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California Consulting Surpasses 1000 Grants Awarded for Clients
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California Consulting, Inc. Surpasses 1,000
Funded Applications
California Consulting INC today announced that our grant writers have now written more than 1,000 competitive grant applications that have been awarded to clients.
Since opening in 2004, California Consulting grant writers have written 1010 competitive federal, state, and private foundation grant applications awarded for clients. This milestone achievement is the result of hard work and dedication by the grant writing team at California Consulting, Inc.
Announcing the news California Consulting Director of Operations, Dan Rodriguez, commented, “Surpassing 1000 awarded competitive applications is an enormous achievement. Our grant writing team works exceptionally hard and cares deeply about the work product. I would like to take this moment to acknowledge the hard work of our grant writing team that helped us surpass the 1000 mark. At California Consulting we pride ourselves on writing winning applications and this is a proud day for the Company and our entire team.”
California Consulting INC was founded in 2004 and is the state's largest grant writing company. Our clients include many of the state's most respected cities, school districts, and special districts as well as non-profits and others.
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City of Baldwin Park Receives Prop 68 Grant Award for Over $2.5 Million
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California Consulting Client City of Baldwin Park received $2,552,998 for the Prop. 68 State Park Program.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the City's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations to the City of Baldwin Park.
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MMASC Partners with California Consulting for Grant Writing Webinar
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MMASC is hosting a grant writing workshop and we are honored they have invited us as the special guest presenters.
Everyone is invited to attend, however, priority will be given to MMASC members. Please click the link below to register.
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Caltrans Active Transportation Program (ATP) Grant Statewide Cycle 5 is Released
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CalTrans: Active Transportation Program (ATP)
Grant Statewide Cycle 5
Deadline:
TBD
Amount:
Minimum funding request is $250,000 (Non-infrastructure projects, Safe Routes to Schools projects, Recreational Trails projects, and Planning projects are exempt from this and may apply for smaller amounts).
Match:
None required
Eligibility:
cities, counties, county transportation commissions, regional transportation planning agencies, MPOs, school districts, and transit districts
The Active Transportation Program was created to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Funding from the Active Transportation Program may be used to fund the development of community wide bike, pedestrian, safe routes to schools, or active transportation plans in predominantly disadvantaged communities. The goals of the Active Transportation Program are to:
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Increase the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking or Increase the safety and mobility of non-motorized users.
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Advance the active transportation efforts of regional agencies to achieve greenhouse gas reduction
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Enhance public health, including reduction of childhood obesity using programs including, but not limited to, projects eligible for Safe Routes to School Program funding.
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Ensure that disadvantaged communities fully share in the benefits of the program.
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Provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of active transportation users.
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CC congratulates the City of Baldwin Park for receiving the L.A. County and San Gabriel Valley Housing Trust Fund in the amount of $457,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the City's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations to the City of Baldwin Park!
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CC congratulates the City of Baldwin Park (a CC client) for receiving the State Housing and Community Development - SB2 Planning Grant application in the amount of $360,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of City's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations City of Baldwin Park!
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CC congratulates the City of Fairfield for receiving the Emergency Solutions Grant for Emergency Shelter in the amount of $200,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations City of Fairfield!
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CC congratulates the City of Baldwin Park (a CC client) for receiving the CA VW Mitigation Trust Fund in the amount of $174,265.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager David Marquez who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations City of Baldwin Park!
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CC congratulates the City of Bell (a CC client) for receiving the SB2 Planning Grant in the amount of $160,000 from the California State Department of Housing and Community Development.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager David Marquez who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations City of Bell!
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CC congratulates the City of Fairfield (a CC client) for receiving the Continuum of Care, Emergency Solutions Grant for Rapid Rehousing in the amount of $124,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager David Marquez who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations Fairfield!
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CC congratulates the City of Bell (a CC client) for receiving the Caltrans Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) Funding Request in the amount of $82,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, David Marquez, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations City of Bell!
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CC congratulates TreePeople (a CC client) for receiving the Children’s Environmental Health Initiative in the amount of $74,817.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of TreePeople's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for the community.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, Jaimie Lewis, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, Jaimie, and congratulations TreePeople!
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CC congratulates the City of Carson (a CC client) for receiving the Phillips66 assistance in the amount of $25,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, Diana Dinerman, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, Diana, and congratulations Carson!
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CC congratulates the City of Baldwin Park (a CC client) for receiving the Los Angeles County Open Space District, Maintenance, Operations and Excess Funds (MS&E) Grant in the amount of $20,624.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of the city's leadership to protect and promote the quality of life for its residents.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager David Marquez who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, David, and congratulations Baldwin Park!
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CC congratulates TreePeople (a CC client) for receiving the Children in Nature -Applied Conservation in the amount of $5,000.
This latest achievement is another example of the commitment of TreePeople's leadership to promote the quality of life for its community.
It’s also a reflection of the dedication and hard work by CC Project Manager, Jaimie Lewis, who ensured a successful grant application.
Thank you, Jaimie, and congratulations TreePeople!
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Client Spotlight:
City of Vacaville
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California Consulting is pleased to spotlight our client City of Vacaville in our May Newsletter. The City’s leadership has an amazing vision. In partnership with that vison, California Consulting has secured the following funds.
- FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) $93,300
- National Endowment for the Arts - Challenge America $10,000
- PDA Planning Grant $350,000
- Home Depot Foundation $2,769
- Firesubs Public Safety Grant $24,806
With a total award of $480,875 which is a 382% return on investment.
California Consulting congratulates the City's Leadership team's vision to promote a quality life for its city.
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Team Member Spotlight
Danielle Sotelo, Senior Project Manager
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California Consulting, Inc. wishes to congratulate Danielle for beginning her twelfth year working for the company. We appreciate Danielle's leadership and hard work for our clients. D
anielle is California Consulting's Senior Project M
anager and a San Joaquin Valley native with over 12 years of experience in grant writing, grant administration and program development for public and private entities.
She has worked with California Consulting since 2008, and during this time she has helped to secure over $18M in funding for California Consulting clients. She has drafted and submitted many successful grant applications for different sectors, but she most enjoys writing in the areas of public safety, motorized and non-motorized transportation, urban greening, alternative fuels infrastructure, and education. "
Ms. Sotelo prides herself in paying close attention to detail and has logged 100’s of hours in project management. She is committed to securing federal, state and local funding to spur environmentally and socially conscious community development both domestically and internationally.
Ms. Sotelo holds a BA in International Studies with an emphasis in Political Science and a certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University.
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Municipal Grant Opportunties
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER)
Deadline: May 15, 2020
Amount:
There is no maximum grant amount. See NOFO for details.
Match:
Recruitment and Retention grants do not require matching funds. Hiring firefighter activity grants do require matching funds. See NOFO for details.
Eligibility:
Volunteer, combination and career fire departments and tribal governments
SAFER offers grants to support projects in two areas:
• Hiring of Firefighters Activity is to hire new, additional firefighters to improve staffing levels or changing the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters.
• Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters Activity is to assist fire departments with the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters who are involved with or trained in the operations of firefighting and emergency response.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA: FY 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program – COVID 19 Supplemental (AFG-S)
Deadline:
May 15, 2020
Amount:
The population of the jurisdiction served by the recipient will determine the maximum amount of AFG-S funding a recipient is eligible to receive but no recipient may receive an award that exceeds one (1) percent of available grant funds in FY2020, or $1,000,000.
Match:
In general, eligible applicants shall agree to make available non-federal funds to carry out an AFG-S award in an amount equal to and not less than 15 percent of the grant awarded. Exceptions apply to entities serving smaller communities: 1) Jurisdiction of 20,000 residents or fewer – 5%; 2) Jurisdictions of more than 20,000 but not more than 1 million, 10%
Eligibility:
Fire Departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations and State Fire Training Academies
Summary:
Supplemental funding under AFG. The objectives of the AFG-S program are to provide critically needed resources that equip personnel to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and support community resilience. All activities under this solicitation are limited to the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and supplies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This includes reimbursement for expenditures made since Jan. 1, 2020.
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Educational Grant Opportunties
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U.S. Department of Justice: BJA FY 20 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program
Deadline:
June 9, 2020
Amount:
Up to $2 million
Match:
No
Eligibility:
States, counties, cities, independent school districts, tribal governments, nonprofits, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. The goal of this program is to address specific areas of concern related to preventing and reducing school violence. The program's objective is to increase school safety by implementing training and school threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks among students; technological solutions such as anonymous reporting technology that can be implemented as a mobile phone-based app, a hotline, or a website.
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U.S. Department of Education Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Deadline:
September 30, 2020
Amount:
$12.56 billion for entire program to be distributed by allocation formula
Eligibility:
IHEs
Instructions: In order to access these funds, all institutions must sign and return the Certificate of Funding and Agreement via: grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/registration.html), acknowledging the terms and conditions of the funding. After the Department has received the certificate, institutions may draw down their emergency assistance funds using the Department’s G5 system.
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California Consulting is honored to welcome
The New Day Rehab Center, City of Porterville, AJR Trucking, Tuolumne Utilities District, and the City of Jurupa Valley
as our newest clients. We are excited for the opportunity to help turn their vision into their legacy.
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CC is honored that the City of Woodlake Fire Department has decided to renew their contract. Thank you for your continued confidence in our services. We look forward to continuing our partnership to help The City of Woodlake Fire Department transform their vision into their legacy.
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