California Code of Regulations › Title 27 - Environmental Protection › Division 1 - General Functions and Responsibilities › Subdivision 0.5 - Administration › Chapter 3 - Environmental Justice Small Grants Program › Article 1 - Procedures and Criteria for Environmental Justice Small Grants Program › Section 10054 - Grant Application Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
					 order to receive grant funds for activities set forth under Section
					 71116
					 of the Public Resources Code, applicants shall complete an application process
					 in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Applicants shall submit an application
					 and a narrative/work plan:
(A) The
					 narrative/work plan shall describe the applicant's proposed project.
(B) The narrative/work plan shall be used as
					 the primary basis for fund allocation. Work plans shall be submitted to the
					 Secretary in accordance with timelines established by the Secretary.
(C) The narrative/work plan shall contain the
					 following information:
1. Identify the
					 environmental justice issue(s) to be addressed by the project.
2. Identify the environmental justice
					 community/target audience.
3.
					 Identify the program goal that the project shall meet and how it shall meet
					 it.
4. Provide an explanation of
					 how the project may serve as a model in other settings.
5. Provide an introduction that states the
					 nature of the applicant's organization.
6. Identify how long the organization has
					 been in existence.
7. Describe how
					 the organization has been successful in the past.
8. Provide project completion plans/time
					 frames, and expected results.
9.
					 Provide a project description that describes how the applicant is
					 community-based and/or plans to involve the target audience in the
					 project.
10. Provide a conclusion
					 discussing how the applicant shall evaluate and measure the success of the
					 project, including the anticipated benefits and challenges in implementing the
					 project.
11. Include an appendix
					 with resumes of up to three key personnel who shall be significantly involved
					 in the project, including the project lead.
12. If the proposed project includes the
					 significant involvement of other community organizations, applicants must
					 include letter(s) of commitment from these organizations.
13. Provide documentation to support the
					 organization's non-profit status or proof of federal recognition of tribal
					 status.
14. Provide budget
					 figures/projections to justify the requested award amount.
(D) The application shall contain the
					 following required information:
1. The
					 organization's name, physical mailing address and post office box, telephone
					 numbers, e-mail and web page address.
2. The application must be signed by a person
					 duly authorized by the applicant's organization and provide the authorized
					 person's telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
3. The name of the person with day-to-day
					 responsibility for the project (if different from authorized representative)
					 and that person's telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail
					 address.