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1902 W. Chestnut Avenue <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92703 <br /> Office: 714,834.9400 <br /> 9494 <br /> KidWorks-forks Fax: idwork4 c.org <br /> Y V ICE www.kidwprkspc.prg <br /> KIDWORKS SCOPE OF WORK <br /> The City of Santa Ana(the City) is seeking funding to implement the Bristol Street Corridor <br /> Climate Resiliency Project(the Project). The Project will develop 4.75-acres of vacant lots to <br /> create an interconnected series of small parks and parkways along a one-mile segment of Bristol <br /> Street that will be called the Bristol Street Recreation Corridor(the Corridor). The surrounding <br /> communities are densely populated urban areas consisting of mostly residential and commercial <br /> land use. The Corridor encompasses the communities of Pico-Lowell, Central City, and Mid-City <br /> Santa Ana.The entirety of the Project benefit area is classified as disadvantaged by the EPA <br /> Disadvantaged Community Environmental and Climate Justice Program Map,which considers <br /> several social economic factors.The new series of parks will provide priority populations that are <br /> disproportionately exposed to pollution and other environmental stressors with climate resilience <br /> through heat island and pollution reduction and the social and health benefits of recreation,while <br /> simultaneously providing several co-benefits for the environment. <br /> The City is submitting an application as the 'Lead Applicant' under Track I of the United States <br /> Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change <br /> Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04)which provides up <br /> to $20 million dollars in grant funding with no matching fund requirements for projects that <br /> achieve sustained impacts to climate resilience,pollution reduction, community health,economic <br /> prosperity, and community strength and can be completed within three years.Eligible applicants <br /> to apply and receive funding under this funding opportunity include"(I)a partnership between <br /> two community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs) as defined below, or(2) a partnership <br /> between a CBO and one of the following: a federally recognized Tribe, a local government, or an <br /> institution of higher education. These types of partnerships for eligibility purposes are known as <br /> Statutory Partnerships."Therefore,the City would like to partner with KidWorks to form an <br /> eligible partnership under this funding opportunity. <br /> As 'Lead Applicant',the City will be responsible for the completion of the Project and will be <br /> responsible for managing and procuring consultants and contractors required to complete all <br /> design and construction aspects of the Project. Furthermore,the City will be responsible for the <br /> overall management,performance, oversight,and reporting responsibilities under the EPA grant; <br /> for making subawards to Collaborating Entities; receipt of Federal funds from the EPA; and the <br /> proper expenditure of EPA funds and bearing liability for unallowable costs. The City will also <br /> be responsible for compliance and legal issues, and managing risks associated with the Project. <br /> KidWorks is a vibrant community development non-profit that has made and continues to make a <br /> lasting impact in several neighborhoods of central Santa Ana.The City would like to bolster the <br /> Project by partnering with KidWorks. Kidworks has deep connections in the community and can <br /> provide community engagement services that will help ensure the Project truly reflects the needs <br /> of the community it serves. If awarded EPA funds,KidWorks shall perform the following: <br /> Kid Works ..We Unleash Youth Potential <br />