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Reuse Assistance Grants, Fiscal Year 1999/2000

Questions and Answers: Fiscal Year 1999/2000 Offering

This grant offering is now closed.

Please note that only the questions and answers listed below apply to this grant offering.

Eligible/Ineligible Applicants Partnering
Eligible/Ineligible Projects Resolution
Letters of Support

Eligible/Ineligible Applicants

Q. May local governments outside of California apply for a Reuse Assistance Grant?

A. Only California cities, counties, and local government agencies may apply for a Reuse Assistance Grant.

Q. What is the definition of a local government agency? Are California Community Colleges considered local government agencies?

A. According to Government Code §53850, a "local government agency" means a county, city and county, city, school district of any type, community college district, county board of education, or any other municipal or public corporation or district.

Eligible/Ineligible Projects

Q. To clarify the definition of reuse, would the act of removing a material such as asphalt, crushing it, and replacing it on the road be an acceptable project for the Reuse Assistance Grants?

A.  As described, no. The Reuse Assistance Grants are intended to foster projects that take a material in its current form and reuse it in that form without any significant processing that would alter its material structure. While worthy of encouragement, the project described would be considered more of a recycling project, rather than a reuse project.

Letters of Support

Q. For Exhibit E, the application says to attach two (2) letters of support. Could you please provide clarification (i.e. content/specific purpose of the letters, who from, dates, length, etc.), as well as instructions or guidelines to go along with this requirement?

A. While sample letters of support are not available (as supporters may use sample letters as a strict template and not include information specific to the applicant or their program), there are some general guidelines for applicants to follow. The letter each supporter submits needs to include information specific to the applicant or their program. The supporter can be anyone the applicant designates. The specific purpose of the letter is to indicate that the supporter supports whatever endeavor is proposed by the applicant and the letter may be as long or as short as needed to sufficiently do so. The letter from the supporter should be dated within the grant application period (July 3, 2000 to September 1, 2000).

Partnering

Q. How can an applicant obtain a "partnership with a local government?" How formal does this "partnership" have to be? Does the local government have to actually match or contribute any money...or simply support the concept for which the funds are being requested?

A. Only local government agencies may apply for a Reuse Assistance Grant. As the applicant, the local government agency is responsible for administering the grant, and is accountable for how the grant funds are expended. The role of a proposed grant partner must be fully set forth in the application, including a description of how the partnership can achieve the stated goals and objectives of the grant program.

Q. Who may partner with a local government agency for this grant?

A. All California nonprofit entities and commercial businesses may partner with local government agencies.

Resolution

Q. May a jurisdiction turn in its Resolution after the application due date (September 1, 2000)?

A. The Board may accept late resolutions if a jurisdiction can show good cause as to why the Resolution was not turned in on time.

Q. Since applying for the grants is a highly competitive process (in that applicants may request a maximum of $50,000 out of the $150,000 available), will I be a more competitive applicant if I ask for less than $50,000 (e.g. $20,000 or $30,000)?

A. Grant awards will be made to the applicants in the order of rank, until all funds are expended. The highest ranked proposal will receive funds and be removed from the list, then the second highest ranked proposal will be selected, and so forth. The Board reserves the right to reduce the amount of any grant request. If an applicant is proposing an excellent project that would require the full $50,000 to operate, it would not be detrimental for them to ask for the full $50,000. However, if an applicant proposes a project that could easily subsist on $5,000 and asks for the full $50,000, they would most likely be docked points in the budget portion of the Evaluation and Scoring Criteria.

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Last updated: June 25, 2008

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Barbara Baker: RAGs@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6446