCO funding.

• Covered-building owners; maintain required enterprise fee payments.
• Board approval of budgets does not mean applications are open.

Before work: Await final program offerings and eligible-cost rules.

Timing: Initial offerings approved by the board; CEO is finalizing details and vendors. Not yet an open customer rebate.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Qualifying development or thermal network project; this is not a general rebate for every ground-source heat pump.
• Building owners, campuses, developers and eligible public or private entities can apply.

Before work: Obtain project-specific eligibility and tax-credit agreement; review new-cycle materials.

Timing: Next announced cycle November 1–December 31, 2026; current applications closed.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Applicant owns and operates requested chargers.
• Ordinary minimum match 20%; qualifying entities may use 10%.
• Single-family and primarily fleet charging are excluded.

Before work: Do not complete the project before applying and receiving an executed grant agreement.

Timing: Standard and multifamily portfolio round: September 14–October 16, 2026, 5 p.m. MT. Rolling L2/outlet requests of $50,000 or less are year-round.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Only Level 2 charging and/or charging outlets qualify for this lane.
• Meet Charge Ahead ownership, site and match requirements.

Before work: Execute the grant agreement before eligible spending and work.

Timing: Rolling application lane; administrator confirms remaining funds.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Primarily fleet charging at a non-residential location; applicant must satisfy ownership, site approval and fleet-demand requirements.
• Minimum match is 20% of net eligible costs, reduced to 10% for qualifying entities with supporting documentation.
• Personal-use, housing, micromobility and electric transit charging are excluded. Generally only ports beyond code requirements are eligible; qualifying entities have an exception.
• Federal requirements may apply to awards over $50,000 receiving federal funds; applicants cannot select the funding source.

Before work: Obtain an executed CEO grant agreement before costs are incurred or work starts; earlier costs and completed projects are ineligible.

Timing: Next standard round: November 16, 2026–January 15, 2027 at 5 p.m. MT. CEO’s overview and Key Dates now agree. The announced M/HD corridor round uses the same dates; its specific requirements must be confirmed separately.

Combining funding: Do not combine with other state charging grants for the same ports. Other incentives reduce net eligible costs and cannot count toward the required match. Obtain administrator confirmation of the full funding plan.

• Primarily fleet charging at a non-residential location; applicant must satisfy ownership, site approval and fleet-demand requirements.
• Minimum match is 20% of net eligible costs, reduced to 10% for qualifying entities with supporting documentation.
• Personal-use, housing, micromobility and electric transit charging are excluded. Generally only ports beyond code requirements are eligible; qualifying entities have an exception.
• Federal requirements may apply to awards over $50,000 receiving federal funds; applicants cannot select the funding source.

Before work: Obtain an executed CEO grant agreement before costs are incurred or work starts; earlier costs and completed projects are ineligible.

Timing: Open year-round for requests of $50,000 or less; requests above that amount must use an open standard round. Funding remains subject to program review.

Combining funding: Do not combine with other state charging grants for the same ports. Other incentives reduce net eligible costs and cannot count toward the required match. Obtain administrator confirmation of the full funding plan.

• Local partner must confirm service geography, budget and project eligibility.
• Community coverage and utility territory do not necessarily coincide.

Before work: Contact the local partner before work; confirm each program’s application timing.

Timing: Program listed; confirm remaining budget and current application terms.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Colorado 501(c)(3) in good standing, primarily delivering in-person services to income-qualified residents.
• Must pay the utility bill and be an Xcel, Atmos or Black Hills gas customer.
• Leased sites need at least three years remaining, renewal option and owner support; other exclusions apply.

Before work: Apply for assessment and funding review before contracting.

Timing: Applications submitted April–December 2026 are scheduled for January 2027 review.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Meet USDA applicant and rural-location requirements; agricultural producer rules differ.
• Rule update checked October 8: effective October 16, 2026, grants require completed, operating projects and 12 months each of pre-installation and post-installation energy data. Read the new rule and forthcoming funding notice for all eligibility conditions.

Before work: Confirm the transition with USDA before committing funds. The new grant sequence requires completion before application; it does not reserve or guarantee an award. Guaranteed loans follow separate rules.

Timing: Last verified September 23: Colorado grant applications were closed. An October 1 final rule takes effect October 16, but that date is not a confirmed reopening. No new application window verified as of October 8; the Colorado page was inaccessible.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• USDA applicant, location, technical and environmental conditions apply.

Before work: Coordinate lender and USDA review before construction.

Timing: USDA states guaranteed-loan applications may be submitted while the grant lane is closed.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Not allowed for property whose construction begins after June 30, 2026.
• Earlier-started projects require tax-professional review and certification.

Before work: Document qualifying construction commencement and all tax conditions.

Timing: Restricted to qualifying earlier-started projects; do not budget it for a new project starting now.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Eligible Denver project with engineering design deliverables supporting implementation.
• Application is scored; city approval and available budget control the award.

Before work: Confirm eligibility and design-cost timing before commissioning work.

Timing: Denver confirms 2026 applications are closed. Check back in early 2027 for updates; no 2027 opening date or award terms announced as of October 3, 2026.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Commercial or multifamily building, campus, or qualifying thermal-network development in Denver.
• Both existing buildings and new construction can qualify.
• Owner must submit the application and receive payment directly.

Before work: Preapproval is required before implementation.

Timing: Denver confirms 2026 applications are closed. Check back in early 2027 for updates; no 2027 opening date or award terms announced as of October 3, 2026.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• Building at least 25,000 sq ft and subject to Energize Denver performance requirements.
• Audit must meet the city’s Level II or higher minimum requirements.
• Government-owned and confirmed Equity Priority Buildings are not eligible for this rebate. One rebate per building.

Before work: Preapproval deadline December 15, 2026; qualifying past audits from November 17, 2022 may be considered under the retroactive rules.

Timing: Deadline to obtain preapproval: December 15, 2026. Allow for application processing.

Combining funding: Ask each administrator to approve the combined funding plan; total awards and eligible costs may be capped.

• At least 25,000 sq ft and subject to Energize Denver.
• Approved Equity Priority Building designation before applying.
• Document project readiness and complete financial coaching.
• Fossil-fuel equipment is excluded; lighting and envelope measures must be paired with electrification.

Before work: Obtain designation and funding approval before relying on an award.

Timing: Published September 30, 2026 application deadline has passed. No extension or new round verified as of October 1; reconfirm with Denver before applying.

Combining funding: Maximize other eligible incentives first; financial review must establish the remaining gap.

• Use the Colorado commercial natural-gas application for the actual utility account.
• Qualifying equipment includes efficient boilers, furnaces, controls, commercial cooking and insulation.
• New-construction assistance has its own design and project requirements.
• Custom gas-transport customers are excluded. Projects must pass the utility’s cost-effectiveness test and provide equipment/cost information and gas-usage consent for savings review.
• Prescriptive equipment must be new; used/reconditioned equipment and self-installed labor costs are excluded. Provide itemized invoices and applicable efficiency/specification evidence. Prescriptive envelope rebates are retrofit-only, excluding new construction and additions.
• New-construction support requires a retail Colorado gas account, at least 5,000 sq ft and modeled savings at least 5% above the application’s named baseline. Payment follows final verification; confirm applicable building codes independently of the incentive baseline.

Before work: Custom projects require approval before both purchase and installation. Prescriptive rebates above $10,000 require preapproval. New-construction applicants should obtain screening early in design before choosing measures.

Timing: 2026 prescriptive projects must finish January 1–December 31, with applications received by January 15, 2027. Custom purchases, installations and completed-work paperwork are due by December 31 under the 2026 form. Its project-date fields include 2027, but do not establish next-year terms. New-construction timing requires separate project screening. All funding is limited.

Combining funding: Measures included in the new-construction program cannot also receive other Black Hills energy-efficiency incentives. Prescriptive rebates cannot exceed the customer’s paid cost; new-construction incentives cannot reduce payback below one year. Disclose outside funding and obtain confirmation; the forms do not establish blanket stacking permission.

• Borrower, collateral and project must meet the lender’s credit requirements.
• Eligible improvements reduce energy costs or emissions or support electrification.
• Projects must be in Colorado. Published business underwriting criteria require at least two years in business; a personal guarantee is generally required, with a published waiver for entities with at least three years in business and loans below $150,000. Confirm treatment of your entity type with the lender.
• Prepare financial statements, tax returns, entity documents, project/equipment quotes and applicable insurance. The public project intake is separate from the loan application; suitable projects are invited to apply after an initial discussion.
• Published security: deed of trust on the subject property, if available, and a UCC-1 filing on all business assets.

Before work: Obtain lender approval and signed financing terms before relying on proceeds.

Timing: Public product terms and application process reviewed October 6, 2026. No fixed closing date is published; confirm available capital, quoted rates, fees and final loan terms with the lender. Project intake does not constitute credit approval.

Combining funding: Disclose all other project funding and confirm the combined financing structure in writing.

• Requires an acceptable grant, rebate or incentive receivable and lender underwriting.
• Reassignment of incentive payments and additional collateral may be required.
• Projects must be in Colorado. Published business underwriting criteria require at least two years in business; a personal guarantee is generally required, with a published waiver for entities with at least three years in business and loans below $150,000. Confirm treatment of your entity type with the lender.
• Prepare financial statements, tax returns, entity documents, project/equipment quotes and applicable insurance. The public project intake is separate from the loan application; suitable projects are invited to apply after an initial discussion.

Before work: Confirm the underlying incentive award and obtain lender approval; this loan does not create rebate eligibility.

Timing: Public product terms and application process reviewed October 6, 2026. No fixed closing date is published; confirm available capital, quoted rates, fees and final loan terms with the lender. Project intake does not constitute credit approval.

Combining funding: Disclose all other project funding and confirm the combined financing structure in writing.

• An eligible Colorado Natural Gas account and qualifying gas savings are required.
• Potential projects include steam traps, pipe insulation, boiler controls, process equipment and waste-heat recovery.
• Complete the participation agreement, audit, savings review and post-installation inspection.
• The participation agreement requires an existing commercial customer receiving Colorado Natural Gas distribution service. Tenants must have the property owner’s permission.
• Measures supplied directly by the program must be installed within 90 days of receipt. Provide usage information and access for installation verification; payment can be withheld for ineligible projects or refusal of required verification.

Before work: Work with the administrator to reserve incentives before implementing the project.

Timing: The linked participation agreement offers the program through December 31 of the current program year, first come, first served while funds last. Confirm remaining 2026 funds and the project completion schedule with the administrator.

Combining funding: No rebates, incentives or services from another Colorado Natural Gas-funded program for the same measure. The incentive cannot exceed the measure cost. Other funding combinations require administrator confirmation.

• Small or large commercial LPEA member.
• Replacement of existing lighting controls is excluded.
• Submit invoices, specification sheets, photos and the workbook within 90 days of installation.
• Provide pre-tax equipment costs, paid invoices, specifications, one photo per installed control model and a W-9 matching the recipient. Reassignment is required if the recipient is not on the account; LPEA may inspect the installation.

Before work: The reviewed page does not state a preapproval requirement. Confirm eligible equipment, available funds and any reservation requirements with LPEA before purchase.

Timing: Apply within 90 days of installation. Current page and linked workbook reviewed October 12, 2026; the earlier 2025 LED deadline is no longer displayed. Confirm available funds before purchase.

Combining funding: Disclose other incentives and confirm combined cost caps with the utility.

• Public chargers must support the required data and fee collection.
• Non-public/non-fee chargers must avoid charging during 4–9 pm peak hours.
• Public and non-public applications must be submitted within 90 days of installation. The public form requests charger/installation invoices, a signed W-9, account and equipment details, and disclosure of grant funding.
• The commercial page sends non-public/non-fee applicants to a page labeled Residential Only. Confirm the correct business application and which requirements apply with LPEA; household income-qualified benefits are not business rebates.

Before work: Contact LPEA before any work to confirm eligibility and the correct application route.

Timing: Public and commercial EV-charger rebates end for 2027 installations. Purchase and install eligible equipment in 2026; submit a complete application within 90 days of installation and no later than January 21, 2027. December 31 is the installation cutoff, not the final paperwork date.

Combining funding: Disclose other incentives and confirm combined cost caps with the utility.

• Confirm service from a listed municipal electric utility; a mailing address in the community does not establish eligibility. Nearby cooperatives and other providers are separate.
• Existing lighting only; new construction, added fixtures and facility additions are excluded. New equipment must be installed at the existing eligible premise; streetlights are excluded.
• Provide W-9, purchase evidence and signed installation verification, including municipal utility approval. The form calls for licensed-contractor verification but its process also mentions qualified in-house staff; confirm an in-house installation arrangement with MEAN before work.

Before work: Obtain signed MEAN preauthorization before installation. Both installation and application materials are due within 90 days of approval. Discuss the project and purchasing sequence with the utility before committing costs.

Timing: Current application effective April 1, 2026; eligible purchases/services must be after that date. Annual cap follows April 1–March 31. First come while funds last; confirm local participation, installation arrangements and remaining budget.

Combining funding: The application does not establish a general right to stack incentives. Disclose other rebates and confirm combined funding and cost limits with MEAN and the local utility.

• CORE must confirm eligible measure, territory and cost basis.
• Garfield County commercial incentives are paused from September 30 through the remainder of 2026; existing approvals require individual review.

Before work: Confirm eligibility and obtain approval before committing to work.

Timing: Availability varies by county and funding allocation; Garfield new incentives paused for the rest of 2026.

Combining funding: Confirm all funding sources, eligible cost bases and combined cost caps with each administrator.

• Commercial facilities between 50,000 and 1,000,000 sq ft.
• Utility-approved scope, participation and funding required.

Before work: Confirm eligibility and obtain approval before committing to work.

Timing: Program has a November 15 waitlist milestone; confirm the current year intake and availability.

Combining funding: Confirm all funding sources, eligible cost bases and combined cost caps with each administrator.