RPPG City of Bakersfield Grant Activities Report - 8-2-2024.pdf — Legislative and Litigation Committee, August 8, 2024

Grant Activity Report: 8/2/2024

Awarded (FY 21-22): $11,214,606
Awarded (FY 22-23): $16,047,619
Awarded (FY 23-24): $55,532,929
Pending: $28,552,786.52
Proposals submitted with assistance from RPPG.

Pending Grant Applications

Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant FEMA $333,749.26 3/8/2024 Paul
Requesting funding for
Thermal Imaging
Cameras (TICs).

Anticipated response
by Fall 2024.

Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership NPS $11,908,510 4/30/2024 Rick &
Walter
Program established
through the Land and
Water Conservation
Fund. Working on
application for MLK
Park Revitalization.

Anticipated response
by Summer 2025.

Law Enforcement
Mental Health and
Wellness
U.S. DOJ $84,328 4/30/2024 Brian
Applying for funding to
do “peer support for
peer support” and
equipment for new
physical wellness
facility. Anticipated
response by Winter
2024.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Bulletproof Vest
Partnership U.S. DOJ $336,549.26 6/5/2024 Ariam
Applying for 200 AVIIIA
bullet proof vests,
carriers, and rifle
plates. Match
requirement is 50%.

Anticipated response
by Winter 2024.

Proposition 47 Grant
Program – Small
Projects
BSCC $1,999,374 6/10/2024 Anthony,
Nicole
Funding for
Community Vitality
homelessness call
center caseworker
team. Anticipated
response by Winter
2024.

Community Violence
Intervention and
Prevention
U.S. DOJ $1,823,494 6/10/2024 Anthony,
Maria
Funding for
comprehensive,
evidence-based
community-based
violence intervention
and prevention
programs. Anticipated
response by Winter
2024.

Art in Parks – Local
Grant Program OGALS $362,685 6/14/2024 Walter
Applying for mural and
walking path at
Saunders Park.

Anticipated response
by Winter 2024.

Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block
Grant
EPA
$379,310 10/31/2024 Paul
Formula funding
allocation. Funding
will go cover Fleet
Electrification Plan.

Pending Budget/Earmark Requests

Grant Name Lawmaker Amount Submitted Staff
Lead Notes
Community Project
Funding FY 25
Rep.

Valadao $5,000,000 3/22/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applied for Monitor
Street. Forwarded to
Appropriations.

Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Local Housing Trust
Fund Cal HCD Maximum of
$5,000,000. 9/17/2024 Jenni,
Priscilla
Funds dedicated to
the creation,
rehabilitation, or
preservation of
affordable housing,
transitional housing
and emergency
shelters.

Good Jobs Challenge EDA Up to $8,000,000 9/27/2024 Jason & Jenni
Looking at potential to
apply and partner with
KCCD.

Behavioral Health
Continuum
Infrastructure
Program (BHCIP)
DHCS Estimated price
tag of $10,000,000 12/13/2024 Anthony
City exploring
opportunities to apply
for funding to create a
large-scale sober
living facility.

Reconnecting
Communities and
Neighborhoods
Program
U.S. DOT
Planning grants
have a $2,000,000
maximum and no
minimum.

Construction
grants have a
range from
$5,000,000 to
$100,000,000.

TBD 2025 TBD
Potential application
for SR-204 conversion
w/ High-Speed Rail.

Working to get buy-in
from Caltrans.

Pushing to get HSR to
pay for design.

Targeting next year for
implementation.

Public Works and
Economic
Adjustment
Assistance
EDA
Anticipated range
of investments
from $600,000 to
$5,000,000.

Ongoing Jason &
Jenni
Potential opportunity
to support economic
development goals
and CEDS strategies.

Upcoming Funding Opportunities – Tracking

Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Safe Streets and
Roads for All –
Planning &
Demonstration
U.S. DOT
Minimum
$100,000.

Maximum
$10,000,000.
8/29/2024 Paul
Funding for projects
that prevent roadway
deaths and serious
injuries.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Railroad Crossing
Elimination Program U.S. DOT
Minimum is
$1,000,000
(except Planning
projects, which
can be below) and
no maximum.
9/23/2024 Paul
Potential need for
planning funding.

Grade separation
project on Renfroe
Road. Truxtun Ave.
“not there yet.”
Bridge Investment
Program – Planning
Grants
U.S. DoT No maximum or
minimum.
10/1/2024
10/1/2025 Paul
Funding for planning
for bridge projects.

Total project costs
must be over $3.125
million. May be
looking at applying for
various bridges.

Water and Energy
Efficiency Grants U.S. BoR Up to $5,000,000 10/30/2024 TBD Funding for projects
that result in
quantifiable water
savings, implement
renewable energy
components, and
support broader
sustainability
benefits.

Bridge Investment
Program –
Implementation
Grants
U.S. DoT No minimum or
maximum.
11/1/2024
11/1/2025 TBD
Funding to replace,
rehabilitate, preserve,
or protect one or
more bridges on the
NBI under 23 U.S.C.
144(b).

Flood Mitigation
Assistance FEMA TBD TBD 2024 TBD
Second funding
opportunity for flood
risk mitigation
projects.

Statewide Park
Development and
Community
Revitalization Program
CA Dept.
of Parks
and Rec
Maximum of
$8,000,000. TBD 2024 Rick &
Walter
Cancelled last year.

Anticipated
application cycle in
2024. $200 million for
this program included
in the Climate Bond.

Community Resilience
Centers SGC Maximum of
$10,000,000. TBD Rick &
Walter
Potential opportunity
for MLK Park Master
Plan. Looking to apply
in Round 2. $60
million for this
program included in
Climate Bond.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Encampment
Resolution Fund Cal HCD TBD TBD 2024 Anthony
Bought a hotel and
need to flip it. Want to
apply for the next
round. Located on
Union Avenue.

Encampment being
targeted would be
homeless along Union
Ave (a state highway).

Other Upcoming Funding Opportunities

Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
Charging & Fueling
Infrastructure Grants U.S. DOT
Minimum of
$500,000 and a
maximum of
$15,000,000 for
the Community
Program.

Minimum of
$1,000,000 for the
Corridor Program
with no maximum
award size.
8/28/2024 Jordan
Funding for
acquisition and/or
installation of eligible
EV infrastructure on
public roads, schools,
parks, and in publicly
accessible parking
facilities OR along
designated alternative
fuel corridors.

Highway Safety
Improvement Program Caltrans Up to $10,000,000 9/9/2024 Paul Funding for work on
any public road or
publicly owned
bicycle or pedestrian
pathway trail that
improves the safety
for its users. Projects
funded under HSIP
must be consistent
with California’s
Strategic Highway
Safety Plan (SHSP).

Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Staff
Lead Notes
RAISE U.S. DoT Maximum of
$25,000,000
1/13/2025
1/13/2026 TBD
Potential application
for SR-204 conversion
w/ High-Speed Rail.

Targeting 2025. HSR
also helping to design
F Street (leading into
the station).

Grant Awards

Grant Name Agency Amount Submitted Notification
Date Notes
Fiscal Year 21-22
Youth Workforce
Development
Program
CA
Volunteers $5,354,257 12/31/2021 March 2022
Funding will support
City Hall Fellowship
program. RPPG
assisted with
proposal
development.

Clean California
Grant Program Caltrans $1,491,250 2/1/2022 March 2022
Funding will support
the Garces Memorial
Circle Enhancement
Project. Proposal
reviewed by RPPG
prior to submission.

Active Transportation
Program Caltrans
$2,950,000

(Original ask:
$8,454,000)
6/15/2022 January
2023
Proposal for H Street.

Prepared by Bruce.

Partially funded by
Kern COG.

Urban Greening
Program CNRA $1,419,099 3/28/2022 March 2023
Submitted
application for
Citadel project with
enhanced tree
planting and
reactivation of the
abandoned soccer
field adjacent to MLK
Jr. Elementary.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Fiscal Year 22-23
Emergency Medical
Services Program OTS $267,182 1/31/2023 July 2023
Submitted
application for
battery-powered
extrication
equipment.

Rebuilding America
with Sustainability
and Equity (RAISE)
U.S. DoT $10,000,000 2/28/2023 June 2023
Applying for funding
for Chester Avenue
Complete Streets
project.

Water and Energy
Efficiency Grants U.S. BoR $497,117 7/28/2022 April 2023 Submitted to fund
Automated Metering
Infrastructure (AMI)
installations.

Homeless Housing,
Assistance, and
Prevention (HHAP) –
Round 4
CalICH $4,283,320 11/29/2022 January
2023
Funding availability
supported by
lobbying efforts
undertaken by Big
City Mayors and
RPPG on behalf of
the City of
Bakersfield.

Fiscal Year 23-24
Encampment
Resolution Grant* Cal ICH $7,048,875 6/30/2023 August 2023 CoC submitted
application w/ City
support.

Organized Retail
Theft Prevention
Grant
BSCC $6,203,009 7/6/2023 Sept. 2023
Submitted
application to
support ORT Unit
operations
Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant
U.S. DOJ $156,045 8/31/2023 Sept. 2023
Formula funding
allocation. PD would
like to use funding for
body armor and load
bearing vests.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Transformative
Climate
Communities –
Round 5
SGC $22,125,000 8/1/2023 Dec. 2023
Submitted proposal
for Southeast Strong
initiative.

Community Change
Grants U.S. EPA $20,000,000 4/22/2024 Jason
Funding for projects
that support
environmental and
climate justice for
disadvantaged
communities.

Applying for
Southeast Strong.

Earmark Approved

Grant Name Lawmaker Amount Submitted Notification
Date Notes
State Budget Earmark Asm. Bains $2,000,000 7/20/2023
State
Budget
Adoption
Funding for MLK Park.

Approved.

Community Project
Funding
Rep.

Valadao $5,000,000 3/15/2023
Federal
Budget
Adoption
Funding for complete
streets
improvements to
MLK Blvd. between
California and
Brundage. Has been
forwarded to
Appropriations and
approved.

Grant Name Agency Amount Submitted Notification
Date Notes
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant FEMA $1,207,955 12/17/2021 December
2022
Submitted
application for an
Urban Search and
Rescue Rig.

Active Transportation
Program Caltrans $9,940,944 6/15/2022 January
2023
Proposal submitted
for Arvin-Edison
Canal.

Assistance to
Firefighters Grant FEMA $1,436,523 2/7/2023 Summer/
Fall 2023
Submitted vehicle
acquisition
application for a new
Heavy Rescue
Vehicle.

Climate Pollution
Reduction Grant EPA $188,009,473 4/1/2024 Anthony,
Juan
Funding for
implementation of
climate action plan
activities. Emphasis
on GHG reduction.

July award
announcements.

Congressionally
Directed Spending Sen. Butler $5,000,000 3/12/2024 Juan, Anthony
Submitted request
for the MLK Park
Reimagining Project.

Forwarded to
Appropriations. Not
selected.

Community Project
Funding FY 25
Sen.

Padilla $4,976,000 3/29/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applying for MLK
Park Community
Center. Forwarded to
Appropriations. Not
selected.

Community Project
Funding FY 25 Rep. Fong $5,200,000 6/11/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applied for Kern River
Canal Backup Weird
Project. Forwarded
to Appropriations.

Not selected.

Community Project
Funding FY 25 Rep. Fong $5,300,000 6/11/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applied for Westside
Parkway
Hardscaping.

Forwarded to
Appropriations. Not
selected.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Community Project
Funding FY 25 Rep. Fong $5,300,000 6/11/2024 Juan,
Anthony
Applied for Recycled
Water Project.

Forwarded to
Appropriations. Not
selected.

Reviewed/Not Pursued

Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline/
Submission
Point of
Contact Notes
Organics Grant
Program CalRecycle TBD 4/20/2023 Renee
Unable to complete
project scoping within
the time constraints
of the grant
solicitation.

Clean California
Local Grant Program Caltrans TBD 4/28/2023 Gregg
Explored opportunity
to apply for
Monterey/Niles
Corridor project. City
will instead
implement pilot
project and prepare
for future funding
opportunities.

CRISES Pilot Program CDSS TBD 7/17/2023 TBD
Funding opportunity
did not align with
concept for co-
responder model for
DV cases.

Infrastructure for
Rebuilding America
(INFRA)
U.S. DoT TBD Spring 2023 Gregg
Explored Hageman
Flyover application.

Revisit for FY 24.

Hazard Mitigation
Assistance Grants FEMA TBD
Notices of
Interest due
5/10/2023
TBD
Water Department
indicated interest at
CMO 1/19 meeting.

Related to recent
flooding and water
infrastructure.

Community
Resilience Centers SGC
Range of $5M -
$10M for
implementation.

9/18/2023 Rick &
Walter
Potential opportunity
for MLK Park Master
Plan. Will target for
future funding cycle,
but project is not

Highways to
Boulevard Program Caltrans $149 million
total available 9/20/2023 Gregg
Potential project for
SR 204 conversion to
support HSR station.

Caltrans anticipates
awarding three
communities.

Reconnecting
Communities
Program*
U.S. DOT -- 9/28/2023 Winter
2023/2024
Funding to reconnect
communities divided
by transportation
infrastructure. Public
Works working on an
application for Union
Street. Caltrans was
doing work along the
corridor that was
similar, so the City did
not apply.

Climate Pollution
Reduction Grant* EPA $1,000,000
7/31/2023 August
2023
Formula funding
allocated for
Bakersfield for
climate adaptation
planning.

Emergency Solutions
Grant –
Homelessness
Prevention
CalHCD
Minimum:
$75,000

Maximum:
$200,000
Ongoing TBD
Funding to provide
housing relocation
and stabilization
services and short-
and/or medium-term
rental assistance.

Must have HCD
approved Homeless
Prevention policies
and procedures.

Sustainable
Transportation
Planning Grants
Caltrans
Minimum
$50,000.

Maximum
$1,500,000.
1/18/2024 TBD
Funding for
Sustainable
Communities,
Climate Adaption
Planning, and
Strategic Partnerships
grants.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENNE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | 1127 11th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, 95814 | www.publicpolicygroup.com Advanced
Transportation
Technologies and
Innovation
FHWA Up to
$12,000,000 2/2/2024 TBD
Deploy, install, and
operate advanced
transportation
technologies to
improve transit
system performance.

This is a program from
the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law.

Deadline passed.

California Fuels
Management and
Community Fire
Assistance Program
Bureau of
Land
Mngmnt.

Minimum is
$50,000.

Maximum is
$5,000,000.
2/2/2024 TBD
Funding for fuel
management, fire
education/training,
development and
implementation of
Community Wildfire
Protection Plans.

Deadline passed.

Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
OPR
Minimum
$100,000.

Maximum
$5,000,000.
5/7/2024 Walter
Funding for planning
and implementation
projects to reduce the
impacts of extreme
heat and build
community resilience.

City decided not to
apply for the grant.

Adaptation Planning
Grant Program OPR
Minimum
$100,000.

Maximum
$650,000.

LOI due
5/6/2024.

Full app due
5/20/2024.

TBD
Funding to identify
climate resilience
priorities and support
the development of
climate resilient
infrastructure projects
across the state. City
decided to pass
because of other
climate grants being
submitted.

Preservation and
Reinvestment
Initiative for
Community
Enhancement (PRICE)
HUD
Minimum of
$5,000,000.

Maximum of
$75,000,000.
7/10/2024 Jenni

Funds for efforts to
maintain, protect, and
stabilize
manufactured
housing and
manufactured
housing communities.

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