CALIFORNIA
STATE LIBRARY
October 19, 2022
Rob Houston
City Manager
City of Orange
407 East Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92866
Subject: Building Forward, Library Infrastructure Grant
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Taft Branch
Grant No. BF-1-21-031
Dear Rob Houston:
This letter confirms the California State Library's award of $59,125 in Building Forward grant funds to the City of Orange for the Orange Public Library Taft Branch Critical Needs project at the Taft Branch. These grant funds are intended to be used toward the project components detailed in the Intent to Fund letter dated September 12, 2022, and on the last page of this letter.
Per your application and the requirements set forth in SB 129 (2021), the City of Orange will contribute $59,125 toward the project. Match funds are subject to the same restrictions as grant funds; may not be spent on any unallowable costs; and must be spent during the grant period at the same rate as grant funds.
This grant is governed by the Grant Agreement and Certification of Compliance. These documents, along with the first allocation claim form, will be sent separately to your organization's authorized representative by email through DocuSign and they must be signed using the DocuSign system.
The following supporting documents are also required and must be submitted through the State Library's online grant portal at: https://webportalapp.com/sp/buildingforward:
• Final Project Budget
• Final Project Implementation Plan
Library - Courts Building 916-323-9759
P.O. Box 942837 [email protected] gov
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001 www.library ca gov
Building Forward Library Infrastructure Grant Program
BF-1-21-031
• A resolution from the grantee organization's governing body approving acceptance of grant funds and designating an Authorized Representative allowed to enter into agreements on behalf of the organization
• If applicable: A letter from the grantee organization's Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director, or equivalent confirming availability of matching funds (Required for all grantees contributing local match funds.) • If applicable: A current facility lease with a term extending at least ten years after the end of the grant period. (Required for all projects involving leased buildings.) The City of Orange will receive $29,563 of the award following the submission and approval of all required documents. The remaining funds will be made available following the grantee's completion of the requirements outlined in the Grant Agreement and Certification of Compliance document included in the Award Packet, and in accordance with the payment schedule.
Please complete and submit all supporting documents within 30 days of receipt of this letter. Contact your grant monitor if you are not able to provide all documentation by that time.
The State Library grant monitor for this project is Libby Carlson. Your grant monitor can be reached by email at [email protected] or phone at (916) 603-6705. Your grant monitor will be available to assist you throughout your grant period.
Hard copies of this correspondence will not follow. Please keep the entirety of this correspondence for your files and consider these award materials as your original documents.
Best wishes for a successful project.
Repetuly yours.
Greg LI leas
California State Librarian
Library - Courts Building 916-323-9759
PO. Box 942837 csl-adm@library ca gov
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001 www.library ca gov