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The Bay Area IRWM Coordinating Committee is formally seeking project proposals for Prop 1 IRWM Round 1 Implementation Funding.

Project proposals are due COB Monday June 3, 2019. Please read the Instructions and submit this Project Information Form (PIF) to Robyn Navarra at rnavarra@zone7water.com.

Additional information:

Bay Area funding allotment for Round 1: $2,275,000 available for DAC Implementation projects; $22,750,000 available for General Implementation projects.
The CC is seeking submittals that demonstrate multiple benefits and enhance opportunities for regional cooperation within the region’s four functional areas and sub-regions.
Refer to DWR’s Prop 1 Implementation Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) for more details on grant eligibility.

Tentative Process:

June 3, 2019: Project proposals due.
June 2019: Project Scoring Committee (PSC) screens and scores projects based on state and local eligibility criteria.
July 2019: PSC makes recommendation to Coordinating Committee on which projects to fund.
August 2019: Grant application workshop with DWR.
September-October 2019: Finalize grant application and submit to DWR.
October-December 2019: DWR reviews and approves grant application.
January-March 2020: Execute grant agreement with DWR and DWR awards grant funding.
April-June 2020: Execute sub-agreements with Local Project Sponsors.

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Optional Prop 1 Implementation 1st Call for Projects Due November 16, 2018

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Prop 1 Implementation Project Summary Form

The Bay Area IRWM Coordinating Committee (CC) is soliciting projects for the region’s response to a forthcoming draft Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for Prop 1 IRWM Implementation funding. This optional first solicitation is intended to solicit general interest, provide an opportunity for feedback, and facilitate increased regional collaboration. It will be followed by a request for more detailed formal project submittals after the final PSP has been issued by DWR (anticipated December 2018).

Bay Area funding allotment for Prop 1 Implementation: $47,450,000 (split between 2 or more rounds)
10% of implementation funds will go to disadvantaged communities and/or Tribes
Smaller projects should consider consolidating with other similar projects.
The CC reserves the right to ask projects to bundle or consider a phased approach to funding.
The CC is seeking submittals that can demonstrate benefits and enhance opportunities for regional cooperation within the region’s four functional areas and sub-regions.

Tentative process is as follows:

CC solicits general interest from the region through the attached form.
DWR releases draft PSP. (45 day public comment period ensues)
CC (or subcommittee) notifies project proponents of suggested modifications/actions (if needed).
DWR releases final PSP.
CC requests formal project submittals with additional detail and info.
CC screens and scores projects.
CC makes decision on which projects to fund. CC meets with DWR for funding workshop.
CC submits grant application.

Next steps for interested parties:

Download the Prop 1 Implementation Project Summary Form and submit via the “Submit Form” button. After submitting, you will receive a confirmation email from Robyn Navarra. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please email the form directly to Robyn at rnavarra@zone7water.com.
The CC (or subcommittee) will review and respond if there are areas needing further clarification or improvement.
Deadline to submit form: Close of business, November 16, 2018

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ANNOUNCEMENT – 1ST ROUND OUTREACH PARTNERS SELECTED

December 20, 2017January 8, 2018 admin

The Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Coordinating Committee is pleased to announce the selection of the first round of 10 outreach partners to help The Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, as the Bay Area Program Manager, perform a broad suite of outreach services in support of Disadvantaged and Under-Represented Communities and their participation in the Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program. After a multi-phased review process, the following outreach partners have demonstrated their ability to work actively and collaboratively, with EJCW and other partners to develop an integrated water management needs assessment for Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) and Under-Represented Communities (URCs) and corresponding outreach and involvement strategy in one or more communities in the Bay Area region:

Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice – Bayview Hunters Point (San Francisco)
The Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) – Adapting to Rising Tides (with Resilient Communities Initiative) – Bayview Hunters Point (San Francisco)
Ronald V. Dellums Institute For Sustainable Policy Studies and Action – Sobrante Park, Columbia Gardens, and Brookfield Village (Oakland)
Marin County Community Development Agency – Dillon Beach and Point Reyes Station
City of Hayward – Tennyson Corridor
Shore Up Marin – Canal neighborhood of San Rafael, and Marin City
The Watershed Project (with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership) – North Richmond, San Pablo, and El Sobrante
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful – San José along Coyote Creek
Sonoma Ecology Center and Daily Acts – The Springs, Petaluma, Penngrove, Cotati and Rohnert Park, and Rodgers Creek
Friends of Sausal Creek – Fruitvale Community (Oakland)

Please see this map of outreach partner proposed project locations.

This first round of subcontractors is matched with a number of DACs/URCs in the Bay. We are working to expand outreach efforts to other communities in a second phase of outreach partners soon. Please contact the Bay Area Program Manager, Nahal Ghoghaie at nahal@ejcw.org <mailto:nahal@ejcw.org> to learn more about how to get involved.