Item 20 - On-Call Grant Writing Services

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Proposal to Provide Water, Sewer, and Public Works Grant Writing Services 41 • Coordinated with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to forecast grant revenues for five-year capital improvement program. Developed recommendations to assign the grant funds to the capital and planning projects. • Worked with the Federal and State funding agencies for grant application/ amendments/closeout. Managed grant programs for requirements compliance. • Maintained grant database using the JD Edwards system to ensure accuracy and grant compliance. • Prepared the required project progress reports, financial status reports, and grant closeout reports. Ensured timely processing grant billings; reviewed the project expenditures against the approved project scope and in compliance with federal, state and local funding requirements; and validated appropriateness of supporting documents and justifications. • Developed and revised grant management procedures and the board finance policies. • Responsible for the SAFE schedule and the required single audit schedules. • Prepared responses to the FTA Triennial Review and Enhanced Technical Capacity Review. BOR WaterSMART Water Energy and Efficiency, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Olivenhain Municipal Water District, Desert Water Agency, City of Santa Ana, San Bernardino Municipal Water District Responsible for final QA/QC during the BOR WaterSMART Water Energy and Efficiency grant writing process and assisted with various research, mapping, and grant writing tasks in order to submit the applications fully and promptly. He worked on 6 applications simultaneously for this opportunity. Each application applied for $500,000 federal grant funding. Grants and Strategic Development Planner, Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) • Coordinated with FTA/FRA/FEMA/Caltrans on the grant administration, led FRA/Caltrans quarterly reviews, analyzed federal and state transportation policies and funding programs, and communicated with staffers on grant issues. • Worked with Engineering Department and Program Management Office on the programmatic issues pertaining to the capital rehabilitation and improvement projects, and prepared grant applications by closely working with the stakeholders. Participated in monthly project managers’ meetings, worked with all necessary parties to ensure implementation of grant- funded projects in compliance with the grant requirements and grant contract provisions. • Administered federal and state grants; prepared the grant fact sheets to disseminate grant information; tracked contract commitments and expenditures; prepared project progress and financial reports; responded to the grantors’ inquiries concerning grant compliance issues; performed the grant closeouts; and responded to the audit requests. • Tracked grant balances; reviewed proposed changes to the project scope to ensure consistency with the funding agreements; reviewed and validated the eligibility of project budget reallocations by fund source and by project; and ensured the grant records being updated with a documented audit trail.