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Appropriations: Our team will work closely with the City to determine how your priorities may benefit from <br />the annual appropriations process and use our extensive relationships with the Senate and House <br />Appropriations Committee members to achieve your funding priorities. <br />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 />We would use a multi -layered strategy involving the City of Santa Ana staff: <br />Date <br />Action from Holland & Knight <br />Deliverables <br />• Continue to monitor appropriations process and advocate for <br />. Monthly Report <br />City's pending Community Project Funding requests <br />• Grants Matrix <br />July 2023 <br />• Potential trip to DC to meet with delegation and <br />Administration officials to highlight City initiatives and discuss <br />Schedule D.C. <br />funding opportunities <br />visits <br />• Develop opportunities for members of Congress to visit <br />August - <br />Santa Ana to highlight projects/key initiatives <br />September <br />End of FY23 on September 30. Provide update and outlook <br />• Monthly Report <br />2023 <br />on appropriations process <br />• Holland & Knight to lead in -person strategic planning session <br />with key City staff and departments to review legislative and <br />• Draft 2024 Policy <br />October <br />funding priorities in preparation for 2024 <br />Platform <br />2023 <br />. Provide analysis of pending and upcoming legislative and <br />• Monthly Report <br />policy and identify City priorities. <br />• Continue to monitor appropriations process <br />• Finalize 2024 <br />November <br />• Continued review of funding opportunities and help prioritize <br />Platform <br />2023 <br />City projects <br />• Monthly Report <br />• Help finalize City's federal policy platform/legislative priorities <br />• Identify FY 25 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests <br />• Year -End Report <br />December <br />. Identify potential grant opportunities to pursue in 2024 <br />• Analysis of <br />2023 <br />• Provide year-end wrap up report to Council/City Manager <br />spending bills <br />• Assist Mayor with U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting <br />• Monthly Report <br />January <br />and schedule potential meetings to advance City's legislative <br />2024 <br />agenda <br />Schedule USCM <br />Finalize FY25 CPF Requests <br />visits <br />Schedule virtual meetings with delegation to socialize FY25 <br />February- <br />CPF requests <br />Monthly Report <br />March <br />. Assist with forms & documentation needed for CPF requests <br />' CPF Forms and <br />2024 <br />letters <br />• Monitor grant opportunities for City <br />Please refer to Attachment B: References in the Certifications section for Holland & Knight's references. <br />Holland & Knight Confidential Presentation for City of Santa Ana 120 <br />