3. NOI to Claim Compensation

GLIF timely filed its NOI and was found eligible for compensation in this proceeding by a May 19, 1999 ruling. The ruling deferred a finding on significant financial hardship, because GLIF elected to make its showing in its request.

GLIF contends both The Greenlining Institute and Latino Issues Forum meet the financial hardship requirements of §1803(b) under the requirements of § 1804(b) and (c). GLIF relies on findings in recent decisions, D.00-04-003 and D.00-04-011; however, only D.00-04-011 makes the finding of significant financial hardship. While we can take notice of that finding in this proceeding, we note that the period at issue in that proceeding was 1998 and the periods at issue in this proceeding are 1998 and 1999. However, in D.01-09-011, we found that GLIF satisfied the financial hardship test for work performed in 1999.