The City of Baldwin Park has enjoyed a great start to 2023 with $3,561,148 total in awarded grants which are included below:

Los Angeles County Regional Parks and Open Space District

Measure A - Facility:............................................................................................ $1,200,000

State Office of the Attorney General - Tobacco Grant Program 2021......................$119,550

Los Angeles County Regional Open Space District Measure A -

Neighborhood Parks, Healthy Communities,& Urban Greening

Program (2020-1)....................................................................................................$162,375

California Natural Resources Agency - Urban Greening Grant.............................. $474,933

Rivers and Mountains Conservancy - Proposition 68

Region-wide Grant Program................................................................................ $1,604,290

The vision and foresight of Baldwin Park's leadership and our highly skilled grant writer have created a wonderful avenue for success. California Consulting Senior Project Manager David Marquez wrote the winning applications. Congratulation to David and the City.

California Consulting secured a combined total of $1,389,786 for the California Public Utilities Commission Local Agency Technical Assistance Grant (LATA). This joint strategic effort has created incredible results. The Local Agency Technical Assistance grants support tribes and local agencies in their efforts to expand broadband service to unserved and underserved Californians. Our roster that received awards is below:

Town of Yountville.................................................... $102,600

County of San Benito.............................................. $500,000

City of Vacaville........................................................$493,936

City of Santa Paula................................................. $192,050

City of Manteca....................................................... $101,200

California Consulting Director of Operations, Dan Rodriguez, stated :

CC congratulates Kern High School District for receiving the Anti-Bias Education Grant Program award for $199,999.69.

This most recent accomplishment is another example of the commitment of KHSD's leadership to promote the quality of education for its students.

It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work of CC Senior Project Manager, Dr. Julie High, who ensured a successful grant application. Thank you, Dr. High, and congratulations to Kern High School District!

California Consulting is honored that the City of Sand City, Oxnard Historic Farm Park Foundation, Union Rescue Mission, Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District, and City of Palos Verdes Estates have asked us to provide grant writing services. We look forward to our strategic partnership to secure funding for their vision.

California Consulting is honored that the City of Fairfield and Imperial Irrigation District have renewed their contract. Thank you for your continued confidence in our services.

California Consulting is pleased to spotlight Project Manager Melissa Noriego in our February Newsletter.

Melissa was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Central Valley. She graduated from Fresno State University in 2019 with a major in Studio Arts and a minor in Philanthropic Leadership. She also earned her certificate in Nonprofit Administration.

Her nonprofit experience includes strategic planning, capacity building, donor management, grant and project development. She has a proven record of obtaining large grants that promote equitable opportunities for underserved youth populations in the Central Valley.

 California Consulting welcomes Dr. Ben Northcutt as a Project Manager. Ben has led fundraising efforts for organizations spanning a wide range of industries with his academic research and expertise falling within cyber-psychology, family studies, and faith-based nonprofits.



Having spent the last 15 years leading and supporting nonprofits through teaching, coaching, writing, and fundraising development, Ben also serves as a local pastor and college professor. Ben has lived all over North America and now resides with his wife and four children in Jackson, Mississippi.

California Consulting Welcomes Tim Saunders as a new Staff Assistant. Tim specializes in grant writing and RFP proposals. He is in his fourth year at the University of Southern California studying Health and Human Sciences and minoring in Classics with Pre-Med emphasis and pursuing a Master’s in Narrative Medicine.

Tim is also a member of the USC Wrestling team where he serves as both captain and president, facilitating practices and managing team funds, travel, and competition. Tim enjoys being active between hikes, sports, and the gym. He is an avid reader who loves learning and is fascinated by new experiences.

California Department of Parks and Recreation: Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

Deadline: June 1, 2023

Amount: Up to $6 million

Match: Yes - 50%

Eligibility: Cities, counties, tribal governments, JPAs, park districts, and special districts with authority to acquire, operate and maintain public park and recreation areas

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30240

Caltrans Sustainable Planning Grant Programs:

The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program includes:

·       Sustainable Communities Grants ($29.5 million) to encourage local and regional planning that supports state goals, implements Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) (where applicable), and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050, respectively

·       Climate Adaptation Planning Grants ($50 million) support local and regional identification of transportation-related climate vulnerabilities through the development of climate adaptation plans, as well as project-level adaptation planning to identify adaptation projects and strategies for transportation infrastructure

·       Strategic Partnerships Grants ($4.5 million) to identify and address statewide, interregional, or regional transportation deficiencies on the State highway system in partnership with Caltrans. A sub-category funds transit-focused planning projects that address multimodal transportation deficiencies

https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/regional-planning/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants

Caltrans: Reconnecting Communities – Highway to Boulevard Pilot Program: 

Caltrans' Reconnecting Communities Program centers on equitable community engagement and relationship building to facilitate a way for affected communities to express how they are burdened by highway facilities, identify their need for reconnection and improved access, and develop transformational strategies and connectivity solutions. Funding is intended to assist with the conversion of key underutilized highways in the state into multimodal corridors to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure. These legacy impacts will be addressed through community-based transportation planning, design, demolition, and/or reconstruction of city streets, parks, or other infrastructure. Eligible applicants must make sure to achieve at least one of the following pilot program’s goals of:

Restoring community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access, or economic development.

·       Providing matching funding for potential federal grant funds.

·       Advancing health and equity outcomes for underserved communities by removing health, safety, and access barriers associated with transportation infrastructure within communities.

·       Improving access to opportunity by improving travel options and reducing combined household transportation and housing costs for underserved communities.

·       Creating opportunities for implementation of affordable housing and furthering the advancement of fair housing.

·       Preventing or minimizing direct and indirect displacement effects from project implementation.

·       Advancing community-based or community-driven transportation planning.

https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-and-state-programs/rc-h2b

SGC – Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities

The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program makes it easier for Californians to drive less by making sure housing, jobs, and key destinations are accessible by walking, biking, and transit —

https://housing.lacity.org/policy-data/affordable-housing-and-sustainable-communities-program

The Urban Greening Program

Funded by the General Fund, is a grant program designed to promote a comprehensive, long-term approach to addressing climate change to improve the environment. Specifically, the program funds urban greening and urban forestry projects that reduce GHG emissions and provide multiple additional benefits.

https://resources.ca.gov/grants/urban-greening/

State Water Board grants for drinking water and wastewater

The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) administers the implementation of the State Water Resources Control Board's (State Water Board) financial assistance programs that include loan and grant funding for construction of municipal sewage and water recycling facilities, remediation for underground storage tank releases, watershed protection projects, nonpoint source pollution control projects, etc. DFA also administers the Operator Certification Program

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/

CDE California Community Schools Partnership Program - Implementation Grant

The CCSPP Implementation Grants are for new community schools, or for the expansion or continuation of existing community schools. The grant awards are up to $500,000 annually. There are multiple rounds for Implementation Grants.

https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/profile.asp?id=5707

2023-24 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Meal Programs (SMP) Grants

Deadline: March 1, 2023

Funding is for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating or expanding a: (1) School Breakfast Program, serving students in kindergarten through grade twelve or (2) Summer Meal Program, serving children and youth eighteen years of age and under during school breaks. School districts, direct-funded charter schools, and county offices of education may apply for grants; however, only one type of grant may be awarded per school site. Private schools, residential childcare institutions, and juvenile detention centers are not eligible.

https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/sbsm23rfa.asp

BAQQMD's Charge Up! Grant

Deadline: March 3, 2023

The Charge! Program provides grant funding to offset a portion of the cost to purchase and install new publicly accessible (multi-family housing located projects are not subject to public accessibility requirements) chargers for light-duty electric vehicles, or EVs, along transportation corridors, at multi-family housing facilities, destinations, transit parking locations, and workplaces across the Bay Area.

https://www.baaqmd.gov/funding-and-incentives/businesses-and-fleets/charge

To View the Complete Educational Grants Opportunities List for February 2023 Please Click Here

CC Project Manager Tracy Yassini attended the League of California Cities Los Angles County Division Membership meeting. The meeting was hosted by Metropolitan Water District. Tracy is seen with Jennifer Quan, Regional Public Affairs Manager, Los Angeles County Division LOCC

CC Associate Derek Rojas attended the League of California Cities Riverside County Membership Meeting. Derek is pictured with City of Banning Mayor Colleen Wallace.

California County News feature article on our recent County of San Benito Grant Award

California City News featured California Consulting and the City of Bell in its newsletter. Please view the article here.

CalSchoolNews featured California Consulting and Lemon Grove USD in its newsletter. Please see the article here.