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Round 2 Grantee Assistance: Top Things to Know

Congratulations on joining our cohort of ECRGrantees! DTSC Office of Brownfields and CCLR are fully and wholly dedicated to helping you along your ECRG journey to help you meet your ECRGrant commitments. Very soon, expect your assigned DTSC Office of Brownfields Portfolio Manager and CCLR Revitalization Specialist to reach out and introduce themselves. 

In the meantime, we have compiled a list of resources that can help you get up and running on your ECRGrant:

1. Submitting Reimbursement Requests in Fluxx: Have your invoices reimbursement process go smoothly by checking requirements and reviewing eligible costs.
2. Reimbursement Checklist: Use this checklist for speedy processing of reimbursement requests for payment and to avoid snags.
3. Responsible Procurement: Learn about requirements for procuring goods and services in compliance with state regulations.
4. Quarterly Report Requirements: Familiarize yourself on how to submit quarterly reports in FLUXX, as well as what you will need to include for effective tracking of progress and additional support needs.

Upcoming Webinar

ECRGenius: Getting the most out of your ECRGrant!

May 1, 2024 11:00 a.m. - noon

ECRGrantees!

We are extremely excited to welcome you as the second cohort of the historic Equitable Community Revitalization Grant! To make your ECRGrant experience as productive and efficient as possible, we have designed an ECRGenius webinar specifically for you. 

This “What to Expect When You’ve Been Awarded” webinar is highly recommended for all new ECRG Round 2 awardees. Led by the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR), the technical assistance provider for ECRG, it will serve as your introduction to successful grant management, reporting, and communications. . The session will cover  how to: coordinate with oversight agencies, stay on schedule and budget, complete quarterly reports, and communicate with the support team. You will have the opportunity to meet other awardees and ask questions. Round 2 ECRGrantees and their team members will have the opportunity to ask questions and set-up follow-up appointments to discuss their grants. Register now to learn more about how to successfully navigate your new grant opportunity!

Round 1 Amendment Awardees-Status Update

Our thanks to all the ECRGrantees who completed their Round 1 Amendment applications on time. We are still reviewing the amendment requests and as of the time of this email, all available funding has been requested; however, we are still considering requests for time extensions through September 30, 2024 or 60 days prior to your grant end date, whichever is earlier. After all requests have been reviewed for eligibility, we will let everyone know if there is additional funding available. 

Round 1 Amendment-Second Request 

We are grateful to have a cohort of Round 1 ECRGrantees who very eloquently share their recommendations on how ECRG can be improved to better fit their needs. Responding to these requests, we are opening the Round 1 Amendments for a second request for ECRGrantees with multiple grants as follows:

All criteria in the Round 1 Amendment ECRGuidelines are met. Changes to the Minimum Spend Requirement Table are as follows:



1. The requested grant must meet or exceed the minimum 10% spend by the Time Extension request submittal date (reimbursements approved for payment)
2. Only Time Extension requests are permitted, no Budget Amendment requests are permitted
3. Time Extensions can only be for 6 months
4. Only a Second Amendment Request is permitted at this time
5. Only one Amendment Request per ECRG Agreement permitted

Round 1 Success Story: Transforming Emeryville Food Bank Site into Affordable Housing

Nellie Hannon has dedicated 40 years of her life to ending food insecurity in the working-class community of Emeryville. Her organization, Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program or ECAP, provides healthy food to those in need on a 0.3 acre site off of San Pablo Ave. Starting in 2019, ECAP and Resources for Community Development (RCD), a non-profit housing developer, began working together on a redevelopment plan for the site that could assist with Emeryville’s shortage of affordable housing, while continuing to serve as a vital food bank. The planned development would be named the Nellie Hannon Gateway in honor of Hannon’s commitment to Emeryville. However, the site presented an environmental hurdle - lead, petroleum, and VOC contamination from past uses.

Resources for Community Development applied for a $575,000 ECRG clean up grant, which provided the necessary funding to develop a mitigation plan, safely remove contaminated soil and an underground storage tank from this site, and provide for consultant field monitoring and reporting of these activities. Having completed the cleanup, construction of a 7-story building with 90 apartments designated for residents making less than 60% Area Median Income (AMI) is well underway. At least 39 units will be dedicated to formerly homeless individuals with severe mental illness, providing them stable housing and support services. ECAP will continue its food bank on the ground floor, guaranteeing ongoing access to food security for the community.

“We are fortunate that DTSC made ECRG funds available to projects like Nellie Hannon Gateway, to support the development of urban infill sites and to protect the well-being of our communities,” said Jake Rosen of RCD. The development is on budget and on schedule and expects to welcome its first tenants in May 2025.

Are you a Round 1 Grantee and would like to be featured in an upcoming newsletter? Email us at ECRG@CCLR.org