Q & A (QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)

We have received a number of questions about the grant program process. The following summary should answer most questions.

SCHEDULE

Date	Item
April 16, 2008	Application Workshop in Compton
April 22, 2008	Application Workshop in El Monte
May 1, 2008	Designation Form must be received in our offices by 5pm, either via mail or hand delivery.Postmark is not sufficient. This form applies to projects approved for Step 2 on March 28, 2008 ONLY.
May 23, 2008	Step 2,Tier 1 projects approved on January 28, 2008: Application & Tier 1 Documentation (if applicable) must be received in our offices by 5pm, either via mail or hand delivery. Postmark is not sufficient.
June 6, 2008	Step 2, Tier 2 projects approved for Step 2 on March 25, 2008: Application & Tier 1 Documentation (if applicable) must be received in our offices by 5pm, either via mail or hand delivery. Postmark is not sufficient.
July/August, 2008	Tier 1 Site Visits
September 2008	Tier 1 Funding Recommendations
September/October 2008	Tier 2 Site Visits
November 2008	Tier 2 Funding Recommendations
2009/10 Funding Cycle
January 2009	New Grant Cycle – Call for Projects/Updates
Spring 2009	Applications Due
Fall 2009	Funding Recommendations

DEADLINES
Note the following deadlines in the schedule shown above.

• May 1, 2008: The Designation Form for all Tier 2 projects must be received in our offices by 5pm, either via mail or hand delivery. Postmark is not sufficient.
  This form applies to projects approved for Step 2 on March 28, 2008 ONLY.
  You may download the following designation forms
  • Tier 2 Target Area Designation Form (1-page Microsoft Word file)
  • Tier 2 Non-Target Area Designation Form (3-page Microsoft Word file)
    
• May 23, 2008: Step 2,Tier 1 projects approved on January 28, 2008:
  Application & Tier 1 Documentation (if applicable) must be received in our offices by 5pm, either via mail or hand delivery. Postmark is not sufficient.
  If you wish to view a list of approved projects, download this file (3-page PDF file).
  If you wish to see the RMC's Staff Report on these approved projects, download this file (8-page PDF file).
  
• June 6, 2008: Step 2, Tier 2 projects approved for Step 2 on March 25, 2008:
  Application & Tier 1 Documentation (if applicable) must be received in our offices by 5pm, either via mail or hand delivery. Postmark is not sufficient.
  

WORKSHOPS
Two Step 2 Application Workshops were held in April 2008. Some may find it helpful to review the Powerpoint presentation given at the workshops You may choose to download the complete presentation or separate sections:

• Complete presentation. (48 page, 4.2 mb PDF file)
• Introduction (15 page, 2.5 mb PDF file)
• Step 2 Application Process (17 page, 1.7 mb PDF file))
• Evaluation Criteria (11 page, 0.3 mb PDF file)
• Conclusion (5-page, 0.23 mb PDF file)

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
The following documents may be downloaded iif needed.

• Tier 2 Target Area Designation Form (1-page Microsoft Word file – Same as form in Deadlines above)
• Tier 2 Non-Target Area Designation Form (3-page Microsoft Word file – Same as form in Deadlines above)
• Sample Resolution (2-page Microsoft Word file)
• Step 2 Application (6-page Microsoft Word file)
• Sample Grant Agreement: (36-page Microsoft Word file) This is a sample only. The actual Grant Agreement will incorporate changes to comply with the requirements of Proposition 84.
  

DEFINITIONS
The RMC's Grant Program Guidelines (55-page PDF file), in Section 1.4 (page 2), state, "...grant funds will be applied to three program areas that can be described in geographic terms."
The Guidelines, in section 2.2 (page 6) also state, "RMC staff will...identify ...'Target Areas' which have identified project needs but few project applicants..."
These definitions are the basis of the project groupings used below.

PROJECTS APPROVED FOR STEP 2 on March 25, 2008
Approved projects are listed in the following tables. The projects are sorted by applicant in each table;

• Mountains Target Project Area (10-page PDF file)
• Rivers Target Project Area (18-page PDF file))
• Urban - Target Area Project List (8-page PDF file)
  
• Urban- Non-Target Area Project List (10-page PDF file)

PROJECT MAPS
The maps listed below show the program areas..

• Mountains Target Project Area Map (4.0 mb PDF file)
• Rivers Target Project Area Map (3.5 mb PDF file)
• Urban Target Project Area Map (2.7 mb PDF file)

CONTACTS

• Mountains, Hills & Foothills
  Jane Beesley
  Phone: (626) 815-1019, ext. 109
  Email: jbeesley@rmc.ca.gov
• Rivers & Tributaries
  Valorie Shatynski
  Phone: (626) 815-1019, ext. 114
  Email:vshatynski@rmc.ca.gov
  EXCEPTION: The Urban Project Area group includes a few Rivers and Tributaries projects: along Compton Creek, the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel River. For these projects, please contact the Urban Lands Program Manager, Alina Bokde.
  Download spreadsheet showing these projects (4-page PDF file):
• Urban Lands
  Alina Bokde
  Phone: (626) 815-1019, ext. 102
  Email:abokde@rmc.ca.gov