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(JMNS or individuals which City staff might direct MNS to contact. The burden of letter writing will be minimized by MNS providing a draft support letter to each contact. Wording of the draft support letter can be modified or customized to reflect the interest of the person or organization offering support. A draft of the application with be submitted to City staff for review and comment. Upon receipt of comments from the City, MNS will incorporate the comments and make necessary revisions to the applications documents. MNS will conduct a final quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) check of all application forms and attachments completeness, thoroughness, accuracy, spelling, and grammar. MNS will produce both electronic and hard copies of the final grant application as required in the application instructions. This proposal assumes MNS will be responsible for submittal of the electronic copy of the application package. MNS recognizes City staff may have grant writing experience and may choose to write an application, however, they may need some writing assistance and/or additional capacity. MNS has worked with other public agencies to provide grant writing assistance and QA/ QC support during the writing process. This hybrid grant writing format is an excellent option to keep grant writing costs down. MNS is prepared to provide this alternative option. Track Application Status and Respond to Funder Requests for Additional Information Granting agencies may contact the City with questions about the grant application after its submittal. MNS has found various grantor agencies to have application processes with open lines of communication and agency staff that will typically engage with questions about an application submittal. MNS will support the City in providing responses to DWR's questions in emails and any necessary changes to submitted documents. Grants Management The MNS PM can provide oversight of all post -award grant management tasks. The PM will ensure the MNS funding assistance team conducts proper and effective communications with contacts at grant funding agencies. The MNS funding assistance team will prepare invoices and disbursement requests and quarterly or periodic progress reports to submit to grant funding agencies, as required by program guidelines and/or a grant agreement. The MNS PM will ensure the accuracy of disbursement requests and thoroughness of periodic progress report content. The MNS PM will set QA/QC standards for all work products to the satisfaction of the City. SECTION 5. SCOPE OF WORK