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M Pi oposuI to Provide Water, Sewer, and Public Works Grant Writing Services clarity of graphics and schematic drawings to show grant evaluators the client agency's expertise and vision: ✓ For a Department of Water Resources grant, ESS provided pictorial highlights of the project's energy - efficiency benefits matching the goals of the grant. For a cap -and -trade grant to reduce GHG emissions, ESS replaced the executive summary with graphics highlighting projects matching the grant focus, resulting an award of over $9 million. ✓ For another project, ESS used an AQMD pollution map as a base and plotted all of the appropriate, completed energy -efficiency projects. ✓ ESS application was ranked as one of the best and posted on FHWA website. FHWA asked Sudi for input and used the format created by ESS in a grant application as a requirement for future cycles. Quantitative Analysis and Technical Reports Depending on the grant requirements, ESS will work with the City Project Manager to receive the available technical studies, environmental documents and plans and specifications. We will then use our highly experienced team members to complete the technical write-up sections of the grants. As needed, and upon the City's direction, we will be prepared to perform additional technical research and analysis to supplement the effort. The ESS engineering team has been directly responsible for implementation of various CIP programs for transportation and street improvements, water and sewer projects and facility management and will bring their expertise to articulate the technical information of the grants. Our expert grant writers will review the project documents to highlight the project's strengths matching the grant goals to achieve maximum ranking of the application. ✓ Complex FEMA applications prepared by ESS have been approved by Ca/OES for funding. ✓ ESS prepared a successful and highly technical grant application for San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, providing detailed GHG reduction calculations, trip generation interpretations, and technologies for alternative fuel that resulted in a $30 million award. Budget Analysis and Construction Planning The ESS team will assist the City in identifying qualifying information to meet grant requirements for budgeting and construction planning. Budgets need to demonstrate project flexibility and scalability to make the grant applications more attractive and create opportunities to apply again even after a successful application's award. Some areas of focus will include: Qualifying matching funds Budget scalability Scheduling details Implementation requirements for allocation purposes 11