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Grants: When the City decides to pursue a particular grant opportunity, Holland & Knight will assist in <br />mapping a strategic plan to pursue the grant, addressing selection criteria and stressing certain project <br />aspects that the agency may be more focused on in a particular round of funding. Because of our close <br />agency relationships, we often gain key intelligence and insight into program directions that an agency <br />may be considering which can change from year to year. The ability to ascertain the constraints and <br />expectations of the grant -making agencies is one of the most important factors of successful grant <br />awards. <br />Holland & Knight monitors all legislative and regulatory activity that affects our clients and acts <br />accordingly if there is an opportunity or threat from it. We provide weekly updates on legislative priorities. <br />In addition, we have developed a tracker for all relevant funding opportunities in the Bipartisan <br />Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. We provide this tracker on a weekly basis to our clients in <br />addition to real time updates as grants are released and awards are made. We have also helped our <br />clients provide feedback to agencies prior to the release of federal funding opportunities to ensure that <br />the programs are designed to benefit their key priorities and programs. <br />D. Meetings with City Staff Regarding Grant Opportunities <br />Holland & Knight will continue to regularly meet with the City's staff to discuss potential grant/funding <br />opportunities and to help guide staff through the application process. We can also assist with various <br />efforts including meetings with federal departments and agencies to discuss your initiatives, working witf <br />the Santa Ana congressional delegation to solicit support for grants through letters or contact with <br />agency heads and staff and using our close relationships with the administration to lobby on your behalf. <br />Because of our relationships with both career and political staff at federal agencies, we can often gain <br />intelligence and insight into key criteria and priorities for the grant programs that agency officials may be <br />considering which can change from year to year, thus enabling our clients to have a better chance at <br />success. <br />After the City identifies a grant opportunity, we will help craft the grant application to carefully address <br />selection criteria, stressing certain project aspects that the agencies may be more focused on during a <br />particular round of funding. We will then set up meetings with the federal agencies/departments to <br />discuss the City of Santa Ana's proposed initiatives, work with the congressional delegation to solicit <br />support for grants through letters and direct contact with the agency leadership and use our close <br />relationships with the administration to lobby on your behalf. <br />Our approach has paid off for Santa Ana. Using our relationships with the U.S. DOJ and Community <br />Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS), we worked closely with City staff and the Santa Ana Police <br />Department to successfully secure four COPS Hiring grants in years 2014, 2015, 2016 and most recently <br />in 2020. For each grant award, the Holland & Knight team reviewed and edited the application, drafted <br />and obtained support letters from the delegation and arranged for key meetings between the COPS <br />office and police chief. <br />Holland & Knight Confidential Presentation for City of Santa Ana 15 <br />