Fahrenwald explains how the process to get this far worked. “In order to gain admission to these ranks an applicant needs a score of 70 in the application section evaluation and to rank among the top 25% of the applicants in the Division. Division 4, Public Agencies, had 60 applicants.” The Knight Foundry’s application for $1,074,000 in matching funding - submitted by the City of Sutter Creek, which was crafted by the Knight Foundry Corporation and supported by the work of the Knight Foundry Fundraising and Capital Campaign Committee - is among the finalists with a score of 82.0! The last phase of the selection process comes on Aug 22 & 23 when the CCHE board meets to allocate funds. “There will be a great winnowing out at that meeting.” says Fahrenwald. The applicants in past rounds have had the opportunity to make a five minute presentation in support of their project and then answer questions from the board. Fahrenwald says that there are a few things to do between now and the CCHE board meeting to strengthen the local resource’s position, with securing solid additional matching resources chief among them.” But he says “ It is a hopeful step forward”