California Consulting Community
Edition 72 / December 2021
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California Consulting in Your Community |
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California Consulting Inc is a proud sponsor |
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California Consulting wins 12 Prop 68 Applications totaling OVER $58 Million |
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The holidays came early for quite a few of our clients as California Consulting scored big on the OGALS - Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Prop 68 awards. California Consulting received 12 awards for our city clients totaling $58,715,169!
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TreePeople Receives the LA County Regional Park Open Space District (Measure A) Recreation Access Competitive Grant Program for $929,400 |
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CC congratulates TreePeople for receiving the LA County Regional Park Open Space District (Measure A) Recreation Access Competitive Grant Program in the amount of $929,400.
This most recent accomplishment is another example of the commitment of TreePeople's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its community.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work of CC Project Manager, Jaimie Lewis who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, Jaimie, and congratulations TreePeople!
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California Consulting Securing Funding for Clients |
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Rancho Simi Recreation & Parks District Receives $500,000 for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy HSB 85 Wildfire Resiliency Grant |
California Consulting client, Rancho Simi Recreation & Parks District received the HSP 85 WildFire Resillincey Grant for $500,000 from the Santa Monica Conservancy.
The project will fund hazardous fuels removal along a drainage ditch adjacent to a neighborhood in the Wood Ranch Open Space, removal of the last burnt remnants of the Woolsey Fire on the north-facing slope of the Wood Ranch Open Space, and purchase 5 pieces of vital equipment for maintaining defensible space and fire suppression activities.
Rancho Simi Valley's leadership and vision coupled with the expertise of California Consulting's Senior Project Manager, Ashley Ramsey, made a winning team and an awarded application.
Congratulations to RSRPD!
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The City of Imperial Beach Receives $250,000 from Calrecycle: Tire Derived Aggregate Grant |
Congratulations to the City of Imperial Beach (a CC client) who received $250,000 for the CalRecycle- Tire Derived Aggregate Grant.
This fantastic award will provide opportunities to divert waste tires from landfill disposal, prevent illegal tire dumping, and promote markets for recycled-content tire products. The Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant Program provides assistance to civil engineers in solving a variety of engineering challenges.
California Consulting project manager Audre Lee wrote the award-winning application with key members of the city staff.
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Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC) and California Consulting Host Successful Grant Writing Webinars |
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On November 18th and December 6th, the Municipal Management Association of Southern California, Region 11 and Region 4 respectively, and California Consulting hosted very successful Grant Writing Webinars. Many MMASC members and community leaders attended the meeting. |
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Client Spotlight: City of Redwood City |
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CC is pleased to spotlight the City of Redwood City in our December newsletter.
The City of Redwood City has a reputation as the business and industrial center of the Peninsula and is becoming an entertainment destination as well. Theater, music, dance, cultural arts, and more make Redwood City an inviting community for the entire region, and beyond.
With a convenient location and assortment of hotels and motels, and a plethora of cultural activities and entertainment, and a variety of businesses both large and small, visitors always come back to Redwood City.
You can find out more about the City of Redwood City at https://www.redwoodcity.org/about-the-city/visiting
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Andrea Wogsland Joins California Consulting as New Project Manager |
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California Consulting is pleased to welcome Andrea Wogsland as our new Project Manager. Andrea serves in executive leadership positions for environmental organizations in coastal areas. She brings with her a background of 15+ years of experience driving fundraising projects for entities amplifying marginalized community voices for issues related to access--whether public land, fresh food, or quality of life.
After working for a conservation-driven investing firm and the local land trust, who operated the organic farm closest to New York City, Wogsland became a Project Partner with Southwest Strategies, a top public affairs firm in California, spearheading an eco-tourism project.
She galvanized the simmering need for healthy food in a community located in the South Bay of San Diego by leading the business planning effort for a full-service grocery co-op market. The co-op now has over 700 owners and counting.
From 2016-2019, she was the Development Director for a national animal welfare non-profit organization focused on sustainable public lands management. During her tenure, she successfully secured grant funds to save over 900 wild horses -- the largest horse rescue in U.S. history.
She was on the board of directors of Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association for seven years, a cooperative non-profit organization with California State Parks and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, which handles the parameters of grant management for the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. She was also a board member of the Cambria Forest Committee and a participant in the California Forest Management Task Force’s Coastal Region Prioritization Group. Her work has been published in the sustainability issue of the Design Management Institute Review. Wogsland attended Parsons School of Design’s business program for Design & Management in New York City. She is a Certified California Naturalist through the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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Continuing Education for our Grant Writers |
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California Consulting held its 3rd tutorial on the Land Water Conservation Fund Application. Ashley Ramsey, CC Senior Program Manager, thoroughly went over all sections of the application. |
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CC Grant Writers had an Active Transportation Program Tutorial this past week that went over the application in detail and delivered multiple ideas on how to make your application stand out.
California Consulting's continuing education tutorials have been designed to help our grant writers provide the best possible application for our clients.
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U.S. Economic Development Administration: FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation
Deadline: While EDA encourages eligible applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, EDA strongly advises eligible applicants to submit complete applications no later than January 31, 2022. Suggested Application Submission date on EDA website: March 15, 2022.
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): Clean California Local Grant Program
Deadline: February 2022 (Call for Projects December 2021)
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California Department of Parks and Recreation: Habitat Conservation Fund
Deadline: March 1, 2022
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Frequently Asked Questions WebSeries |
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California Consulting has an ongoing series that answers our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope these short videos will educate and entertain. Our project managers deliver quick and concise information that is designed to help you understand the grant writing world.
In this episode, Cecily Harris addresses the best practices to writing Parks and Recreation grants.
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Featured Municipal Grants |
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California Department of Parks and Recreation: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
Deadline: February 1, 2022
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California Department of Parks and Recreation: Regional Parks Program (Proposition 68)
Deadline: January 20, 2022 (Extended from November 5, 2021)
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California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES): Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Deadline: Continuous (application has been changed to a rolling deadline)
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CalTrans: Active Transportation Program (ATP) Grant Statewide Cycle 6
Deadline: TBD – Should be released late Spring 2022
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): Clean California Local Grant Program
Deadline: February 2022 (Call for Projects December 2021)
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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural eConnectivity Program
Deadline: February 2, 2022
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U.S. Economic Development Administration: FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Economic Adjustment Assistance
Deadline: While EDA encourages eligible applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, EDA strongly advises eligible applicants to submit complete applications no later than March 31, 2022
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Featured Educational Grants |
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California Department of Education: 2021-22 Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP) Grant
Deadline: January 14, 2022
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CA Department of Parks and Recreation Regional Park Program
Deadline: January 20, 2021
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29940
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California Humanities: California Documentary Project Grants
Deadline: March 1, 2022 (Application opens January 15, 2022)
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California Energy Commission: California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency Program (CalSHAPE) Ventilation Program
Deadline: January 31, 2022
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The NEA Foundation: Learning & Leadership Grants
Deadlines: June 1, October 15 of a given year
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Team Member Spotlight:
Project Manager, Jennifer Potter
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We are excited to spotlight Jennifer Potter in our December Newsletter. Jennifer Potter is a Project Manager for California Consulting and brings years of experience as a librarian and archivist to grant writing, including management, project management, digitizing historical archives, instructing and assisting researchers.
Her first grant was awarded while obtaining her Master of Library Science degree and was a competitive national grant, Art 21, Art in the 21st Century Museum-Library Partnership Grant.
Ms. Potter has obtained over $2.6 million to alleviate homelessness in Western New York. These funds were for capital, basic needs, staffing, education, job training, and the first medical respite for homeless people in Western New York.
Her work includes grant research, writing, management, and reaching out to funders. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from Binghamton University and a Master of Library Science (MLS) degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo.
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California Consulting is honored that the Metropolitan Education District, City of Sonoma, City of Isleton, Mc Farland Unified School District, City of Hanford, and the Town of Yountville have asked us to provide grant writing services. We look forward to our strategic partnership to secure funding for their vision.
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California Consulting is honored that the City of Needles and the Housing Authority of The County of San Bernardino, and ENGIE have renewed their contract. Thank you for your continued confidence in our services.
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Contact our Representatives in Your Area |
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Ventura County
Ventura County cities, school districts, special districts, and nonprofits are encouraged to contact Senior Consultant, Francine Castanon, for assistance with information about upcoming grants.
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Bay Area/ Northern California
Bay Area and Northern California cities, school districts, special districts, and nonprofits are encouraged to contact Senior Consultant, Stephen Sanger, for assistance with information about upcoming grants your entity may be eligible for.
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Kern County
Kern County cities, school districts, special districts, and nonprofits are encouraged to contact Senior Consultant, Matthew Park, for assistance with information regarding upcoming grants.
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