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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana I RFQ 21- 093
<br />Revised Proposal
<br />Executive Summary
<br />Background
<br />The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 is the latest COVID-19 stimulus package approved by
<br />the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. ARPA is a $1.9 trillion
<br />economic stimulus bill. Within ARPA, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF)
<br />provides $350 billion in direct funding for states, municipalities, counties, tribes and territories including
<br />$130 billion for local governments. The SLFRF provides a substantial infusion of resources to help cities
<br />like Santa Ana with economic stabilization, equity realization and the pursuit of fiscal recovery. In
<br />response to the extraordinary and unprecedented social and economic impacts of the ongoing, public
<br />health emergency caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the City of Santa Ana developed and adopted
<br />the Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan. This comprehensive response and recovery program will provide
<br />critical investments to enable the successful continuation of the City's short-term response and long-term
<br />community recovery. Critical priority projects have been identified to support the recovery through direct
<br />program assistance; public health and safety initiatives; investments in critical infrastructure; and
<br />supporting the City's fiscal health.
<br />To implement the Revive Santa Ana Plan, the City requires assistance with navigating and complying
<br />with the evolving and complex regulatory and programmatic guidance frameworks developed for the
<br />various funds created by ARPA, specifically the SLFRF. The City is seeking support with project eligibility
<br />determinations, developing and supporting required program reports, compliance with the Uniform
<br />Guidance (2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200)1 for administrative requirements, cost principles
<br />procurement requirements, and subrecipient monitoring.
<br />Grant Thornton and the Grant Thornton Team.
<br />At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result. We
<br />are committed to quality, purpose -driven results and value relationships. Grant Thornton's risk services
<br />portfolio includes solutions that offer program management, equitable distribution of funds, emergency
<br />grants management, fraud detection and prevention, internal controls, eligibility quality assurance, pre -
<br />audit readiness and strategic program integrity services, We assist clients overcome the complex
<br />regulatory landscapes to implement critical projects and social services that meet the needs of citizens
<br />and their communities. Our team is comprised of former state finance directors, city and county
<br />administrators, mayors, governors, grants specialists, and government financial managers who have
<br />seen firsthand what it takes to make financial recovery successful. In California, we support pandemic
<br />relief funding requirements for Merin County, Golden Gate Bridge and the Southern California Regional
<br />Rail Authority (Metrolink). We serve governments at the federal, state, and local levels, which has
<br />afforded us a unique perspective on the obstacles inherent in managing federal grant and audit readiness
<br />processes.
<br />Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC is a wholly -owned subsidiary of a large CPA firm (Grant Thornton LLP)
<br />with a track record of 97 years serving clients in audit, tax and advisory services across 51 offices in the
<br />United States. We have solidified our commitment to serving clients in California by establishing offices in
<br />Irvine, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco.
<br />i On December26, 2013, OMB CircularA-133 was superseded by the issuance of 2 CFR part
<br />200, subpart F. Among other things, those changes increased the audit threshold to $750,000 for
<br />auditee fiscal years beginning on or after December 26, 2014 and made changes to the major
<br />program determination process. The Compliance Supplement (Supplement) is based on the
<br />requirements of the 1996 Amendments and 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, which provide for the
<br />issuance of a compliance supplement to assist auditors in performing the required audits.
<br />Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation.
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