When I look at this timeline between May 11 and May 30, it's a two-week timeframe. You are saying you had these communications towards the end, and then they had to fill in the application. I personally found that a lot of councillors out there--I don't know who you or your department were talking to--weren't aware.
When you say you had communications with these orders of government--provincial and local governments--did you ask them how many new jobs they were going to create when you gave them these funds?