Item 20 - On-Call Grant Writing Services

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Proposal to Provide Water, Sewer, and Public Works Grant Writing Services 7  Working with the County of Orange, we recommended a strategy that resulted in submittal of an additional successful grant application for the same project, almost doubling the amount of funding County was expecting to receive. Deliverable(s): • Recommendation for Project Priority List with financial breakdown and timeline with pertinent information for funding pursuits. Identification of Grant Resources ESS team members keep up to date with the available Federal and State level funding alternatives for many types of grants, including water and sewer projects, as well as facility improvement and parks projects and energy savings for municipal facility updates. We attend various funding fairs, participate in providing input to guidelines for funding opportunities, and are subscribed to receive notices on available funding. ESS subscribes to various grant resources and will use this service to identify funding opportunities. Established Relationships with Funding Agencies We understand that successful grant funding consists of two-thirds planning and one- third writing. With that in mind, we pride ourselves in our close relationships with funding agencies. Those relationships, plus appropriate and meticulous planning, allow us to obtain key information about the successful awarding of grant funds. One of the tactics used to ensure this strategy’s success is to identify opportunities for in-person meetings with the funding agency when we are initiating a pursuit. We know this approach provides results from experience. We have established relationships with the following funding agencies: • US Bureau of Reclamation • FEMA/CA Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Hazard Mitigation Planning • California Department of Parks and Recreation • CA Public Utilities Commission • Metropolitan Water District of Southern C • Ocean Protection Council (Prop 68) • State Water Resources Control Board • US Energy Commission • California Department of Water Resources • EPA • US Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration • AQMD • Various Conservancies and non-profit advocacy organizations We understand that the City has several key water and sewer projects and an aggressive Capital Improvement Program (CIP). ESS team members bring their extensive experience in developing and managing CIP programs to develop successful grant applications on behalf of our clients. Please see the table in the project experience section of this proposal as it provides a quick glance of our experience in preparation of grant applications for similar projects.