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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana I RFQ 21- 093 <br />Revised Proposal <br />separate initiative equity index scores. The crux of many state and local agencies revolves around <br />optimizing funds. Grant Thornton's analytics team would apply an optimization model to maximize equity <br />indices by the proper allocation of funds. Bringing equity full circle, our Performance Management <br />initiatives tie directly back to community engagement to demonstrate progress and transparency. <br />2.4.3 Assist in calculating revenue loss per ARPA (SLFRF) requirements <br />As discussed in the October 28, 2021 interview, the Grant Thornton Team understands, and <br />acknowledges, that the City does not require assistance with the calculation of revenue loss per ARPA <br />(SLFRF) requirements and methods. To demonstrate our understanding, we have made the following <br />updates to our technical approach regarding this subject. <br />2.4.4 Provide technical assistance to City staff regarding ARPA (SLFRF) compliance and <br />reporting requirements, including, but not limited to, recommendations for activities <br />allowed, eligibility, procurement, and reporting <br />As discussed in Section 2.4.1, our approach will be tailored to identify and implement the unique <br />compliance strategies needed for each project funded by the City's payment from the SLFRF and tasked <br />to the Grant Thornton Team. Each member of our team has experience working with varying levels of <br />knowledge and experience with the federal government's uniform guidance for grant awards. Our team <br />will collaborate closely with each project manager to develop a communications strategy that makes <br />sense for their understanding of guidance and compliance principles as well as the meeting within the <br />project's timeline. Our team includes many former state and local government officials, who understand <br />the pressures that project managers are under and will focus on adding value by viewing every interaction <br />with a project manager as an opportunity to not only provide an administrative service, but to educate the <br />project manager on the necessity of the administrative actions that need to be taken. This focus on <br />education is deliberate. As a project manager's understanding of the program guidance and federal <br />compliance requirements increases, the efficiency of our team's ability to extract and communicate <br />information necessary to report and demonstrate compliance also increases. As discussed in the October <br />28, 2021 interview, our team has the capability of organizing and delivering more formal technical <br />assistance training that has been accredited for CPE credits. <br />The City's overarching goals for its administration of ARPA (SLFRF) funding seeks to maximize grant <br />performance, outcomes, and impacts while reducing financial, audit, and compliance risk. Maximizing <br />grant performance involves proactive <br />technical assistance capable of <br />identifying eligible costs to fully use In Florida, Grant Thornton has worked with 135 subrecipients of <br />available grant funding, matching eligible FEMA funding managing their Hurricane Irma recovery. This <br />costs to multiple grant programs, and work involves the review of claimed costs for eligibility, <br />justifying that grant funding is used to confirmation that the work was properly procured and the <br />accomplish for the purpose it was subrecipient provide the necessary financial reporting <br />intended. Reducing risk to the City documentation. <br />involves systematically and methodically <br />assessing and monitoring the use of <br />grant funding. To accomplish this, we draw from approaches which have proven effective on similar <br />engagements. We tailor these approaches to the City to address needs or issues most efficiently as they <br />arise. We provide support to the City with management, oversight, compliance, reporting responsibilities, <br />and any additional services as outlined in the scope of work. Within our approach, we propose to work <br />collaboratively with the City to assist in achieving and maintaining short and long-term goals that are <br />consistent with the City's Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan utilizing the SLFRF award by establishing <br />internal controls related to the federal funding programs. <br />Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation. <br />27 <br />