The California Department of Technology has a reminder for state agencies and departments seeking to improve a business processes: You no longer have to wait for a normal budget cycle, thanks to CDT’s Technology Modernization Fund.
“TMF’s goal is to put good ideas into practice when the time is right,” CDT says in its latest edition of “CDT Connect.” “The $25 million fund has provided quick wins for state departments with low-risk and high-value projects. These aren’t large transformational projects requiring significant funding and oversight, but smaller-scale efforts that offer important benefits to residents and stakeholders.”
The Technology Modernization Fund has begun accepting funding proposals through its portal on an ongoing basis. Agencies and departments are no longer required to submit proposals during a specific time frame.
“To date, CDT has received 44 applications, from which 14 projects were approved,” CDT says in its announcement. “The California Food and Agriculture’s Division of Measurement Standards Registered Service Agency (RSA) portal modernized the cumbersome paper process for service agencies that repair commercial weighing and measuring devices. It was the first TMF project to reach Minimum Viable Product (MVP) status, and it did so in only five months. The RSA went from approval in December 2021 to MVP on May 31, 2022, and became fully operational in November 2022. More TMF-funded projects are in flight and many more will follow.”
The TMF portal also includes questions and answers and more details about the program, which may also be of interest to vendors.
