Agenda packet — Rancho Cordova City Council, April 4, 2022 (part 22 of 24)

2 La Niecia Kobelt: Principal, George Washington Carver SAS: Oversee the overall program, students, approve topics, provide facility; Charles Lago (Director of the California Capital Film Office), Would act as the "Executive Producer" He would oversee the program and be heavily involved in the choosing of the topics and help with contacting people who would need to be interviewed or who we would need to gain access to etc.; Jose Ruiz (Executive Assistant to Charles Lago and Office Manager of the film office), Would work directly with each team to help craft their ideas. Would also act as "The Producer" of each film made.; Rafael Portillo (DP/Editor California Capital Film Office), Would be the main technical director on each film, and oversee the editing and post‐production process.

Project Goals
• A series of short documentaries by young students at a high school in Rancho Cordova. • The finished product of high quality that is of broadcast quality and able to be screened. • The students would be guided through the process from beginning to end ‐ "From Concept to Delivery" aided by filmmakers, writers, and editors who do this for a living. • Students product and ownership • A panel of three judges made up of three notable people, i.e. The Mayor, a notable film producer, and perhaps a TV journalist would choose 1st 2nd 3rd place winners. • Prizes awarded solicited through sponsorship. • A ceremony is held at City Hall, and the awards are presented by the Mayor or during a city council meeting which is televised. • Enter films in the Annual Documentary Film Festival that will take place every year in June. • The films (or a selection of the films) would be included in the festival screening program and shown as part of the festival. • After each screening, the group of students who made that film would give a short presentation as to how they came up with the idea and discuss the filmmaking process.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total project cost
$48,500
Estimated breakdown of project expenditures
• Camera body $1,295 X 4 = $5180 • Lenses $599 X 4=$2396 • 4 Track portable recorders $249 X 4= $996 • Bodypack handset lavalier mics $159 X 3 = $477 • Shotgun Microphone $399 X 3= $1197 • Telescopic boom pole $149 X 3 = $447 • Total Equipment Cost without Taxes = $7219 with taxes =$8,000 • Cal Cap Film Office Equipment ‐ $6,500 (for entirety of the program) • Cal Cap Film Office Support Staff ‐ $3,500 • Program Technical Director $6,000 • Program Producer ‐ $6,000 • Program Executive Producer ‐ $5,000 • School Administrative Cost ‐ $3,500 • School Custodial Services ‐ $5000 for festival and after school hours • Staffing Cost:
$30,500 • Advertisement: Shirts, Hats, flyers, outreach, recruitment= $5000 Total Grant requested: $48,500 Matching Funds
Facility and administrative in kind contribution
Include any other funding contributions
N/A
Ongoing operations and maintenance costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested 48,500
Is this a multiyear request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? June 30, 2024
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? Application #48
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3 Without the staffing allocation for a film teacher, Carver will continue to seek community partnerships with organizations and our Parent Guild.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
‐Semester 1: September – January; Production‐ Topics, Interviews, filming; ‐Semester 2: January – April: Editing and final production; May: Film Entries and selection for Annual Documentary Film Festival; June1 –June 14: Film Festival and surveys In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Student will have multiple deadlines to complete projects throughout the year. In addition, students will be motivated to complete their short documentaries to enter the Annual Documentary Festival that begins the first week of June and ends prior to graduation the week of June 13th.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Will you be able to adjust your project if California Public Health and/or Sacramento County Health Orders change? For example, the program could operate virtually or with other modifications made. Please describe.

Every student has a Chromebook and is capable of completing interviews and film work virtually and digitally.

Project Location
Please note that projects or programs that are proposed on property owned or operated by outside agencies or a private party will require the coordination with and potentially approvals from outside agencies, organizations, and/or the private party.

Physical address of project location
10101 Systems Parkway
Sacramento, CA 95827
Other physical addresses if project/program is at multiple sites Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Yes (includes if you are the property owner)
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site or a park/park facility?
Yes, at a public K‐12 school site
Which school district is the public K‐12 school site located in? Sacramento City Unifed
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Please acknowledge that you read and understand the above Supplemental Endorsement Form requirements.

Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application submitted by
La Niecia Kobelt
Title
Principal
Submitting as
Application #48
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4 Public Agency
Phone
9163955266
Email
LaNiecia‐[email protected]
Organization's legal name, if applicable
Sacramento City Unified School District
Mailing Address of Submitter
10101 Systems Parkway
Sac, Ca 95827
Signatory's Name
Mrs La Niecia Kobelt
Signatory's Title
Principal
Signatory's Phone
9163955266
Signatory's Email Address
LaNiecia‐[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
10101 Systems Parkway
Sac, CA 95827
Attach any additional documents here
Public Record Unless otherwise exempt under applicable law, applications and application materials are public records. All information received from an applicant, whether received in connection with a grant application or in connection with any grant‐funded activities performed are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, unless otherwise exempt. Next Steps Applicants will receive acknowledgement once their application is received. When the application period closes, staff will review each application according to the application criteria and prioritization method listed within the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Grant Application Process and Criteria document. Should staff have any questions or need clarification on your application, they will contact you. You are invited to attend any of the public City Council Meetings. It is anticipated at this time that the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team will present information to the City Council starting in April and continuing through June. We may invite applicants to present their project and we may make selection recommendations to Council during the May City Council meetings. In addition, the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team will send periodic updates to grant applicants via e‐mail. It is possible that all funding decisions for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Community Enhancement & Investment Fund could be made in May and formally adopted by City Council by early June. Staff intends to notify all applicants of the funding decisions made by the end of June. If you have not signed up to receive automatic notifications when council meeting agendas are posted, you can do that by using the link below: https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/residents/what‐s‐happening/sign‐up‐ for‐e‐news
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1 CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 SUPPLEMENTAL ENDORSEMENT FORM

FOR SCHOOL SITE USAGE
The Fiscal Year 2022/2023 grant application period is open from February 7, 2022 through March 18, 2022.

The City is accepting applications from individuals, organizations, businesses, and community partners who are interested in enhancing our community. If your project/program is intended to operate or take place at a public K-12 school site, you must request the endorsement of the school superintendent of that school district.

One supplemental form is required per school district.

By the deadline, the City of Rancho Cordova must also receive the supplemental endorsement form that has been signed and dated by the corresponding school superintendent for the application to be considered complete. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ask for the endorsement in the time allotted. Each participating school superintendent reserves the right to withhold their endorsement of a project/program.

Incomplete applications are generally not considered for funding, or the nature of the incompleteness may result in an application being ranked at the bottom or recommended to receive no funding.

To be filled out by grant applicant
Project/Program Name:

Name of Organization:

Name of Applicant and Title:

Applicant’s Phone: Applicant’s Email:

Submit a copy of your application with this page to the school superintendent(s). For your application packet to be considered complete the signed and dated endorsement form must be received by the City of Rancho Cordova by March 18, 2022. The superintendent will submit the form directly to the City’s Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team. You must submit this form and a copy of your application to the appropriate superintendent or his or her designee no later than March 4, 2022. For Elk Grove Unified School District use [email protected]. For Folsom Cordova Unified School District use [email protected]. For Sacramento City Unified School District use [email protected].

To be filled out by School Superintendent or designee
Endorsement Given
Endorsement Withheld
Conditional approval of facility rental only
Superintendent’s or Designee’s Printed Name:

Date:

School District: Elk Grove Unified Folsom Cordova Unified Sacramento City Unified Other Comments (Optional):

The school superintendent or designee will send this form directly to [email protected] no later than March 18, 2022. Incomplete applications are generally not considered for funding, or the nature of the incompleteness may result in an application being ranked at the bottom or recommended to receive no funding.

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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 7, 2022 9:41 AM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Submission #: 1514165
IP Address: 174.208.168.41
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Project Information
Project Name
Snakes to Schools Project
Project Synopsis
The Snakes to Schools Project seeks to educate elementary through high school‐aged students, teachers, parents, and other outdoor enthusiasts in the Sacramento region about snake ecology, snake conservation, and snakebite first aid.

Project Description
Human‐snake conflict is an increasingly common problem around the world, stemming from a lack of education about snakes. As human encroachment increases in many areas, the likelihood of human‐snake conflict also increases. In the USA, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that annually 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by a venomous snake. Globally, it’s much higher. According to the World Health Organization, each year over 2.7 million people around the world suffer a serious snakebite envenomation. Although there is only one venomous snake (the Northern Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus oreganus) in the Sacramento area, encounters with them are common and serious rattlesnake bites do occur. Our community would benefit from additional education about rattlesnakes and other snakes in the region. Many snakes that live in human occupied areas are killed regardless of if they are harmful or not, because of fear. Snakes play a crucial role in ecosystems by maintaining ecosystem health and environments, however, their role is often highly overlooked. To address these issues, Save The Snakes seeks to empower our community members to safely coexist with snakes through our education and outreach programs. Our community of wildlife biologists and educators will implement all objectives of the Snakes to Schools project to mitigate human‐snake conflict in the Sacramento area through effective education about snake ecology and wildlife conservation. The overall goals of the Snakes to Schools project are to successfully educate communities and learners about snakes found in the Sacramento area, which will build awareness and understanding of snakes, reduce snakebite, and lessen conflict between humans and snakes.

Project Team
The Snakes to Schools project will be led by the nonprofit organization Save The Snakes.

Project Goals
This project seeks to effectively communicate the importance of snakes in the Sacramento region; communicate and express how humans can and need to live in harmony with snakes. This will be accomplished by organizing awareness talks/workshops at schools Application #49
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2 that can be attended by learners. Parents will also be welcome and encouraged to join. These talks/workshops will educate the learners on the ecological importance of snakes, identification of venomous vs non‐venomous snake species, snake ecology and their role within different ecosystems, precautionary measures to avoid snakebites, and what to do in the event of a snakebite.

Participants of these presentations will receive educational materials that are innovative and interesting to increase interest in snakes within learners at schools and to educate local communities about snakes. During the presentations, Save The Snakes will use educational tools such as snake specimens, live snakes, and innovative engagement quizzes to create interest in snakes. The use of interactive objects for learning purposes has been shown to engage learners longer and create an increased desire to learn. By introducing learners to live snakes, and other educational materials, we aim to reduce fear of snakes, promote snake awareness and understanding, and create snake ambassadors within the Sacramento community. Over a period of ten months, Save The Snakes will educate 500 learners from ten schools such that these learners can act as snake ambassadors in their communities. Additionally, we aim to generate support for snakes and snake conservation in the Sacramento area online, at community talks, and at events open to the public. By tabling at local events, using print/electronic media, and social media platforms, we aim to publicize our efforts to convey the importance of snake conservation and habitat preservation to communities.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total project cost
$6300
Estimated breakdown of project expenditures
Education and Awareness Materials Printing ‐ $500 Materials printed for educational purposes, conservation cards, stickers, etc.

Program Materials Design ‐ $1,000 40 hours at a rate of $25 per hour to create program materials (conservation cards, educational materials, PowerPoint presentations) Program Coordination ‐ $500 20 hours at a rate of $25 per hour to contact and secure program work at schools, libraries and events Program Implementation ‐ $2,500 100 hours at a rate of $25 per hour to conduct program work at schools, libraries and events Program Expenses ‐ $1,200 Program supplies (Costs for care and maintenance of educational animals) Fuel for vehicle ‐ $300 Fuel for main vehicle (Costs for driving to schools, events etc.) Communications ‐ $300 Phone calls made to stakeholders and creating website for program
Matching Funds
N/A
Include any other funding contributions
N/A
Ongoing operations and maintenance costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested $6300
Is this a multiyear request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? February 2023
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? Save The Snakes will seek additionally funding from community foundations and donations from individuals.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
Application #49
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3 January‐July 2022 (Preparation): Select schools and community members for project and begin preparation of educational materials.

This time will also be used to organize program materials and equipment. August 2022‐November 2022 (Field work): Visit ten schools, present talks, and conduct workshops. Attend community events and conduct work detailed in the Snakes to Schools proposal. December 2022 (Reporting): Analyze data gathered and prepare and submit results.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Measures to complete project are detailed above. This project's completion date is scheduled to be completed by December, 2022.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Yes, we will be able to adjust the project if needed. We are able to conduct this program virtually using Zoom or other virtual meeting software.

Physical address of project location
NA
NA

NA, NA NA
Other physical addresses if project/program is at multiple sites This project will be held at multiple schools, libraries and public events throughout the Sacramento region. These locations are still in the process of being determined.

Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? No
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site or a park/park facility?
No
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Applicant and Signatory
Application submitted by
Michael Starkey
Title
Save The Snakes Founder & Executive Director
Submitting as
Non‐Profit
Phone
9165204382
Email
[email protected]
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4 Save The Snakes
Mailing Address of Submitter
3100 Fite Circle
Suite 101
Sacramento, CA 95827
Signatory's Name
Mr Michael Starkey
Signatory's Title
Save The Snakes Founder & Executive Director
Signatory's Phone
9165204382
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
3100 Fite Circle
Suite 101
Sacramento, CA 95827
Attach any additional documents here
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From: City of Rancho Cordova
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Date: Monday, March 7, 2022 4:50:10 PM
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Submission #: 1515793
IP Address: 206.15.249.226
Submission Date: 03/07/2022 4:50
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Project Information
Project Name
VSP Professional Pathways
Project Synopsis
VSP Professional Pathway will support students interested in pursuing a career with VSP as a direct pathway. FCCP Youth Engagement Specialist will provide marketing, outreach, recruitment and enroll students in VSP 8 week training. Enrolled students will be supported by the Youth Engagement Specialist with challenges that arise, identify barriers and provide support services to be able to complete VSP’s 8 week job training, increasing direct employment placement with VSP. Youth Engagement Specialist will follow up with a 30 and 60 day follow up after placement with VSP to provide additional support to successful placement.

Project Description
FCCP is proposing to provide professional pathways to students who want direct employment placement with VSP.

VSP is one of our recent partnerships we added to provide students who completed a career assessment indicated interest in VSP direct support to enroll and complete VSP training and future job placement. FCCP’s Youth Engagement Specialist will provide 1 on 1 support to help with outreach, recruitment, enrollment and ongoing support to students during their VSP training. Enrolled students will be provided further support to address barriers that arise and pre and post completion VSP Professional Pathways training. FCCP’s partnership with VSP is a direct investment into Rancho Cordova’s workforce development and filling vacancy in Rancho Cordova. The goal of this project is to integrate opportunities for students to participate in VSP’s Professional Pathways. FCCP will utilize the data collected from our YCC participants’ Career Assessment Interest Profile, a self-assessment, career exploration tool that helps youth discover the type of work activities and occupations that are of interest to them. The Career Assessment fosters career awareness but more importantly reveals the top 3 areas of interest for a significant number of youth to be Social, Enterprising and Conventional leading to working and serving the people and careers with a need to be able to integrate rules and attention to details. Providing a direct avenue for youth to be able to pursue further information and training with VSP would allow them to further examine and inform their career trajectory. ●VSP Career Planning – FCCP staff will assist an additional 10 students with completing their Career Assessment and set up an intake orientation to learn about VSP to see if it is a viable career path that they would pursue. ●Enrollment and Youth Engagement – FCCP staff will assign a Youth Engagement Specialist to support their Application #50
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enrollment and job placement with VSP
Project Team
FCCP has been operating youth and adult employment programs in Rancho Cordova for over twelve years. For the past six years, FCCP has operated a full-service Job Center offering a wide range of employment support to Rancho Cordova community members. This grant continues our successful extension of these services tailored to high school students by bringing the services directly to them. With transportation a major barrier for many of our students, bringing services into their high schools is a necessity. This project will receive strategic design and oversight by Robert Sanger and Shinder Gill. Robert Sanger has led FCCP as Executive Director for the past eleven years with a total fifteen-year history with FCCP serving Rancho Cordova families and youth. He participates in the City’s Education Stakeholders Committee and many other endeavors to improve the quality of life for Rancho Cordova residents and students. Shinder Gill has over 20 years of experience working in family and social services and close to five years combined workforce and youth development experience having managed various youth and employment projects in Sacramento, in particular social and emotional development and research with at risk youth. The day-to-day project management will be conducted by Doris Cortez. Doris has worked in youth and employment programs for close to three years with training specific to working with high risk youth including foster youth, parenting, criminal justice involved and youth with disabilities and/or behavioral challenges. Primary onsite staff will include Yalda Hadi, with experience in education, youth development and refugee youth mentoring and career exploration experience, in particular to underserved populations. This project will be executed in collaboration with Cordova and Kinney High Schools. FCCP has received full support from the administrators of both sites who have expressed a desire for the continuation of this project. Letters of support via email Project Goals
● FCCP will serve a minimum of 10-12 unduplicated high school youth in this second half of the program per year.

This will be measured by sign in sheets at each Youth Career Center locations (Cordova and Kinney High Schools). ● VSP Career Exploration - 60% of youth will enroll and complete VSP Professional Pathways curriculum Pathway/Goal Setting – ● Youth will be supported by Student Engagement Specialist who will provide case management and address barriers that arise to support completion of the their training. ● Employer Engagement - Student Engagement Specialist will work with enrolled students to prepare for workforce development and entry into professional career pathways with VSP. Support will be provided in resume, and interview preparation. ● Follow UpStudent Engagement Specialist will provide 30 and 60 day follow up to provide continued support post completion and possible VSP worksite placement to assist with resources and referrals.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total project cost
$56,134.40
Estimated breakdown of project expenditures
Please see budget spreadsheet with itemized expenditures.

Matching Funds
$31,125.20
Include any other funding contributions
In kind services by Director of Programs by .05%.

Ongoing operations and maintenance costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested $56,134.40
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Is this a multiyear request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 1 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Services are specific to the community of Rancho Cordova. This project is dependent on City of Rancho Cordova Community Enhancement funds. We will continue to explore sustainable funding for this project, however, because the geographical scope is very narrow, it is difficult to find alternative funding sources.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
No
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will continue to explore sustainable funding for this project, however, because the geographical scope is very narrow, it is difficult to find alternative funding sources.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
● Jan 1, 2023 to March, 2023 – Continue outreach, recruitment and annulment into VSP Professional Pathways. ● March, 2023 to June 10, 2023 – Support enrolled students in VSP Professional Pathway towards completing the program and placement into directo VSP workforce entry level placement on job site. ● May 28, 2023 to June 30, 2023 –Student Engagement Specialist will support follow up support services and provide resources and referrals necessary.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Result oriented monitoring outcomes will be established and tracked and address areas of focus by the Director of Programs and Youth Services Manager to ensure the outlined project schedule is completed by 6/30/23.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

FCCP iwill assess students' service delivery model and make adjustments accordingly. Adapattabilit will align with those made by FCCP with the onset of COVID-19 to be able to provide services using digital platforms such as zoom, google meets to engage students synchronously, hold student office hours and created semi hybrid online and inperson services. FCCP has a COVID worksite plan in place and regularly updates it in accordance with the Sacramento County Health Order and CDC guidelines. FCCP YCC continues to explore google classroom and virtual platforms to integrate both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities strategies and continue to safely provide services and stay in compliance with CDC guidelines. FCCP will continue to stay informed in navigating the principles of change based on research.

Physical address of project location
10826 Gadsten Way
Bldg E
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Application #50
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Other physical addresses if project/program is at multiple sites This project will be primarily located at Cordova, Walnutwood and Kinney High Schools at 2239 Chase Drive, 10850 Gadsten Way and 2710 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova respectively. Preparation activities and summer services will be offered at Folsom Cordova Job Center at 10826 Gadsten Way, Rancho Cordova on the Community Education Center Campus. Activities for this project will take place within Folsom Cordova Unified School District Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Yes (includes if you are the property owner)
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K-12 schools or park/park facility) City of Rancho Cordova 01_12_2022 8_10 PM - 6.pdf
Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K-12 school site or a park/park facility? Yes, at a public K-12 school site
Which school district is the public K-12 school site located in? Folsom Cordova Unified
Read-Only Content
Please acknowledge that you read and understand the above Supplemental Endorsement Form requirements.

Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application submitted by
Surinder Gill
Title
Director of Programs
Submitting as
Non-Profit
Phone
9162949107 ext. 84050
Email
[email protected]
Organization's legal name, if applicable
Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Mailing Address of Submitter
P.O. Box 3227
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Signatory's Name
Executive Director Robert Sanger
Signatory's Title
Executive Director
Signatory's Phone
9163618684 ext. 290
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
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Signatory's Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3227
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Attach any additional documents here
FCCP Professional Pathways Jan to June 2023 Budget.xlsx City of Rancho Cordova 01_12_2022 8_10 PM - 6.pdf
Professional Pathway 2022-2023 Portal Submission.docx
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City of Rancho Cordova
Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Grant Application
Community Enhancement Fund
Applicant: Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Project Name: Professional Pathway
Project Synopsis: VSP Professional Pathway will support students interested in pursuing a career with VSP as a direct pathway. Enrolled students will be supported by a Youth Engagement Specialist designed to engage, identify barriers and support services to be able to complete VSP’s comprehensive job training to be able increase direct employment placement with VSP.

Project Description: Describe the project and how it benefits the community based on the City’s Community Enhancement Fund guidelines and project criteria.

FCCP is proposing to provide professional pathways to students who want direct employment placement with VSP. VSP is one of our recent partnerships we added to provide students who completed a career assessment indicated interest in VSP direct support to enroll and complete VSP training and future job placement. FCCP’s Youth Engagement Specialist will provide 1 on 1 support to help with outreach, recruitment, enrollment and ongoing support to students during their VSP training.

Enrolled students will be provided further support to address barriers that arise and pre and post completion VSP Professional Pathways training. FCCP’s partnership with VSP is a direct investment into Rancho Cordova’s workforce development and filling vacancy in Rancho Cordova.

The goal of this project is to integrate opportunities for students to participate in VSP’s Professional Pathways. FCCP will utilize the data collected from our YCC participants’ Career Assessment Interest Profile, a self-assessment, career exploration tool that helps youth discover the type of work activities and occupations that are of interest to them. The Career Assessment fosters career awareness but more importantly reveals the top 3 areas of interest for a significant number of youth to be Social, Enterprising and Conventional leading to working and serving the people and careers with a need to be able to integrate rules and attention to details. Providing a direct avenue for youth to be able to pursue further information and training with VSP would allow them to further examine and inform their career trajectory.

The components of this project include:
● VSP Career Planning – FCCP staff will assist an additional 10 students with completing their Career Assessment and set up an intake orientation to learn about VSP to see if it is a viable career path that they would pursue.
● Enrollment and Youth Engagement – FCCP staff will assign a Youth Engagement Specialist to support their enrollment in VSP training curriculum and provide ongoing support during the enrollment and identify resources to support their completion of the program and possible Application #50
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employment placement. Effective student engagement ensures that the student is able to process and explore goodness to fit with the employer.

Project Team: The project team will include Yalda Hadi Youth Engagement Specialist and, Doris CortezYouth Services Manager, Shinder Gill-Director of Programs, and Robert Sanger-Executive Director.

FCCP has been operating youth and adult employment programs in Rancho Cordova for over twelve years. For the past six years, FCCP has operated a full-service Job Center offering a wide range of employment support to Rancho Cordova community members. This grant continues our successful extension of these services tailored to high school students by bringing the services directly to them.

With transportation a major barrier for many of our students, bringing services into their high schools is a necessity. This project will receive strategic design and oversight by Robert Sanger and Shinder Gill.

Robert Sanger has led FCCP as Executive Director for the past eleven years with a total fifteen-year history with FCCP serving Rancho Cordova families and youth. He participates in the City’s Education Stakeholders Committee and many other endeavors to improve the quality of life for Rancho Cordova residents and students. Shinder Gill has over 20 years of experience working in family and social services and close to five years combined workforce and youth development experience having managed various youth and employment projects in Sacramento, in particular social and emotional development and research with at risk youth. The day-to-day project management will be conducted by Doris Cortez.

Doris has worked in youth and employment programs for close to three years with training specific to working with high risk youth including foster youth, parenting, criminal justice involved and youth with disabilities and/or behavioral challenges. Primary onsite staff will include Yalda Hadi,, with experience in education, youth development and refugee youth mentoring and career exploration experience, in particular to underserved populations.

This project will be executed in collaboration with Cordova and Kinney High Schools. FCCP has received full support from the administrators of both sites who have expressed a desire for the continuation of this project. Letters of support via email tfrom Jerad Hyden, Principal of Cordova High School, and Assistant Principal Allen Sims of Kinney High School are attached.

Project Goals: The goals of this project include:
● FCCP will serve a minimum of 10 unduplicated high school youth in this second half of the program per year. This will be measured by sign in sheets at each Youth Career Center locations (Cordova and Kinney High Schools).
● VSP Career Exploration - 60% of youth will enroll and complete VSP Professional Pathways curriculumPathway/Goal Setting –
● Youth will be supported by Student Engagement Specialist who will provide case management and address barriers that arise to support completion of the their training. ● Employer Engagement - Student Engagement Specialist will work with enrolled students to prepare for workforce development and entry into professional career pathways with VSP.

Support will be provided in resume, and interview preparation. ● Follow Up- Student Engagement Specialist will provide 30 and 60 day follow up to provide continued support post completion and possible VSP worksite placement to assist with resources and referrals.

Funding Request:

Total Project Cost: $56,134.40
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Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures: Provided on attached spreadsheet.

Matching Funds: $31,009.20
Ongoing (beyond FY 2022/2023) Operations and Maintenance Costs, if applicable: N/A Total Community Enhancement Funds Requested: $25,009.20 FCCP is requesting a total of $25,009.20 in Community Enhancement funding for this VSP Professional Pathways project for half of 2023- Jan 2023-June -2023 program year. FCCP understands that if there are remaining funds from the VSP Professional Pathways-2022-2023 program year, the City of Rancho Cordova will deduct the remaining 2023 VSP Professional Pathways program year funds from any awarded amount for this project.

Is this a multi-year request? No If yes, number of years: N/A If you answered yes above, describe your sustainability plan: N/A How many years have you received funding for this project? Started December 2022 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Services are specific to the community of Rancho Cordova. This project is dependent on City of Rancho Cordova Community Enhancement funds. We will continue to explore sustainable funding for this project, however, because the geographical scope is very narrow, it is difficult to find alternative funding sources.

Project Schedule
● Jan 1, 2023 to March, 2023 – Continue outreach, recruitment and annulment into VSP Professional Pathways.
● March, 2023 to June 10, 2023 – Support enrolled students in VSP Professional Pathway towards completing the program and placement into directo VSP workforce entry level placement on job site.
● May 28, 2023 to June 30, 2023 –Student Engagement Specialist will support follow up support services and provide resources and referrals necessary.

Project timeliness
Result oriented monitoring outcomes will be established and tracked and address areas of focus by the Director of Programs and Youth Services Manager to ensure the outlined project schedule is completed by 6/30/23.

Adaptability
FCCP iwill assess students' service delivery model and make adjustments accordingly. Adapattabilit will align with those made by FCCP with the onset of COVID-19 to be able to provide services using digital platforms such as zoom, google meets to engage students synchronously, hold student office hours and Application #50
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created semi hybrid online and in-person services. FCCP has a COVID worksite plan in place and regularly updates it in accordance with the Sacramento County Health Order and CDC guidelines. FCCP YCC continues to explore google classroom and virtual platforms to integrate both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities strategies and continue to safely provide services and stay in compliance with CDC guidelines. FCCP will continue to stay informed in navigating the principles of change based on research.

Project Location and Physical Address: This project will be primarily located at Cordova, Walnutwood and Kinney High Schools at 2239 Chase Drive, 10850 Gadsten Way and 2710 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova respectively. Preparation activities and summer services will be offered at Folsom Cordova Job Center at 10826 Gadsten Way, Rancho Cordova on the Community Education Center Campus. Activities for this project will take place within Folsom Cordova Unified School District. Letters of support are attached and the Supplemental Endorsement Form will arrive to the City of Rancho Cordova directly.

School District: Folsom Cordova Unified School District Application Submitted by: Shinder Gill, Director of Programs, Folsom Cordova Community Partnership Phone: 916-294-9107 ext. 840503 Email: [email protected] Non-Profit Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3227, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741 Signatory: Robert Sanger, Executive Director, Folsom Cordova Community Partnership Phone: 916-361-8684 ext. 290 Email: [email protected] Non-Profit Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3227, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741 Application #50
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Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Community Enhancement Grant
Professional Pathways VSP
Budget Jan 2023-June 2023
CE
Matching / In
Kind Funds
Source of
Matching / In
Kind Funds Narrative Total Funds
Youth Services Manager $3,800 $ 3,800.00 In Kind
Youth & Employment Development Manager:

Calculated at .05 FTE for CE and .05 FTE for Inkind $ 7,600.00 Youth Engagement Specialist $13,368.00 $ 7,488.00 In Kind Youth Mentor Coordinator: Calculated at .50
FTE for CE and .20 FTE for In-kind $ 20,856.00
Accounting / Admin Assistant $861.20 $861.20 In Kind
Accounting / Admin Assistant: Calculated at .02
FTE for CE and .02 for In-kind $ 1,722.40
Benefits
$ 5,108.00 $ 3,644.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Benefits expensed to this grant include 30% of
salaries for staff positions. In Kind Benefits
provided for additional FTE associated with this
grant. $ 8,752.00
Space
$ 9,000.00 In-kind
Matching/In-Kind Funds, Activity Space @
FCUSD Campuses, Walnutwood, Cordova and
Kinney High School, average $75 per day for 1.5
hours x 96 Days per year (23 Kinney, 23
Cordova & 40 Walnutwood) $ 9,000.00
$ 200.00 $ 200.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Mileage Reimbursement: (60 miles per month x
$.58 per mile x 6 months) In kind mileage
expense is provided through alternative grants
for business internship development activities $ 400.00 $ 208.00 $ 208.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Landline and cell Phone share of costs for .67
FTE expensed to this grant
$ 416.00
Computer and Printer Equipment
$4,400.00 In-kind
Usage of 10 ChromeBooks at Kinney High
School, 10 ChromeBooks at Cordova High
School & 2 printers estimated as follows & is
provided as In Kind match to this project.

Chromebooks $200 x 20 and Printers $200.00 x
2 = $4,400.00 $4,400.00
Program Supplies
$ 780.00
Program supplies include paper, toner, resume
paper, thumbnail drives, after school healthy
snacks for students, supplies for job readiness,
career orientation activities, and workshops to
support the Youth Career Center project $ 780.00
$ 684.00 $ 1,524.00 Alternative Grants
Share of Insurance and Audit Fees for .67 FTE
associated with this grant are expensed-.67 FTE
x $1,200.00 ($600.00 Audit $600.00 Insurance
per FTE). Additional insurance and Audit fees
for In Kind Staffing are provided as an In Kind
Donation $ 2,208.00
Totals $ 25,009.20 $ 31,125.20 $ 56,134.40
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 4:21 PM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Submission #: 1518366
IP Address: 206.15.249.226
Submission Date: 03/08/2022 4:20
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Project Information
Project Name
Youth Career Centers
Project Synopsis
Youth Career Centers will help youth to explore technical, vocational and career pathway trajectories by utilizing work readiness assessment methodologies. Project activities will include skill development in soft skills, interviewing preparation, communication, and work based learning. All services will be provided on school sites with trained youth career mentors.

Project Description
The goal of this project is to continue providing career development services for students at Cordova, Walnutwood and Kinney High Schools. To an important extent, the Youth Career Center (YCC) will allow students to graduate with first hand exposure to a wider array of career opportunities, an informed sense of their career direction, and a strong correlation between continuing education and achieving their career goals. FCCP has established a solid base and has exceeded outcomes in the three previously funded fiscal years and continues to see the number of students we assist grow each year. The components of this project include: ●IntenƟonal Career Planning – Through conducting career exploration and career assessments FCCP staff will assist students with building an employment plan that reinforces educational goals and sets them on viable career pathways providing access to reliable information to assist with alignment align with their educational goals ●Integrated Workplace Experiences – FCCP staff will utilize our ever‐ growing network of local business connections to connect and broadening youth experiences to job shadowing opportunities, part‐ time jobs and internships to help students begin their career pathways, gain work‐based learning, develop marketable technical and professional skills and connect their educational plans to their career development and future self‐sufficiency. Effective employer engagement ensures that the right young people engage with the right employer or employee volunteer through the right activity at the right time in their school life. FCCP will assist in identifying goodness to fit between the young person and employer and provide ongoing support to ensure they are able to successfully achieve their potential. ●AdulƟng Skills – FCCP staff will teach students valuable skills they are requesting including financial goal setting, understanding debt and credit, healthy relationships, social and emotional development and nutrition
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2 FCCP has been operating youth and adult employment programs in Rancho Cordova for over twelve years. For the past six years, FCCP has operated a full‐service Job Center offering a wide range of employment support to Rancho Cordova community members.

This grant continues our successful extension of these services tailored to high school students by bringing the services directly to them. With transportation a major barrier for many of our students, bringing services into their high schools is a necessity. This project will receive strategic design and oversight by Robert Sanger and Shinder Gill. Robert Sanger has led FCCP as Executive Director for the past eleven years with a total fifteen‐year history with FCCP serving Rancho Cordova families and youth. He participates in the City’s Education Stakeholders Committee and many other endeavors to improve the quality of life for Rancho Cordova residents and student. Shinder Gill has over 20 years of experience working in family and social services and close to five years combined workforce and youth development experience having managed various youth and employment projects in Sacramento, in particular social and emotional development and research with at risk youth. The day‐to‐day project management will be conducted by Doris Cortez. Doris has worked in youth and employment programs for close to three years with training specific to working with high risk youth including foster youth, parenting, criminal justice involved and youth with disabilities and/or behavioral challenges. Primary onsite staff will include Victoria, Youth Mentor, with three years of experience in education, youth development and refugee youth mentoring and career exploration experience, in particular to underserved populations.

Project Goals
●FCCP will serve a minimum of 100 unduplicated high school youth in this program per year. This will be measured by sign in sheets at each Youth Career Center locations (Cordova, Walnutwood and Kinney High Schools). ●Career ExploraƟon ‐ 60% of youth will take Career Interest Assessments providing information about potential careers matching their interests and abilities. Upon completing these assessments students will research job openings, labor market information, and educational pathways in their areas of career interest. Career Interest Assessment information will be given to students and recorded in secure student Youth Career Center database to track areas of career interest for reporting and internship development. ●Pathway/Goal Seƫng – 60% of youth will receive assistance developing a My Action Plan (MAP) identifying short, medium, and long range goals and action steps necessary to pursue their area of career interest. The MAP will be given to students with a copy maintained by Youth Career Center staff to track student progress toward identified goals. ●Resume Development/Job AƩainment ‐ 70% of youth will receive training on resume development, interviewing skills, and job attainment including how to complete online applications and pre‐employment assessments. A minimum of 55 youth will develop a professional resume each program year. ●AdulƟng Workshops – A minimum of 30 youth will attend Adulting workshops and receive education related to financial literacy, healthy relationships, nutrition and understanding insurance. Youth will be pre‐ and post‐tested to measure gains. ●Employer Engagement ‐ FCCP will develop 20 new employer relationships sites per program year including educating employers about opportunities to partner with the high schools and employ students. ●Student Jobs/Internships – FCCP will assist students seeking internships or part time work to provide financial resources for themselves. A minimum of 15 youth placed.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total project cost
$141,732,65
Estimated breakdown of project expenditures
Please see attached budget spreadsheet with project expenditures.

Matching Funds
$85,867.60
Include any other funding contributions
In Kind services will be provided and indicated on budget spreadsheet attached.

Ongoing operations and maintenance costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested $55,865.60
Is this a multiyear request?
No
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3 4
When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Services are specific to the community of Rancho Cordova. This project is dependent on City of Rancho Cordova Community Enhancement funds. We will continue to explore sustainable funding for this project, however, because the geographical scope is very narrow, it is difficult to find alternative funding sources.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will continue to explore different funding sources on an ongoing basis.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
● July 1, 2022 to August 11, 2023 – Provide Adulting, Job Readiness and Financial Literacy Workshops at FCCP’s Job Center for out of school youth. Develop new employer host sites for internships, job shadowing or part time employment for students in a variety of career fields. ● August 12, 2022 to May 27, 2023 – Youth Career Centers will operate onsite at Cordova and Kinney High Schools.

Students will receive assistance with career exploration, pathway/goal setting, resume development, job application assistance and financial literacy training. FCCP staff will continue to develop employer relationships and internship sites, matching students based on areas of career interest. ● May 28, 2023 to June 30, 2023 –Youth Career Services will be provided at FCCP’s Job Center on the Walnutwood/Adult Education Campus until school restarts in August. Youth Career Center staff will provide ongoing activities including financial literacy and adulting workshops. Students will also receive ongoing assistance with resume development, job applications and interview preparation. Youth Career Center staff will continue to conduct employer outreach to develop internship sites and part time job opportunities for Cordova and Kinney High School youth. Graduated youth will receive priority enrollment in FCCP’s Out of School Youth Program for 18 to 24 year olds which includes a paid work experience component in their career field of interest.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

FCCP made adjustments to our YCC service modality with the onset of COVID‐19 by integrating digital platforms such as zoom, google meets to engage students synchronously, hold student office hours and created semi hybrid online and in‐person services.

FCCP has a COVID worksite plan in place and regularly updates it in accordance with the Sacramento County Health Order and CDC guidelines. FCCP YCC continues to explore google classroom and virtual platforms to integrate both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities strategies and continue to safely provide services and stay in compliance with CDC guidelines. FCCP will continue to explore virtual gallery walks for students to be able to create and display their career aspiration projects and work and have an opportunity to learn from their peer’s experiences and projects. FCCP will continue to stay informed in navigating the principles of change based on research.

Physical address of project location
10826 Gadsten WAy
Bldg E
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
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4 Other physical addresses if project/program is at multiple sites This project will be executed in collaboration with Cordova, Walnutwood and Kinney High Schools. FCCP has received full support from the administrators of both sites who have expressed a desire for the continuation of this project. Letters of support from Jerad Hyden, Principal of Cordova High School, Annie Conover, Principal of Walnutwood High School and , Assistant Principal Allen Sims of Kinney High School are attached.

Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? No
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site or a park/park facility?
Yes, at a public K‐12 school site
Which school district is the public K‐12 school site located in? Folsom Cordova Unified
Read‐Only Content
Please acknowledge that you read and understand the above Supplemental Endorsement Form requirements.

Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application submitted by
Surinder Gill
Title
Director of Programs
Submitting as
Public Agency
Phone
9162949107 ext. 84050
Email
[email protected]
Organization's legal name, if applicable
Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Mailing Address of Submitter
P.O. Box 3227
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Signatory's Name
Executive DIrector Robert Sanger
Signatory's Title
Executive Director
Signatory's Phone
9163618684 ext. 290
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
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5 P.O. Box 3227
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Attach any additional documents here
City of Rancho Cordova 01_12_2022 8_10 PM ‐ 6.pdf
FCCP RC CE YCC 2022‐2023 Budget.xlsx
FCSUD YCC Endorsement.pdf
Public Record Unless otherwise exempt under applicable law, applications and application materials are public records. All information received from an applicant, whether received in connection with a grant application or in connection with any grant‐funded activities performed are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, unless otherwise exempt. Next Steps Applicants will receive acknowledgement once their application is received. When the application period closes, staff will review each application according to the application criteria and prioritization method listed within the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Grant Application Process and Criteria document. Should staff have any questions or need clarification on your application, they will contact you. You are invited to attend any of the public City Council Meetings. It is anticipated at this time that the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team will present information to the City Council starting in April and continuing through June. We may invite applicants to present their project and we may make selection recommendations to Council during the May City Council meetings. In addition, the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team will send periodic updates to grant applicants via e‐mail. It is possible that all funding decisions for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Community Enhancement & Investment Fund could be made in May and formally adopted by City Council by early June. Staff intends to notify all applicants of the funding decisions made by the end of June. If you have not signed up to receive automatic notifications when council meeting agendas are posted, you can do that by using the link below: https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/residents/what‐s‐happening/sign‐up‐ for‐e‐news
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Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Community Enhancement Grant
Youth Career Center
Budget 2022 - 2023
CE
Matching / In
Kind Funds
Source of
Matching / In
Kind Funds Narrative Total Funds
Youth Services Manager $ 8,599.00 $ 5,500.00 In Kind
Youth & Employment Development Manager:

Calculated at .15 FTE for CE and .10 FTE for Inkind $ 14,099.00 Youth Mentor Coordinator $23,712.00 $ 7,488.00 In Kind
Youth Mentor Coordinator: Calculated at .60
FTE for CE and .20 FTE for In-kind $ 31,200.00
Director of Programs $ 2,400.00 $ 2,400.00 In Kind
Director of Programs: Calculated at .03 FTE for
CE and .03 for in kind $ 4,800.00
Executive Director $2,247.00 $2,247.00 In Kind
Executive Director: Calculated at .02 FTE for CE
and .02 for In-kind $ 4,494.00
Accounting / Admin Manager $1,286.40 $1,286.40 In Kind
Accounting / Admin Manager: Calculated at .02
FTE for CE and .02 for In-kind $ 2,572.80
Accounting / Admin Assistant $861.20 $861.20 In Kind
Accounting / Admin Assistant: Calculated at .02
FTE for CE and .02 for In-kind $ 1,722.40
Benefits
$ 11,731.00 $ 5,261.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Benefits expensed to this grant include 30% of
salaries for staff positions. In Kind Benefits
provided for additional FTE associated with this
grant. $ 16,992.00
Space
$ 18,000.00 In-kind
Matching/In-Kind Funds, Activity Space @
FCUSD Campuses, Walnutwood, Cordova and
Kinney High School, average $75 per day for 1.5
hours x 240 Days per year (46 Kinney, 46
Cordova & 148 Walnutwood) $ 18,000.00
$ 418.00 $ 418.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Mileage Reimbursement: (60 miles per month x
$.58 per mile x 12 months) In kind mileage
expense is provided through alternative grants
for business internship development activities $ 836.00 $ 482.00 $ 482.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Landline and cell Phone share of costs for 1.27
FTE expensed to this grant
$ 964.00
Computer and Printer Equipment
$4,400.00 In-kind
Usage of 10 ChromeBooks at Kinney High
School, 10 ChromeBooks at Cordova High
School & 2 printers estimated as follows & is
provided as In Kind match to this project.

Chromebooks $200 x 20 and Printers $200.00 x
2 = $4,400.00 $4,400.00
Program Supplies
$ 1,354.45
Program supplies include paper, toner, resume
paper, thumbnail drives, after school healthy
snacks for students, supplies for job readiness,
career orientation activities, and workshops to
support the Youth Career Center project $ 1,354.45
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$ 1,524.00 $ 1,524.00 Alternative Grants
Share of Insurance and Audit Fees for 1.31 FTE
associated with this grant are expensed-1.27
FTE x $1,200.00 ($600.00 Audit $600.00
Insurance per FTE). Additional insurance and
Audit fees for In Kind Staffing are provided as an
In Kind Donation $ 3,048.00
Stipends to Participants
$ 1,250.00
Stipends provided for summer Adulting
workshops to incentivize continued engagement
and practical money management experience -
Estimated $10 x 5 workshops x 30 students =
$1,250.00 $ 1,250.00
Wages from Internships and Jobs
$ - $ 36,000.00 In Kind
12 paid interships and/or student part time work
estimated at 200 hours per student at $15.00 per
hour = $36,000.00 $ 36,000.00
Totals $ 55,865.05 $ 85,867.60 $ 141,732.65
Insurance and Audit Fees
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Cordova High School
2239 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone (916) 294-2450 http://www.fcusd.org/CHS
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
February 14th, 2022
To Whom It May Concern:

I would like to express support for the Folsom Cordova Community Partnership’s application for the City of Rancho Cordova Community Enhancement Fund. This funding would allow the Folsom Cordova Community to continue to operate a Youth Career Center on the Cordova High School campus. The presence of a Youth Career Center on our school campus, housed in our College and Career Center in the CHS Library, has proved extremely beneficial to supporting our most disenfranchised learners.

With an expediential increase in the number of newly immigrated refugee students, the Youth Career Center has proactively worked to offer their assistance each week through dedicated services and supports which are truly invaluable to our team.

To date the Youth Career Center has served over 100 Unduplicated Youth and have had close to 300 Total Youth Visits to get assistance with resume development, interview preparation, career and college exploration, job applications and understanding employer expectations.

If awarded, the Folsom Cordova Community Partnership will continue to offer on-campus activities to expose student to a wider array of career opportunities, help them develop a more informed sense of their career direction and build a strong correlation between continued education and achieving their career goals. Additionally, the Youth Career Center will connect students with work opportunities in the local community including internships, job shadowing and part time jobs to help develop technical and professional skills for their future success.

I urge you to give this application your most serious consideration. Should you or your staff have any questions regarding this letter, please do not hesitate to call.

Respectfully submitted,
Respectfully submitted,
Jerad A. Hyden
Principal
Cordova High School
(916) 294-2450 x810150
[email protected]
Jerad Hyden
Principal
Ann Botsford
Michele Brown
Michele Cooper
Joel Francisco
Assistant Principals
Heidy Naderi
Admin. Assistant
Erin Kaluza
ELD Program Manager
Josh Creeger
Activities Director
Mark Beamish
Athletic Director
Kitty White
Head Counselor
Grace Martinez
IB MYP Coordinator
Chris Mahaffey
IB CP Coordinator
Zandi Llanos
IB DP Coordinator
Tracey Jacobs
School Resource Officer
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 10:57 AM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Submission #: 1519884
IP Address: 76.192.55.137
Submission Date: 03/09/2022 10:56
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Project Information
Project Name
The Connect Workshop
Project Synopsis
The Connect Workshop Group is an 8‐week workforce development training program for underrepresented youth/young adults ages 16‐24 that provides independent living skills lessons and task to enhance mental health and wellness. Participants who attend the weekly groups will receive a monetary stipend upon completion of group curriculum and tasks.

Project Description
The 8‐week Connect Workshop group is a workforce development training program designed to enhance youth and young adults’ employment skills, teach transitional living skills, and enhance mental health and wellness. Up to 32 youth and young adults/annually will participate in the weekly group and complete two community service projects and receive a monetary stipend upon completion. The Connect Workshop Project is a curriculum designed to provide youth and young adults with the relevant research, job training and education to assist in supporting long term employment and/or applying to an educational program.

Youth and young adults will have the opportunity to employ career fields, job shadowing, college tours, networking and more through the Connect Workshop Project. The Connect Workshop Project is designed for youth/young adults ages 16‐24 with special emphasis on underrepresented minority communities in Sacramento County. The location of the group meeting is TBD.

Project Team
SAC Connect Co‐Owners and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Chenee Robinson and Shanece Okoro Duncan, developed the Connect Group curriculum, oversight of weekly groups, development and evaluation of the pre/posttest, and exit survey. SAC Connect staff including group facilitators and peer mentors are responsible for implementation of the group to include facilitation of the weekly groups, participant monitoring and organizing community service project opportunities.

Project Goals
The Connect group will service 32 youth and young adults by the conclusion of the Program. This will be measured by weekly attendance and the number of monetary stipends disbursed. 100% of The Connect participants will identify a career and/or education path by the conclusion of the program. This will be measured by pre and exit surveys.

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2 Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total project cost
$80,000
Estimated breakdown of project expenditures
Staff Wages: ‐Program Manager: $15,600 ($30/hr for 10hrs/week) ‐Facilitator: $10,400 ($20/hr for 10hrs/week) ‐Facilitator: $10,400 ($20/hr for 10hrs/week) ‐Peer Mentor $2,000 ($500/group) ‐Peer Mentor $2,000 ($500/group) Youth Stipend: $32,000 Supplies:
$6,000 Program incentives/giveaways: $1,600 ($400/group) Matching Funds
N/A
Include any other funding contributions
N/A
Ongoing operations and maintenance costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested $80,000
Is this a multiyear request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? N/A
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? N/A
Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
The 1st Connect Group anticipated start date is 7/20/2022 and will run a new group quarterly with a two week break between groups. 1st Quarter‐ July 20, 2022‐ September 7, 2022 2nd Quarter‐ September 28, 2022‐November 16, 2022 3rd Quarter‐ December 7, 2022‐18, February 1, 2023 4th Quarter‐February 22, 2023‐April 19, 2023 Final Evaluation/Review‐ April 22, 2023‐May 21, 2023
In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

SAC Connect staff diligently adheres to creating and keeping deadlines/making modifications as needed to adjust to the current climate of the community (i.e. COVID‐19), team collaboration, goal setting and meeting goals, and emphasizes a long‐term commitment to and passion for mission‐driven work. SAC Connect has experience implementing timeline driven programs which included meeting with funding monitoring points of contact monthly, submitting monthly, quarterly, and financial reports, and providing program updates as needed.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

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3 Will you be able to adjust your project if California Public Health and/or Sacramento County Health Orders change? For example, the program could operate virtually or with other modifications made. Please describe.

This group can be provided virtually if the Public Health and/or Sacramento County Health Orders change. SAC Connect has laptops that youth can check out in the event they don’t have one at home and if youth don’t have access to internet the SAC Connect Office has internet that can be used by participants and space to adhere to social distancing requirements/PPE. Additionally, the community service projects required for the group can be adapted to align with Public Health Orders if needed.

Physical address of project location
225 30th Street, Suite 312
Sacramento, California 95816
Other physical addresses if project/program is at multiple sites The program can be offered virtually and within the participants community/residence.

Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Requested, and will submit to city by March 18, 2022
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site or a park/park facility?
No
Read‐Only Content
Please acknowledge that you read and understand the above Supplemental Endorsement Form requirements.

Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application submitted by
Shanece Duncan
Title
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Co‐owner
Submitting as
Non‐Profit
Phone
9164000908
Email
[email protected]
Organization's legal name, if applicable
SAC Connect
Mailing Address of Submitter
225 30th Street
Suite 312
Sacramento, CA 95816
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4 Signatory's Name
Mrs Shanece Duncan
Signatory's Title
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Co‐owner
Signatory's Phone
9164000908
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
225 30th Street, Suite 312
Sacramento, California 95670
Attach any additional documents here
The Connect Overview.pdf
Public Record Unless otherwise exempt under applicable law, applications and application materials are public records. All information received from an applicant, whether received in connection with a grant application or in connection with any grant‐funded activities performed are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, unless otherwise exempt. Next Steps Applicants will receive acknowledgement once their application is received. When the application period closes, staff will review each application according to the application criteria and prioritization method listed within the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Grant Application Process and Criteria document. Should staff have any questions or need clarification on your application, they will contact you. You are invited to attend any of the public City Council Meetings. It is anticipated at this time that the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team will present information to the City Council starting in April and continuing through June. We may invite applicants to present their project and we may make selection recommendations to Council during the May City Council meetings. In addition, the Community Enhancement & Investment Fund team will send periodic updates to grant applicants via e‐mail. It is possible that all funding decisions for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Community Enhancement & Investment Fund could be made in May and formally adopted by City Council by early June. Staff intends to notify all applicants of the funding decisions made by the end of June. If you have not signed up to receive automatic notifications when council meeting agendas are posted, you can do that by using the link below: https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/residents/what‐s‐happening/sign‐up‐ for‐e‐news
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The SAC Connect
Therapeutic & Wellness Services
Transitional Age Supportive Services.
225 20th Street, Suite 312
Sacramento, CA 95816
225 30th Street Suite 306 • Sacramento, California 95816 • phone (916) 400-0908 • [email protected] The Connect: “Educate, Encourage, Enhance Overview
Created by The SAC Connect
WEEK 1-2: Introduction- Participants will review guidelines, expectations, and receive COVID-19 Care Kit/employment portfolio.

Ice Breaker: Bingo –(boards to be created by staff)
o Pass out/review program schedule, guidelines, and expectations – black folders w/ documents o Receive Covid-19 Kits/employment kits -drawstring bag w/ supplies o Online Personality assessments: https://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-personality-test-new o Online Career assessments: https://www.truity.com/view/tests/personality-career Debrief Activity: create professional emails/participant workshop online assessment WEEK 3: Education- Participants will identify their learning style and educational options.

Ice Breaker: Jeopardy – mainstream categories (game to be created by the staff) • Building the Foundation-Educational
o Guest Speaker(s): TBD
o Online Learning Style assessment: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/selfassessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml Debrief: Learning Style Charades
WEEK 4-5: Money Management- Participants will learn money management skills and difference between necessity/luxury/saving.

Icebreaker: Scavenger Hunt -handout needs to be printed • Money Management
o Guest Speaker: Doug Gaffney, Financial Consultant
o Start Employment Goals
Debrief Activity: “Money Packets” (participants given a certain amount of money to purchase items)
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WEEK 6: Online Job Search- Participants will utilize workstations to search jobs in job/career field of interests and review qualifications.

Icebreaker: Toilet paper Topics (participants take up to 6 toilet paper squares and tell the group a topic about themselves for each toilet paper square taken) • Create resume/cover letter
o Staff assist participants with creating resume/cover letter o Debrief Activity:
• Job search tools- Create Profiles
o Indeed
o LinkdIn
o Handout dress for the interview tips/remind participants to come prepared for headshots and interviews
Debrief Activity: Family Feud -to be created by the staff WEEK 7: Interview Preparation- Participants will learn interview etiquette.

Icebreaker: What’s Changed?
• Dress for the job
o Acceptable vs unacceptable video clips on YouTube
• Mock Interviews
• Headshots
Debrief Activity: Games (i.e. Connect 4, Uno, Mancala, ect…) WEEK 8: Wrap-up/Reflection/Graduation: Participants will complete a postassessment, review highlights, and participate in program certificate/stipend. • Commencement
o Participants will receive certificate of completion and stipend o Participants reflect and share experience participating in program o The Connect Workshop online evaluation
Debrief Activity: Movie
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980 9th Street, Suite 2500, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 920-4400 www.nmrk.com SAC Connect Landlord Letter of Reference
March 14, 2022
City of Rancho Cordova
Community Enhancement Fund
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Subject: SAC Connect Landlord Letter of Recommendation
To whom it may concern,
In addition to being a commercial real estate broker with Newmark, I am also the Asset Manager for S&L Partnership, the owner and property manager for 225 30th Street, the building that SAC Connect Therapeutic & Wellness Services uses as their office space and for programs. In addition to simply being a good tenant and paying rent on time every month, SAC Connect also runs some excellent programs including their Job Readiness Program which helps underserved members of our community research, prepare and apply for jobs. I am lucky to have such an organization as a tenant in our building and our community is lucky to have them serving Sacramento. Please call or email if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
David Brandenburger
Managing Director
CA RE Lic. #01408572
916.569.2310
[email protected]
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From: City of Rancho Cordova
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 2:45:15 PM
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 Submission #: 1522887
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Project Information
Project Name
Financial Empowerment
Project Synopsis
FCCP will provide financial empowerment to residents of Rancho Cordova ages 16+ to increase financial literacy. The project will use an approved, CFPB Your Money, Your Goals curriculum to teach financial transformation and tools to make effective money and debt management to be able to have a healthy financial lifestyle. Improving financial independence and understanding debt and credit has a positive, detrimental impact on future financial health.

Project Description
Folsom Cordova Community Partnership (FCCP) was able to create a financial empowerment program through a pilot grant from the Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP). Although this grant came to an end, it provided us with seed money to develop and adopt Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) financial empowerment curriculum and tools to the unbanked and underbanked in our communities. We have created dynamic visuals, activities and handouts to provide a vibrant experience that addresses all learning modalities in multiple languages; English, Spanish, Farsi, Russian and adding Armenian, Hindi and Ukrainian. Each language series has specific adoptions based on cultural specifics regarding money and banking practices. We have piloted and administered this teaching series in both classroom and web-based modules as well as through one on one financial coaching.

Through this pilot period we have delivered financial empowerment education to over 200 community members.

We have been funded by Calmoney Smarts based on our success and demand for financial empowerment to serve an additional 80 participants throughout Sacramento. This project will allow us to increase our capacity further to serve and target specifically, 80 Rancho Cordova to receive a comprehensive financial empowerment curriculum and leading to financial independence. Financial Empowerment addresses the City of Rancho Cordova’s mission to support and value the development of youth and community members and provide opportunity towards economic advancement .

Project Team
FCCP for the past 11 years started and built and operated a full-service Job Center offering a wide range of employment support to Rancho Cordova community members. This grant continues our successful extension of these services tailored to Rancho Cordova residents by bringing the services directly to them. With transportation a Application #53
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major barrier for many of our students, bringing services into the community, particularly underserved is a necessity. This project will receive strategic design and oversight by Robert Sanger and Shinder Gill. Robert Sanger has led FCCP as Executive Director for the past eleven years with a total fifteen-year history with FCCP serving Rancho Cordova families and youth. He participates in the City’s Education Stakeholders Committee and many other endeavors to improve the quality of life for Rancho Cordova residents and students. Shinder Gill has over 20 years of experience working in family and social services and close to five years combined workforce and youth development experience having managed various youth and employment projects in Sacramento, in particular social and emotional development and research with at-risk youth. The day-to-day project management will be conducted by Doris Cortez. Doris has worked in youth and employment programs for close to three years with training specific to working with high risk youth including foster youth, parenting, criminal justice involved and youth with disabilities and/or behavioral challenges. Primary onsite financial empowerment staff will include Micaela Cantu(Spanish language), Anna Kyrylyuk(Ukrainian & Russian language), Suman Makwana(HIndi) and Noune Manukyan(Armenian & Farsi).

Project Goals
FCCP will serve a minimum of 80 unduplicated Rancho Cordova residents in this program per year. This will be measured by registration and tracking during virtual module attendance. Provide “YOUR MONEY, YOUR GOALS” program curriculum to support positive cash, credit, and saving management skills. Provide The YOUR MONEY, YOUR GOALS utilizing the Digital Toolkit Provide in-person cohorts in the community and web-based delivery offering a culturally competent financial education program. Financial behavior scale pre and post-70% participants will complete pre and post behavioral scale to demonstrate increased understanding of financial goal planning, understanding credit card debt, learning how to manage and pay bills, understand loan process and saving for emergencies Entire Module Completion 60% of the participants will complete the entire Modules 1-9 increasing their capacity to increasing generational and long term healthy financial future.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total project cost
114,240.15
Estimated breakdown of project expenditures
Please see attached budget sheet with itemized project expenditures.

Matching Funds
$54,276.55
Include any other funding contributions
In kind services provided by Director of Programs and administrative staff to support the project.

Ongoing operations and maintenance costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested S59,963.60
Is this a multiyear request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Services are specific to the community of Rancho Cordova. This project is dependent on City of Rancho Cordova Application #53
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Community Enhancement funds. We will continue to explore sustainable funding for this project, however, because the geographical scope is very narrow, it is difficult to find alternative funding sources.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
No
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will continue to explore and examine other funding sources. For this particular project we will target banking institutions to help provide funding to assist participants in navigating and building financial prosperity.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
● July 1, 2022 to July 31,2022, – Review and update plan for created infrastructure of Your Money, Your Goals(YMYG). Identify staff to add to existing framework of Spanish and Farsi and work to add Hindi and Ukrainian to be trained on the YMYG toolkit ● August 1, 2022-August 31, 2022- Staff training on targeted outreach, identify community partnerships to maximize staff resources to facilitate workshops/cohorts and client engagement strategies ● August 1, 2022 to May 27, 2023 – Financial Empowerment Specialist will provide YMYG in person and web based to the residents of Rancho Cordova. FCCP staff will continue to work with and identify underserved community liaisons to establish cohorts. Facilitate the nine module packet system available for ease of home-based delivery of YMYG curriculum education. Conduct Pre-Post financial behaviors surveys to gather measurable financial changes demonstrating competency. ● May 28, 2023 to June 30, 2023 –Financial Empowerment will wrap up and conduct analysis of client changes in financial wellbeing or financial management as measured by the pre-/postservice assessment tool In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Result oriented monitoring outcomes will be established and tracked and address areas of focus by the Director of Programs and Employment/Youth Services Manager and Financial Engagement Specialists to ensure the outlined project schedule is completed by 6/30/23.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

FCCP made adjustments to our Financial Empowerment service modality with the onset of COVID-19 by integrating digital platforms such as zoom, google meets to engage students synchronously, hold student office hours and created semi hybrid online and in-person services. FCCP has a COVID worksite plan in place and regularly updates it in accordance with the Sacramento County Health Order and CDC guidelines. FCCP YCC is exploring google classroom and virtual platforms to integrate both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities strategies and continue to safely provide services and stay in compliance with CDC guidelines. FCCP is exploring virtual gallery walks for students to be able to create and display their career aspiration projects and work and have an opportunity to learn from their peer’s experiences and projects. FCCP will continue to stay informed in navigating the principles of change based on research.

Physical address of project location
10826 Gadsten Way
Bldg E
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
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Other physical addresses if project/program is at multiple sites We will be providing majority of the services in the community in cohorts and virtually. Mobilizing staff will allow us to maximize our resources and reach Rancho Cordova residents in the community.

Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? No
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K-12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K-12 school site or a park/park facility? No
Read-Only Content
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Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Community Enhancement Grant
Financial Empowerment
Budget 2022 - 2023
CE
Matching / In
Kind Funds
Source of
Matching / In
Kind Funds Narrative Total Funds
Youth & Employment
Development Manager $ 8,599.00 $ 5,500.00 In Kind
Youth & Employment Development Manager:

Calculated at .10 FTE for CE and .05 FTE for Inkind $ 14,099.00 Financial Empowerment
Specialist $22,760.00 $ 9,880.00 In Kind
Financial Empowerment Specialist: Calculated
at .55, with an additional .25 in kind for FTE
$ 32,640.00
Director of Programs $ 2,400.00 $ 2,297.40 In Kind
Director of Programs: Calculated at .03 FTE for
CE and .02 for in kind $ 4,697.40
Executive Director $2,247.00 $2,046.50 In Kind
Executive Director: Calculated at .02 FTE for CE
and .02 for In-kind $ 4,293.50
Accounting / Admin Manager $1,286.40 $1,286.40 In Kind
Accounting / Admin Manager: Calculated at .02
FTE for CE and .02 for In-kind $ 2,572.80
Accounting / Admin Assistant $861.20 $861.20 In Kind
Accounting / Admin Assistant: Calculated at .02
FTE for CE and .02 for In-kind $ 1,722.40
Benefits
$ 10,900.00 $ 5,095.05
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Benefits expensed to this grant include 30% of
salaries for staff positions. In Kind Benefits
provided for additional FTE associated with this
grant. $ 15,995.05
Space
$ 18,000.00 In-kind
Matching/In-Kind Funds, Activity Space @
FCCP Job Center, average $75 per day for 1.5
hours a day 240 days
$ 18,000.00
$ 400.00 $ 400.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Mileage Reimbursement: (60 miles per month x
$.58 per mile x 12 months) In kind mileage
expense is provided through alternative grants
for business internship development activities $ 800.00 $ 482.00 $ 482.00
Alternative Grants /
In-kind
Landline and cell Phone share of costs for .74
FTE expensed to this grant
$ 964.00
Computer and Printer Equipment
$4,400.00 In-kind
Usage of 10 ChromeBooks & 2 printers
estimated as follows & is provided as In Kind
match to this project. Chromebooks $200 x 20
and Printers $200.00 x 2 = $4,400.00
$4,400.00
Program Supplies
$ 1,200.00
Program supplies include paper, toner, and
supplies for financial empowerment activities,
and workshops to support the financial literacy
$ 1,200.00
Salaries

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Mileage
Communications
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$ 828.00 $ 828.00 Alternative Grants
Share of Insurance and Audit Fees for .74 FTE
associated with this grant are expensed-.69FTE
x $1,000.00 ($500.00 Audit $500.00 Insurance
per FTE). Additional insurance and Audit fees
for In Kind Staffing are provided as an In Kind
Donation $ 1,656.00
Stipends to Participants
$ 8,000.00 $ 3,200.00 Alternative Grants
Direct Stipends provided for financial
empowerment workshops to incentivize
continued engagement and practical money
management experience to promote financial
literacy - Estimated $10 per module x 9
$ f f
$ 11,200.00
Totals $ 59,963.60 $ 54,276.55 $ 114,240.15
Insurance and Audit Fees
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 10:09 PM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1530082
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Project Information
Project Name
Sacramento Splash ‐ Youth Environmental Leadership Camp (YELC) Project Synopsis
YELC is an immersive summer program for 6th/7th grade students. Campers will attend a 1‐week camp, M‐F from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., in groups of 15. Youth will design and implement climate‐smart solutions aimed at improving air/water quality or natural habitats where they live. We will hold 4 camp weeks.

Project Description
YELC is an immersive summer program for 6th/7th grade students. Campers will attend a 1‐week camp, M‐F from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., in groups of 15 where youth will design and implement climate‐smart solutions aimed at improving air/water quality and/or natural habitats where they live. We will be conducting 4weeks of camp. During the week‐long camp, each day will cover topics related to climate change including but not limited to: air quality, water, energy, transportation, food/consumption/waste, land use, and natural habitats. The campers will visit local sites for hands‐on guided experiences related to these topics. Campers will sample and collect data, gaining experience using some of the tools and materials that scientists and engineers use in their work. Campers will get the chance to engage with professional environmental scientists, engineers, social scientists, and environmental protection activists to learn about their careers and what they did to work in their specific fields of expertise. After the camp, Splash will convene YELC campers monthly in a 2‐hour after‐school club for the remainder of the 12‐month rolling year. Campers will work together on a team project that will have a positive impact on the environment and climate in their community. They will learn about project management, from identifying & defining a problem, to planning & budgeting, project implementation and measuring their success and impact. Throughout the process, they will have the support of mentors and staff. Splash will provide a small project budget for each team to use in implementation of their team project. Projects will be brainstormed, developed, and led by campers in groups of 4‐6. Mentors will guide the projects, and will also coach campers on their collaboration, engagement, listening and communication skills. This project is aligned to the following grant criteria: Children and Youth, Education, Community Pride, and Quality of Life.

Project Team
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2 YELC will be executed by the staff of Sacramento Splash. We will have 2 FTE working on the program during the summer camp weeks along with the assistance of 2 field guides. Throughout the school year, the 2 FTE we will be partnering with 12 volunteer mentors to assist on the monthly mentoring meetings with the cohorts and the different community projects. Mentors will be employees or retirees from SMUD, Regional San, City of Sacramento, the CA Department of Natural Resource and Department of Water Resources, and many other organizations.

Project Goals
Goal #1 (G1): Reflect the socio‐economic, racial and ethnic diversity of the greater Sacramento population, with particular emphasis on those underrepresented in the outdoors, science and engineering. Measure #1 (M1): Teachers from schools with disadvantaged populations nominate student candidates for YELC; Splash produces final list of 60 participants. G2: Local youth grow in a safe, supportive community while learning, working, and playing together. M2: Program evaluations at end of camp completed by students and parents. G3: Campers develop intellectual, physical and emotional connections with nearby nature. M3: Program evaluations at end of camp completed by campers and parents. G4: Campers understand how air and/or water quality impacts all life, how people impact these and how they can improve it. M4: Campers complete all camp activities, and their journal entries reflect impact. G5: Campers learn to conduct scientific investigations (observe, collect, measure, analyze, draw, document) and report findings for a local stream or aquatic habitat, as well as compare reference sites or historical data. M5: Campers’ reports are evaluated by Splash leads and professional mentors. G6: Campers learn to define a natural habitat problem, write and present a small project plan with budget, implement plan, and present the results. M6: Plan and Results reports will be reviewed by Splash lead staff & mentors with constructive feedback, plan and results report out will be presented to peers, Splash staff, and mentors.

Camper small projects must show improvement or projected improvement over a planned duration in the natural habitat involved.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$103,695
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
Delivery/implementation of camp and camper‐driven environmental projects: $38,569 Personnel $7,600 Food $600 General Office Supplies $1,500 Participant Incentives and Materials $30,000 Field Trips $10,000 Transportation $9,427 Indirect Costs/Overhead $6,000 Camper‐Driven Environmental Projects Funding
Matching Funds
$37,907
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
$20,000
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $45,000
Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 1 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Funding will be needed annually to help run YELC. We plan on providing scholarships for some youth coming from title 1 schools and schools with a high percentage of free/reduced lunch program recipients.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? Application #54 ITEM 12.1. ATTACHMENT 3

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3 We will be applying for grant funding from foundations and other municipalities. We will also be working to secure business sponsorships and, we will be reaching out to our donors on the Big Day of Giving and in our yearly appeal letter to assist with general cost of the project. In ongoing years, we will likely charge 25% of our campers who are not need based campers to help subsidize the costs of the program. But aim to ensure that 75% of campers remain subsidized and from low‐income communities.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
‐ Jul 2022‐May2023: Campers meet with mentors monthly after school to complete project plan, implement, measure progress.

Campers write about their experiences, track & analyze data. ‐ Jun 2023: Campers present results of project to peers, Splash Staff, mentors, and incoming camp group. Finishing campers "Graduate" from YELC. ‐ Jun 2023: Post‐assessment of campers to measure learning and program surveys to campers & parents to measure impact and challenges of YELC ‐ with mixture of qualitative & quantitative measures, as well as attitudinal statements. ‐ April 2023: Partner teachers determine candidate students interested in joining YELC. Splash selects campers, ensuring target representation of underrepresented groups. Splash applications/permissions slip packets are sent to parents and received back completed. ‐ May 2023: Finalize camp program, schedule, and list of participants.

Splash trains mentors. ‐ Jun 2023: “Meet and Greet”/Orientation for campers & mentors to YELC. Pre‐assessment of campers. ‐ Jun and Jul 2023: Four, 1‐week, Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm YELC sessions.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

If grant funding is received, Splash would have completed the summer camp phase of YELC for the pilot year (Jun’22). We will have all planning and arrangements made the for the second half of the pilot year; the monthly mentor sessions (Jul’22‐May’23). We will have a schedule and a better understanding of when cohorts will be meeting and the types of projects the youth will be pursing by the start of this grant’s period. As we begin to plan the following year, we will review evaluations from the summer program portion and make adjustments to the 2023/2024 season. Partner teachers will select interested student candidates after their classes have experienced Splash's "Investigating Vernal Pools" and/or "Splash in the Class" programs, which are delivered between Jan‐Apr every year, as this is the most active and vibrant time for vernal pool habitats. Furthermore, YELC requires a significant initial camper time‐ commitment, so camps must start during the summer. Therefore, we will be tied to local school calendars as well as nature.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Yes, we would be able to operate our program if health options change. Due to the nature of our program, the camper group size is already small. If necessary, we could be able to provide virtual laboratory and field experience through live on‐line observation and measurement, including microscope use, with digital journaling.

Physical Address of the Project Location
4426 Excelsior Road
Mather, CA 95655
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Yes (includes if you are the property owner)
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
No
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4 Please acknowledge that you read and understand the above Supplemental Endorsement Form requirements.

Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application Submitted By
Sara Husby
Title
Development Director
Submitting As
Non‐Profit
Phone
7734919716
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
Sacramento Splash
Mailing Address of Submitter
PO Box 3188
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Signatory's Name
Mackenzie Wieser
Signatory's Title
CEO
Signatory's Phone
9168967811
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
PO Box 3188
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Attach Any Additional Documents Here
Sac Splash Additional Documents Final.pdf
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City of Rancho Cordova
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Supplemental Document
Sacramento Splash – Youth Environmental Leadership Camp Last year Sacramento Splash applied for and received a community enhancement grant from the City of Rancho Cordova in the amount of $29,000 for the development of the Youth Environmental Leadership Camp (YELC.) YELC is an immersive summer program for 6th/7th grade students. Campers will attend a 1-week camp, M-F from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., in groups of 10 (per COVID restrictions for Summer 2022) where youth will design and implement climate-smart solutions aimed at improving air/water quality and/or natural habitats where they live. We will be conducting 3 weeks of camp in Summer 2022.

During the week-long camp, each day will cover topics related to climate change. The campers will visit local sites for hands-on guided experiences related to these topics. Campers will sample and collect data, gaining experience using some of the tools and materials that scientists and engineers use in their work. Campers will get the chance to engage with professional environmental scientists, engineers, social scientists, and environmental protection activists to learn about their careers and what they did to work in their specific fields of expertise.

After the camp, Splash will convene YELC campers monthly in a 2-hour after-school club for the remainder of the 12-month rolling year. Campers will work together on a team project that will have a positive impact on the environment and climate in their community. They will learn about project management, from identifying & defining a problem, to planning & budgeting, project implementation and measuring their success and impact. Throughout the process, they will have the support of mentors and staff. Splash will provide a small project budget for each team to use in implementation of their team project. Projects will be brainstormed, developed, and led by campers in groups of 4-6. Mentors will guide the projects, and will also coach campers on their collaboration, engagement, listening and communication skills. Each Project Team will aim to complete its project within the program year. At the end of that time, each Team will present their project to camp staff, mentors, parents, and the next set of YELC campers. YELC will lay the foundation for - inspiring the next generation of scientists and environmental stewards who are dedicated to conserving energy and protecting air, water, and ecosystems from the impacts of urban life. All of this will take place while we are also teaching these youth leaders transferable skills that can be applied to any future career path.

During the fall, Splash’s CEO used her extensive network to identify potential YELC Development Team members and recruit those interested in helping develop this program. The Development Team that has now been formed consists of members of Splash’s Board of Trustees and staff, a former Board member, and local industry and climate/nature experts spanning a broad range of related backgrounds and experiences, and a retired Department of Water Resources Engineer. The Team documented a charter, which was approved by the Board of Trustees.

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During the later fall into winter, the YELC Development Team identified the themes for each day of the immersive camp week: Climate Change/Air Quality, Energy/Transportation, Water, Food/Waste/Consumption, & Land Use/Habitat. The Team has explored other camps in the Sacramento and Bay Areas to understand what exists that focuses on environment/climate projects and/or leadership and contacted organizers for information that might help our efforts. We have defined overarching learning objectives for the Program and drafted a camp schedule of field trips to one or more sites relevant to each day’s theme, discussion topics, hands-on activities, speakers, and more. The Team is in progress on recruiting mentors for the program and has drafted Mentor Roles & Responsibilities.

We were able to establish a partnership with Paratransit who will be providing the transportation for the summer camp during the day. Funding for transportation was generously paid for by - Supervisor Don Nottoli.

The Team has also created communications/marketing-related materials including a flyer and online application for the potential campers. On March 8th, the application went live, and we are awaiting submissions.

At the time of our December grant update to the City, Splash has used $15,265.11 of the funding awarded. Roughly 100 hours have been volunteered by members of the Development Team to date. Splash has applied for numerous grants and has been awarded $30,000 from Regional San for the execution of the program over the summer. We have also received $11,000 in TOT funds from Sacramento County. We are currently waiting to hear from 5 additional foundations regarding grant applications.

We have recieved an in-kind donation of journals for the campers ($360 value), and we are awaiting to hear if we will be receiving additional in-kind donations of backpacks ($450 value) and lunches ($3,375 value).

The $45,000 of funding that we are requesting from the 2022/2023 Community Enhancement and Investment Fund from the City of Rancho Cordova will be used for the 2022/2023 YELC 2- hour after-school club and for the summer camp portion of the 2023/2024 camp year.

For the 2023/2024 summer camp year we plan on increasing the number of campers participating in the program from 30 to 60, and we will be operating the camp over a span of four weeks.

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Summer
2022

YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL

LEADERSHIP CAMP (YELC)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROGRAM SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................2 WHY IS THIS PROGRAM IMPORTANT? .....................................................................................................2 PROGRAM FOCUSES................................................................................................................................2 PARTICIPANT COUNT & DEMOGRAPHICS.................................................................................................3 PROGRAM DESIGN/DETAILED DESCRIPTION............................................................................................3 PROGRAM PARTNERS..............................................................................................................................4 PROGRAM MEASURES OF SUCCESS .........................................................................................................5 ORGANIZATION STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS...................................................................................7 PROGRAM BUDGET .................................................................................................................................8 Application #54
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PROGRAM SUMMARY
Splash’s YELC is an immersive summer program for middle-school students. Splash will emphasize recruitment of campers from groups underrepresented in the outdoors and STEM programs. Campers will attend a 1-week camp, in groups of 10* (until COVID restrictions are removed), where youth will become change-agents who design and implement climate-smart solutions aimed at improving air/water quality and/or natural habitats where they live. Campers will learn about project management, budgeting, and project implementation through the support of mentors and staff while learning water management, pollution prevention, and watershed ecology. After the camp, Splash will convene YELC campers monthly in a 2-hour after-school club for the remainder of the 12- month rolling year, where mentors will guide students to implement projects. Mentors are community leaders, naturalists, and environmental professionals who will ensure campers deliver a positive impact within their community. YELC will lay the foundation for an on-going, youth-led movement to conserve energy and protect air, water, and ecosystems from the impacts of urban life.

WHY IS THIS PROGRAM IMPORTANT?
For many decades conservationists in Sacramento County have seen streams, vernal pools and other wetlands diminish and degrade, despite many federal, state and local laws and agencies designed to protect them. The world is quickly realizing that initiatives to implement projects that will aid in reaching carbon neutral goals will take massive efforts. Youth driven action will be critical to reaching the global goals to mitigate climate change. Over the years many climate-focused advocates and agency staffers have been working on these issues, yet many of them are retiring. Splash plans to identify and mentor young people to become the next generation of environmental leaders. This project will give students hands-on experience to identify air, water, energy, or other natural habitat-impacting problems and develop climate-smart solutions and ecosystem restoration projects. For example, they may work with their community leaders, Splash, and professionals to ensure that stormwater discharges from new development will not impact local creeks or vernal pools, plan a solar farm to supplement power and decrease energy costs, or create a park out of an empty lot. These are just examples of the limitless ideas that a camper may want to work on. Splash will support any climate-smart project a camper wants to implement. YELC will lay the foundation for an on-going, youth-led leadership movement while teaching these youth leaders transferable skills that can be applied to any future career path.

PROGRAM FOCUSES
• Children/Youth
• Education
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• Becoming Scientists & STEM careers
• Serving Leadership
• Community Pride
• Quality of Life

PARTICIPANT COUNT & DEMOGRAPHICS
• Estimated Number of Participants per week: 10* (until COVID restrictions are removed)
• Splash will emphasize recruitment of campers from socio-economic, racial, and ethnic groups underrepresented in the outdoors and STEM programs. This will be based on candidate nominations from teachers at schools in disadvantaged populations (especially Title 1 schools) based on higher rates of Free/Reduced Lunch data according to the school districts located in the region, focused on students who demonstrated the most interest in or benefit from Splash’s existing Programs, “Investigating Vernal Pools” and “Splash in the Class.” Also, the location of the schools will be a consideration to enable us to prioritize those school areas with less green space nearby.

PROGRAM DESIGN/DETAILED DESCRIPTION
YELC primarily targets providing expanded STEM learning, career-field exposure, and a project development, management, and implementation opportunity for middle-school students during summer and after-school. Youth will attend a 1-week summer camp at the Splash Center in Mather, in groups of 10, where they will learn water management, energy saving, pollution prevention, watershed ecology and more through lessons, assignments, field observation, collection, measurement, analysis, drawing, documenting, and reporting findings. This program integrates science, mathematics, engineering, writing, inquiry, and exploration. Campers will learn about project management, budgeting, and project implementation with the support of mentors and staff. Campers will have meaningful experiences outdoors, connecting with nature, something that an urban concrete existence limits and which was further limited by the increase in screen time caused by the Covid-19 pandemic’s requirement for distance learning. Campers will be helping improve the quality of life in their community both physically and socially and building connections that minimize the need for possible intervention, promote systemic social change, and will encourage and support them to thrive.

After the camp week, Splash will convene YELC campers monthly in a 2-hour after-school club for the remainder of the 12-month rolling year as the campers work in teams, collaborating to develop a climate-smart project focused on improving or restoring a natural habitat in their community. They will develop a project plan with budget, implement the plan, and present their project and its results at the end of the year to Application #54
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their peers, professional mentors, Splash leaders, and to the next year’s incoming group of campers. The campers may work with community leaders, Splash naturalists, and other professionals along the way to ensure that they can deliver a positive impact to nature in their community, feeling the empowerment of success and service to others.

Campers will become change-agents and will be the foundation for an on-going, youthled leadership movement to conserve energy and protect air, water, and ecosystems from urban impacts.

Starting with youth who already have created a connection to nature and Splash will help campers be engaged initially, but we will also ensure activities during the camp week are both engaging and interactive. Splash will also do everything possible to ensure that the participants feel safe, welcomed, respected, and important to the Program and their communities. Campers will not just be recipients of information, but will be encouraged to actively take part with observation, exploration, inquiry, opinion, and prediction. By keeping the groups small, camp leaders will be able to be sure they have encouraged every camper to ask questions and/or be asked questions and to extrapolate what they learn. They will be supervised as they interact with nature, with the professionals mentoring them, and with each other, to ensure safety, encourage collaboration, and to help them reach the best outcomes with their projects and their Program experience.

During the year, camp leaders will stay in touch with participants not only through the monthly after-school sessions, but also through email, to ensure questions get answered and progress continues on all projects. We hope that our Program will develop in the participants an eco-centric mindset as well as place-based attachments that help them care about nature and their community, while introducing them to STEM careers that they could pursue.

PROGRAM PARTNERS
• Splash will recruit volunteer mentors through outreach and personal relationships.

SMUD, Regional Sanitation District, Department of Water Resources, CA Natural Resources Agency, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Go-Biz, along with other youth focused nonprofits such as Green Tech, Clean Start, Sierra Nevada Journeys, Soil Born Farms, Effie Yeaw Nature Center, and the American River Parkway Foundation. • Connections to UC Davis, Sacramento State and the Los Rios Community Colleges, along with working with Sacramento Vice Mayor Jay Schenirer will ensure mentors have experience working with youth within the region and with the communities which our program is targeting.

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PROGRAM MEASURES OF SUCCESS
Program Goal Program Objective(s) Program Activities Program Outcomes (include target numbers
and percent)
Evaluation Method
Promote equity with a
concerted application of
resources
toward those youth in
greatest need.

Reflect the socio-economic,
racial and ethnic diversity of the
greater Sacramento population,
with particular emphasis on
those underrepresented in the
outdoors, science and
engineering.
• Teachers from schools with
disadvantaged populations nominate
student candidates with diversity in mind
• Splash produces final list of 30
participants.
• >50% of participants come
from schools with >65%
free/reduced lunch
participants
• Best effort at diversity coming
from the recruited
Sacramento youth population
• List of participants in total
• List of participants in each
camp week
Create a safe
environment, both
physically and
emotionally, in all
settings, honoring culture
and community
Local youth grow in a safe,
supportive community while
learning, working, and playing
together.
• Site maintained to superior physical
safety standards.
• Staff experienced in supporting
participants with respect and a sense of
community.
• 0 safety incidents at our site
• 100% of participants report
having had a positive
experience at our site.
• Safety record
• Program evaluations at end of
camp completed by
participants.

Provide opportunities for
young people to become
active and engaged
community
members
Students develop intellectual,
physical and emotional
connections with nearby nature.
• Field experiences in nearby natureobservation, measurement, exploration, inquiry, etc.
• Lessons in water management, pollution
prevention, and watershed ecology.
• Community natural habitat problem
identification, definition, solution
planning, implementing.
• 60% increase in awareness
and understanding of local
ecosystems, their resources,
and threats to them.
• 50% increase in interest in
nature/science
• Pre-&Post-assessments
completed by participants.

Increase STEM
understanding and
success
Participants understand how air
and/or water quality impacts
both aquatic life and human life,
how people impact these and
how they can improve it.
• Field experiences in nearby natureobservation, measurement, exploration, inquiry, etc.
• Lessons in water management, pollution
prevention, and watershed ecology.
• 60% increase in knowledge of
these topics.
• Participants complete all
lessons, assignments, and lab
reports; journal entries reflect
impact.
• Pre-&Post-assessments
completed by participants.

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Increase STEM
understanding and
success
And
Provide opportunity for
collective action
Participants learn to conduct
scientific investigations and
report findings for a local
stream or aquatic habitat, as
well as compare reference sites
or historical data.
• Field experiences in nearby natureobservation, measurement, exploration, inquiry, analysis, drawing, documenting.
• Community natural habitat problem
identification, definition, solution
research, planning, implementing.
• Work/collaborate with peers, Splash
leaders and professional mentors
• 100% completion of all
assignments/tasks/steps
• Participants’ report is
evaluated by Splash leads and
mentors.

Problem Solving,
planning, budgeting,
presenting
Participants learn to define a
climate smart project, write and
present a small project plan with
budget, implement plan, and
present the results.
• End-of-year presentation to peers, Splash
leaders, professional mentors, new group
of participants of project showing
positive actual results or projected
results, if there has not been sufficient
time yet to measure actual results
• 100% of participant projects
show improvement made or
projected to be made in a
nearby natural habitat
• 100% of participants
contribute to mathematics,
science, and writing aspects of
the project.
• Plan and Results reports will
be reviewed by Splash leaders
& mentors with constructive
feedback, plan and results
report out will be presented
to peers, Splash staff, mentors
and in-coming new
participants.
• Participant projects must
show improvement or
projected improvement over
a planned duration in the
natural habitat involved.

Build 21st century skills
including leadership,
workforce development,
life, resiliency, and
social-emotional skills
Exposure to careers dealing
with science or the environment
• Professional mentors working in STEM
fields will provide insight and coaching to
participants throughout their project
• 100% of participants
understand possible STEM
career pathways available to
them.
• 35% of participants continue
on as mentors to the next
year’s program.
• Post-assessments completed
by participants.
• Tracking list of participants
returning to mentor.

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ORGANIZATION STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Sacramento Splash is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children understand and value our natural world through science education and outdoor exploration. We believe that all youth deserve the opportunity to learn and play in nature and our vision is of a generation of youth who take an active role in its protection.

Splash was started in 1999, but officially incorporated in 2008. We offer a variety of environmental science programs designed to introduce Sacramento area children to the wonders of science by teaching them about local habitats. We provide curricula and activities that make science relevant, engaging, and simply fun! We have also provided public nature tours of the vernal pools at Mather Field and of Morrison Creek for the benefit of children of all ages!
Splash is in a unique position to run the YELC Program and pass the torch of environmental stewardship to the next generation. Over our more than 20 years, we’ve built an extensive collaborative network with public school teachers, environmental educators and advocates, government agencies, industry, and developers. We've trained thousands of teachers and connected over 56,000 kids with nature. We have demonstrated to the region that we are committed to and effective at teaching handson science and the importance of protecting our natural resources.

Our long-standing relationships with teachers allow us to particularly access hard-toreach populations of students with barriers to the outdoors and STEM. We provide outreach to more than 200 public schools and 8 municipalities and hold special learning and awareness events in the community, tables at community events, STEM education nights at schools and interface regularly with regional funders at consortiums, conferences, and round tables (on hold during Covid restrictions).

Our staff, who will build-out the YELC Program activities and lead camp sessions have more than 40 years of experience between them, writing our curricula, coordinating our programs, and delivering our field trips (in-person and virtually). They regularly have been working with this age range and demographic, so they know well how to interact with and motivate them. They are all active naturalists and well-known, respected experts in the area.

We successfully pivoted during the pandemic to provide on-line curricula, class sessions, live web-cam, virtual field trips, and “Live from Critterville” experiences. We continue to get tremendous positive feedback from teachers and students alike, such as:
• “Not only did my class learn a lot, but I did as well. This generation is our future and it is important for them to see different parts of our ecosystem and how it is important to the area. One girl was sad to hear that only 5-10% of the Vernal pools still exist. She wants to grow up and make sure they are taken care of.” – 5 th grade teacher
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• “One area of the 5
th grade Next Generation Science Standards related to matter in ecosystems that we strive to engage with is the human impact on our world. The "Splash in the Class" presentation gave my students a chance to apply what they had learned about a healthy ecosystem to our very own local streams and waterways.

Students were inspired by the presentation, coming away with not only a deeper understanding of their connection to the environment, but an interest in finding creative solutions to keep our watershed healthy and clean.” – 5 th grade teacher
• “I learned about the Western Spadefoot, most commonly found in vernal pools and grasslands. Sometimes, this toad will let out a fume of rosted peanuts and garlic, which will cause sneazing! I also learned how my family could stop urban runoff…we could find liter and pick it up or we could go to a car wash instead of washing <it> at a drive way!” – 5
th grader
• “I really liked the field trip and I never had a field trip in my house and that was a really good first one.” – 5
th grader

PROGRAM BUDGET
TOTAL: $96,290 – please see accompanying MS Excel file
• YEAR 1 – Program Build-out, first camp weeks: $37,446 • YEAR 2 – First full Program year: $58,844
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6th and 7th Graders from the
Sacramento region who already have
some interest in the environment or
natural habitats, and are interested in
growing their knowledge through hands
on learning!
H
elp
the
environment and make new friends!
Day 1 - Monday Day 2 - Tuesday Day 3 - Wednesday Day 4 - Thursday Day 5 - Friday Theme Climate Change &
Air Quality Energy Water Food, Waste, &Consumption Land Use & Habitat Field Trip Air Quality Monitoring
Station
Dairy Digester or
Solar Farm Site
Nimbus Fish Hatchery &
Cordova Creek
Restoration Site
Water Treatment Plant,
The Bufferlands,
Nicolaus Dairy
Cosumnes River
Preserve
Activities
Measure air
pollutants
Plant tree seedlings
Make and cook with a
solar oven
Use a solar pump
Make a wind turbine
Survey stream health
Make a map
Assess Water Quality
Check out a lab!
Plant/harvest
veggies
See wildlife
Scavenger Hunt
Take part in a mock
land decision
Who can participate?
A week of fun experiences…
Campers will spend five (5) weekdays
with us, going on field trips, making
things that actually work, learning
about air, water, energy, food & waste,
nature, and more!
…followed by making a difference
in your community!
Campers will participate in a year-long
mentor-guided team project to benefit
the community.

What Will We Provide?
YOUTH

ENVIRONMENTAL

LEADERSHIP CAMP
How Do I Apply
Complete this application form

FUN EXPERIENCES
All Program Materials
Transportation to All Field Trips
Exposure to Environmental Science Careers
4426 Excelsior Road Mather, CA 95655 916-364-2437
When is the camp?
June 13-17th, 2022
June 20-24th, 2022
June 27-July 1st, 2022
What does it Cost?
FREE! Special Thanks to our Sponsors:

Oh the places we will go...and the things we will do!
...plus speakers from each field, creative journaling, and more! More Info: visit our web page
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# of camp weeks 4
# of campers per week 15
Development Phase Hourly Rate* Of/Per Hours Subtotal
CEO/Director of Programming $ 57 45 $ 2,572
Program Manager $ 50 45 $ 2,250
Camp Leader / Program Coordinator 1 $ 45 45 $ 2,025
Camp Leader / Program Coordinator 2 $ 45 45 $ 2,025
Subtotal $ 8,872
Program Implamentation Phase
Personnel Hourly Rate* Of/Per Hours Subtotal
Camp Leader / Program Coordinator 1 during camp weeks $ 45 9 hours per day x 5 days per week x 4 camp weeks** 160 $ 7,200 Camp Leader / Program Coordinator 2 during camp weeks $ 45 9 hours per day x 5 days per week x 4 camp weeks** 160 $ 7,200 Field Guide 1 $ 20 9 hours per day x 5 days per week x 4 camp weeks** 160 $ 3,200 Field Guide 2 $ 20 9 hours per day x 5 days per week x 4 camp weeks** 160 $ 3,200 Camp Leader / Program Coordinator during monthly mentor sessions $ 45 2 hours a month for 11 months 22 $ 990 Mentors $ 30 12 mentors x 2 hours a month for 11 months 264 $ 7,907 in-kind donation Personnel Subtotal $ 29,697
Program Implamentation Unit Price/Rate Of/Per Quantity Subtotal Field trips $ 1,500 5 field trips per week x 4 weeks 20 $ 30,000 in-kind donation Food - camp lunches $ 15 per camper/leader/guide x 5 days per camp week 380 $ 5,700 Food - snacks $ 5 per camper/leader/guide x 5 days per camp week 380 $ 1,900 General Office Supplies $ 10 per camper 60 $ 600
Participant Incentives/Swag $ 25 per camper 60 $ 1,500
Project Budget for climate-smart solutions in the community $ 500 per team of 4-6 campers 12 $ 6,000 Travel/Transportation $ 10,000 4 weeks/Partnership with ParaTransit N/A $ 10,000 Overhead and G&A (Indirect) Costs 10% Listed Program Costs N/A $ 9,427 Program Implamentation Phase Total $ 65,126.86
* Personnel Pay Rates = Hourly loaded w/ taxes, worker's comp, health ins & time off Total cost of program $ 103,695.41 ** split across employees to prevent overwork
Total cost of program minus in-kind donations $ 65,788.61 Budget for Youth Environmental Leadership Camp Program
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Main Office
10060 Goethe Road
Tel: 916.875.9000
Board of Directors
Representing:

County of Sacramento
County of Yolo
City of Citrus Heights
City of Elk Grove
City of Folsom
City of Rancho Cordova
City of Sacramento
City of West Sacramento
District Engineer
Glenn Bielefelt
Matthew Doyle
Masiku Tepa Banda
Nicole Coleman
www.regionalsan.com
Printed on Recycled Paper
March 10, 2022
Mackenzie Wieser
Sacramento Splash
4426 Excelsior Road
Mather, CA 95655
Subject: Approval of Funding for Youth Environmental Leadership Camp Dear Ms. Wieser:

We received your Confluence Program application from Sacramento Splash (Splash) requesting funding for the Youth Environmental Leadership Camp (YELC). I’m pleased to inform you that your request is approved and will be fully funded in the amount of $30,000, provided Splash meets the following conditions:

1. Splash staff will work with Regional San’s Public Affairs staff to collectively design a meaningful experience for the campers’ time at the wastewater treatment plant and Nicolaus Dairy.

2. Splash staff will provide pre- and post-camp surveys to gauge campers’ knowledge on key Regional San topics and issues. Splash staff will work with Regional San’s Public Affairs staff to craft these survey questions once we establish the campers’ planned experience at the wastewater treatment plant and Nicolaus Dairy.

3. Where appropriate, Regional San’s logo will be featured on any materials where other funding partners are recognized.

Funding in the amount of $15,000 will be issued upon Splash’s acceptance of the aforementioned conditions. The final $15,000 in funding will be issued once Splash completes the camps and provides Regional San the pre- and post-camp survey results. Regional San reserves the right to confirm funding is being utilized for the approved purposes.

If you have any questions regarding this funding approval, please contact Nicole Coleman at [email protected] or (916) 876-6246.

Sincerely,
Nicole Coleman Christoph Dobson
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 11:06 AM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1531168
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Project Information
Project Name
Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise Program
Project Synopsis
Folsom Lake College proposes to continue its partnership with Rancho Cordova in implementing the Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise program, providing two years of virtually fee‐free education to Rancho Cordova residents. Funding of tuition, fees, books, and basic needs will continue to ensure access to education for Rancho Cordova students.

Project Description
See attached project description.

Project Team
Dr. Whitney Yamamura—President, Folsom Lake College Dr. Kellie Butler—interim Vice‐President of Student Services, Folsom Lake College Dr. Monica Pactol—Vice‐President of Instruction—Folsom Lake College Hannah Blodgett, interim Dean of Student Success, Folsom Lake College Brian Robinson—Dean of Rancho Cordova Center Michele Steiner—Regional Director of Philanthropy—Los Rios Community College District
Project Goals
The Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise Program will be guided by the following goals in the next three years: Program Growth‐‐through more targeted outreach, the team will strive towards annual participation of 100 students/year. Increased Retention‐‐through use of peer mentors and additional support staff, the team will work towards 85% retention per semester.

Increased Success‐‐through the use of peer mentors, success coaches, and faculty liaisons, the team will work towards 72% course success/semester. Streamlined support‐‐through the deployment of BankMobile, the team will seek an increase in Promise dollars distributed directly to students each academic year.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

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2 Total Project Cost
$157,900
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
Tuition, Fees, Supplies: $46/unit X 12 units X 100 students X 2 semesters = 110,400 Support for Center Clerk: $35,000 Total Request:
$145,400
Matching Funds
Folsom Lake College will contribute $12,500 to support the Center Clerk.

Include Any Other Funding Contributions
None.

Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) n/a
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $145,400
Is this a multi‐year request?
Yes
Number of Years
3 If you answered yes above, describe your sustainability plan and whether the project is viable as a single year request.

Folsom Lake College intends to request three years of funding.

How many years have you received funding for this project? 6 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Folsom Lake College intends to request annual funding.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? Folsom Lake College is exploring possible donors as well as investigating further grant opportunities to help support Promise students.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
The project timeline is ongoing and part of a multi‐year request; some elements are subject to county and Los Rios covid protocols; however, in general the Promise students’ experience is guided by the following timelines: November‐August—Recruitment and application to the Promise program; the application for the Rancho Cordova Promise program opens in November of each year and remains open until the two weeks before the fall term begins. Calling campaigns for Rancho Cordova applicants to Folsom Lake College who have not filled out the Promise application launched in March, May, and July to ensure maximum access to the program for Rancho Cordova residents. August—Promise kickoff at the Rancho Cordova Center—Students receive a welcome to the Promise Program, information about their funding and Promise requirements, including how to maintain funding through their second year.

Also students attend orientations on various aspects of being a Promise student. August‐May—Promise students take 6‐18 units (of which 6 units must be with FLC) primarily with FLC but where appropriate with the other three Los Rios Colleges as well. In addition to taking classes, students receive support from peer mentors and other staff associated with the Promise program.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

While some refinements to the program are new, Folsom Lake College has been administering the Promise Program since 2017 and has the team and infrastructure in place to support students through June 30, 2023.

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3 Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Folsom Lake College and the City of Rancho Cordova have collaborated since the beginning of the pandemic to ensure that Promise students continue to not only receive the education which the project is funding, but also the support necessary to be successful as online students. Examples of adaptability include not only moving all students to the online modality at the beginning of the pandemic, but also providing chromebooks for those Rancho Cordova Promise students who needed technology. In the program’s third year, the college moved to extending Promise support to veterans. Additionally, the college has made changes in the ways funds are distributed as a result of collaborating with the city of Rancho Cordova in the National League of Cities cohort city program.

Physical Address of the Project Location
Folsom Lake College Rancho Cordova Center‐‐10259 Folsom Blvd.

Rancho Cordova, Ca. 95670
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Yes (includes if you are the property owner)
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
No
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Applicant and Signatory
Application Submitted By
Brian Robinson
Title
Dean of Instruction‐‐Folsom Lake College‐Rancho Cordova Center Submitting As
Public Agency
Phone
9163616330
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
Folsom Lake College
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4 Mailing Address of Submitter
10259 Folsom Blvd.

Rancho Cordova, Ca. 95670
Signatory's Name
Dr. Whitney Yamamura
Signatory's Title
President‐‐Folsom Lake College
Signatory's Phone
9166086570
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
10 College Parkway
Folsom, Ca. 95630
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Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise Program—Program Description:

This project is a continuation of the Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise Program whereby recent high school graduates who are Rancho Cordova residents receive funding for tuition, books, fees, and supplies. For those students who are not eligible for a California Promise Grant or Los Rios Promise grant, the funding would cover their tuition and fees. For those who qualify for one of the aforementioned grants, the Rancho Cordova Promise would provide “first dollar” aid for books, supplies, and basic needs in the amount equivalent to students’ unit load. In essence, Rancho Cordova residents taking anywhere from 6-18 units would receive Promise support as participants in the Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise Program.

In addition to its support for new students, Folsom Lake College proposes to continue offering support to Veteran students who are Rancho Cordova residents using the same funding parameters outlined above. Further, the college proposes to extend eligibility for the Promise program to students who are retraining/refining career skills because of pandemic displacement.

Fall 21 data shows 20 new Rancho Cordova students whose goals are noted as updating career skills or pursuing a career education related certificate. As part of its expansion of the Promise program, Folsom Lake College will offer support to new students from Rancho Cordova who are pursuing career education certificates or updating job skills.

As noted above, the means of dispersing funds to Promise students is being refined as a result of a survey of Promise students administered by Folsom Lake College’s Office of Institutional Research and as a result of Folsom Lake College’s participation in the National League of Cities program with the City of Rancho Cordova. In the survey, some students expressed challenges getting books directly from the Folsom Lake College bookstore while participants in the National League of Cities program learned of postsecondary education students’ challenges with things like basic needs and transportation. To that end, Folsom Lake College will pivot from establishing funds for books and supplies in the college bookstore to providing students with a grant so that books and supplies can be purchased from other sources, and students will have funds available for other financial needs.

To build further on refinements made since the program’s inception, Folsom Lake College will continue its Promise peer mentoring program whereby up to ten students from each first year Promise class will be selected to serve as paid peer mentors for the following year’s incoming class at a rate of $15/hour for 12 hours per week for 32 weeks per year. For the 2022-23 academic year, Folsom Lake College will support peer mentors with existing funds. This mentoring program aligns with best practices outlined by the Northern California College Promise Coalition, an organization with which the college has partnered in the 2021-22 academic year.

To ensure the Promise students stay on track and reach their goals, Folsom Lake College will employ a Center Student Personnel Assistant who is partially funded by Promise funds. This team member’s duties will include:

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● Outreach
● Recruitment of new Promise students.
● Tracking of student progress.
● Communication with current and potential Promise students ● Recruiting Promise peer mentors.

The duties associated with this position align with best practices discussed in the National League of Cities program as well as with resources provided by the Northern California College Promise Coalition and the Campaign for College Promise. Further, it was a request of respondents in the fall Promise survey.

Continued funding of this program will help to ensure that Rancho Cordova residents have continued access to virtually fee-free postsecondary education in coming years. Even with interruptions to instruction brought on by the pandemic, the Rancho Cordova/Folsom Lake College Promise program has continued to provide educational access and support to hundreds of Rancho Cordova residents, giving many who had not considered college a viable option the opportunity to pursue higher education. Indeed, some of the students from the earliest Promise cohorts have already transferred to four-year schools, and some have completed their four-year degrees. Survey respondents in the fall survey noted that such achievements would likely not have been possible without the support of the city of Rancho Cordova.

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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 5:18 PM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1532274
IP Address: 69.62.139.46
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Project Information
Project Name
Animation Intern Education
Project Synopsis
Animation Intern Education (AI) will provide instruction to 60 students split between two classes (30 students per class) to learn how to be Production Assistance (PA). At the completion of class, students will receive a certificate of completion. Students who complete the class will be added to the City of Sacramento Film Office hiring list as PAs. City of Sacramento Film Office has a requirement that any films done in Sacramento requires the film crew to hire PA and other positions from the their hiring list.

Project Description
Two PA classes will be taught during the grant cycle. One class of 30 students in the Fall 2022 and one class of 30 students in the Spring 2023. At the completion of the class, students will receive a certificate of completion. Four computer units (hardware and software) will be purchased with the grant money to be used to create animation curriculum to be used in future classes for students.

Project Team
Shawn Sullivan, Amy Sullivan, Industry Professionals to be determined by Shawn Sullivan, Instructional Teacher and Instructional Assistances to be determined by Shawn Sullivan.

Project Goals

1. Production Assistance (PA) classes provided to 60 students (split between two classes) to provide jobs as PAs as part of the workforce development. 2. Four computer units (hardware and software) to be purchased to create animation content and curriculum developmemt.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
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2 $201,000
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
Production Assistance Classes (two classes of 30 students each) for a total of $137,000 Cost per student equals $2,283. Computer equipment including hardware and software $16,000 x 4 units equals $64,000 Total budget cost $201,000 Matching Funds
NA
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
NA
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) NA
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested NA
Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? June 30, 2023
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? NA
Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
July 1, 2022 ‐ June 30, 2023 ‐ development of animation content/curriculum via computer units July 1, 2022 ‐ December 31, 2022 ‐ Production Assistant class (completed within 12‐16 weeks via Zoom) for 30 students. January 1, 2023 ‐ June 30, 2023 ‐ Production Assistant class (completed within 12‐16 weeks via Zoom) for 30 students.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Shawn Sullivan and his instructional team will conduct two PA classes (30 students per class) during the grant period. One class in the fall of 2022 and one class in the spring of 2023. Additionally, Shawn Sullivan and his instructional team will be able to build animation content/curriculum during the grant period to be used in future animation curriculum classes.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Yes, both the PA classes and the creation of amination content/curriculum can be done remotely via Zoom and asynchronous.

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3 New Life Church
2451 Zinfandel Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) Granite School (non school site in historic Folsom district) 909 Mormon Street, Folsom, CA 95630 Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? No
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
No
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Applicant and Signatory
Application Submitted By
Shawn Sullivan
Title
Co‐Founder of Animation Intern Education
Submitting As
Individual
Phone
9167520253
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
Animation Intern Education, LLC
Mailing Address of Submitter
Animation Intern Education
9752 White Pine Way
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Signatory's Name
Shawn Sullivan
Signatory's Title
Shawn Sullivan
Signatory's Phone
9167520253
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
Shawn Sullivan
9752
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4 Elk Grove, CA 95624
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 4:10 PM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1534615
IP Address: 206.15.249.238
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Project Information
Project Name
The Kiwanis Family Literacy Initiative(FLI) of the Book Buddies’ Club Project Synopsis
“The family that reads together, succeeds together” is the motto of the Book Buddies’ Family Literacy Initiative (FLI) of the local Kiwanis Club. Through a vibrant, multi‐agency network, Kiwanians engage the broader community in promoting reading at home, while giving books to local youth, of whom many live in poverty.

Project Description
The FLI helps families to embrace reading at home as a way to compensate for the negative impact on learning that the pandemic has had, especially for at‐risk children in our community. Our Kiwanis Club will expand its family literacy focus in order to help families to overcome any deficits children are experiencing because of COVID and distance learning. The FLI will strengthen the capacity of children and youth to succeed in life through literacy and education. Literacy is a core skill vital to personal and professional fulfillment. The FLI engages young people, their families, and the community in activities that encourage reading and strengthening literacy skills. By providing free books to local children and youth, the Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cordova creates and expands home libraries for youngsters. By providing information that promotes reading at home and embedding other family literacy activities within family‐focused community events and programs, the FLI broadens the impact and visibility of our club’s and community’s commitment to family literacy. The FLI will continue to distribute books through schools in Rancho Cordova, and will now include two Sacramento City USD campuses in this initiative: A.M. Winn and Abraham Lincoln Elementary Schools. We propose to connect through schools’ ASES After School Programs, Book Vending Machines, and other school‐based programs and events, as determined by the schools. We will also partner with the Rancho Cordova Police Activities League (PAL) and the Cordova Community Council (CCC) to do outreach through their programs and activities.

Project Team
FLI is staffed by the volunteers of the Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cordova. Club members develop the funds needed, purchase books and coordinate the distribution process, maintain all financial and book distribution records, provide all required reporting, and promote the project and its funding and outreach partners. FLI committee co‐chairs are Nora Stroke (the 2021‐2022 Kiwanis Club President) and Linda Burkholder (Kiwanis Club member and a Past President). Committee members include Cindy Cogil, Kathleen Application #57
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2 Ross, Delores Lee, and Deborah Barrell. Other members of the club actively volunteer during distribution FLI events and project activities.

Project Goals
I. Expand family literacy activities in homes. A. Develop and distribute family literacy information sheets in multiple languages at events. B. Create a website with a link for on‐line family literacy video presentations, activity guides and tip sheets. C. Deliver at least six family literacy presentations at community events. D. Include a link to the Sacramento Public Library website on the Kiwanis Club's website page for FLI. II. Provide free age‐appropriate books to children and youth in Rancho Cordova. A. Distribute at least 3000 books to local young people. III. Engage teenagers involved in PAL's Youth Leadership Council and the Key Club at Cordova High School in reading and discussing books about inspirational young leaders and service. A. Provide books to members of the Youth Leadership Council of PAL and the Key Club at Cordova High School who participate in discussions about the concepts of leadership and service presented in the books.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$ 12,400.

Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
$ 9,000 ‐ purchase of books for children and youth 1,500 ‐ Production of bookmarks, stickers and family literacy handouts 1,900 ‐ Creation of family literacy videos and messages on Kiwanis Club website Matching Funds
$ 3,000 ‐ allocated from Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cordova Foundation budget 4,500 ‐ requested from Kiwanis International Children's Fund 100 ‐ donated by MERO Pictures (which is also donating $1000 in in‐kind videography and photography ) 300 ‐ donated by Kiwanis Club member Assemblyman Ken Cooley We also receive free books from our book vendors based on the dollar amount we spend on purchasing books.

Include Any Other Funding Contributions
We are receiving funding from a club member, Assemblyman Ken Cooley and from MERO Pictures. We have also requested funding from the Kiwanis International Children's Fund.

Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) Not applicable.

Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $ 4,500.

Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 2 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Unknown.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will also be applying for funding from the Kiwanis CalNevHa Foundation.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
The project timeline is July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

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3 In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Our school‐based activities will happen during the school year for FCUSD and SCUSD. Other outreach activities with PAL and the CCC may happen outside of school calendars. However, all grant funds must be spent by June 30, 2023.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Yes, we will adjust project activities based on any requirements of California Public Health and Sacramento County Health orders.

We have been able to adapt already, within our school‐ based and community‐based activities.

Physical Address of the Project Location
10035 Mills Station Road
Space 100
Sacramento, CA 95827
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) Multiple Rancho Cordova school sites in FCUSD; AM Winn and Abraham Lincoln Elementary Schools in SCUSD; PAL and CCC event locations.

Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Yes (includes if you are the property owner)
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Letter of Support PAL.pdf
Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
Yes, at a public K‐12 school site
Which school district is the public K‐12 school site located in? Folsom Cordova Unified
Sacramento City Unified
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Applicant and Signatory
Application Submitted By
Nora Stroke
Title
President
Submitting As
Non‐Profit
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4 Phone
9162250136
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cordova Foundation
Mailing Address of Submitter
PO Box 2641
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
Signatory's Name
Ms. Nora Stroke
Signatory's Title
President
Signatory's Phone
9162550136
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
PO Box 333
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:19 PM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1537113
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Project Information
Project Name
Studio T Arts ‐ Side Hustle Academy
Project Synopsis
We created Side Hustle Academy in late 2020 as a response to the pandemic. Through a six‐figure grant from the city of Sacramento, we were able to build all necessary infrastructure for the program and test and refine our process across 75 youth in multiple cohorts. In addition to our training curriculum and youth‐business partnership curation, we provide participants with up to three months of ongoing support to help them complete projects and monetize their new skills. Through years of program experience with difficult‐to‐serve populations, we have learned that these youth already have deeply entrepreneurial tendencies. By focusing those instincts through the lens of professional experience and training that meets them where they are, we unleash their talents and provide them with the skills to enter high‐demand career paths with incomes that allow them to escape generational cycles of poverty.

Project Description
Our program is designed to break the pattern of poverty within Rancho Cordova’s low‐income communities by providing underserved youth career opportunities that promote long‐term economic growth, while also supporting local small businesses in the transition to a digital world. By leveraging a model successfully piloted under a grant from the City of Sacramento, we will match 6‐12 youth with local small businesses in order to create positive outcomes for both groups and to expand on the support we began as many Rancho Cordova small businesses are not only in need of content, but brand development for e‐commerce . Studio T will provide youth participants 120+ hours of digital marketing curriculum and training, then pair them with small businesses hit hard by the pandemic and still struggling to establish a digital presence. Our participants will utilize digital expertise and innate talents to build online branding and marketing campaigns for up to 6 small businesses in the City of Rancho Cordova. By providing workforce development opportunities for youth and economic development in the form of increased revenue to small businesses, we will enhance Rancho Cordova’s community with a leveraged investment that benefits city residents for years to come. Our youth are already experts in the world of digital content. Studies from Pew Research and Common Sense Media show teens spend over 7 hours per day consuming content on screens. Low‐income youth spend, on average, two hours more than peers from high‐income households. Youth keenly discern the difference between quality content and design that will work and content that will not. This makes them a gold mine for content creators and focus groups for shaping what works online. With the heavy impact of COVID‐19 Application #58
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2 on our youth workforce and our small business community, we seek to enhance youth employment opportunities while helping small businesses reboot, rebrand, and relaunch in the digital community.

Project Team
Tamaira Sandifer, affectionately known as “Miss Tee” by thousands of youth nationwide. Many of the families Miss Tee and her teams serve face poverty, hunger, and a systematic lack of opportunity, she has made it her daily work to include financial education, life and social skills training, and entrepreneurship coupled with real‐world skill development and enthusiastic empowerment. As the creator of the distance learning platform‐PassToClass.com and Side Hustle Academy, her impact exploded across the country serving 192,000 youth and 7,800 educators nationwide during the pandemic. Sandifer built a Sacramento‐based Social Media Production Studio to support local small businesses with digital content support during COVID while training youth apprentices in creative‐based entrepreneurism: video production, photography, graphic design, event production (virtually and live), and social media management. She was recently named ‘Woman of the Year’ 2022 by Assembly Member Kevin McCarty and the California Legislative Women’s Caucus, and was also recognized by Forbes Magazine among the inaugural For(bes) The Culture 50 Champions list "Introducing the Black and Brown leaders making the most impact through their capital, creativity, connections and commitment." Amanda Sanchez ‐ Graphic designer, web developer, and content creator who utilizes her 20 years of experience to support the Studio T community as both a vendor and volunteer. As the mother of two aspiring dancers, she recognized the positive impact dance has on youth and was inspired to offer her award‐winning skills to help the organization. In 2019, with Sanchez’s help, Studio T conceptualized PasstoClass.com, a distance learning website. Her technical knowledge and sleek aesthetic made it possible for teachers to supplement their P.E. classes with dance. Driven and dedicated, her efforts have enabled thousands of kids to access Studio T’s quality educational content.

Project Goals
‐ 6‐12 Youth complete 24 weeks of digital media and marketing training ‐ 6‐12 Youth paired with small business clients ‐ Up to 20 small business clients recruited ‐ Up to 6 small business client projects completed ‐ 80% or more youth participants rate experience as positive in post evaluations
Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$39,790.00
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
Digital Media staff ‐ to manage program $7,800 Executive Director ‐ Lead program trainer $9,500 Equipment rental $1,800 Audio/ Annual Music and Digital Content licensing $1,500 Stipends for youth participants ‐ $250 each $6,000 Facility rental ‐ production studio (modified with COVID Guidelines $7,200 Program Evaluation $1,500 Printing (yard signs, flyers, posters, youth tshirts) & Digital Marketing Material $1,200 Indirect Administration costs $3,290 Matching Funds
Program evaluation expenses and digital subscription costs are matched through volunteer support and Adobe licenses donated totaling a match amount of: $6,930
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
N/A
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $39,790.00
Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 1 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Application #58
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3 June 30, 2023
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will also seek funding for technology to expand our computer lab and extend our ability to reach and training youth virtually. As well as, provided on going services to our small businesses who need specific support based on current needs. The goal to to get our small businesses to a place where their sales increase online affording them the additional financial resources to hire our youth to continue services part time.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
Our project schedule occurs in three phases: Phase 1 ‐ Planning & Recruitment (30‐60 days post‐award notice) Phase 2 ‐ Youth Training & Development (60‐90 days) Phase 3 ‐ Business Campaign Execution & Evaluations (60‐90 days) PHASE 1 ‐ PLANNING & RECRUITMENT After the grant award, we will execute initial logistics, contract negotiations, and other miscellaneous items. Our focus for this period will be spreading the word to partner agencies so that youth candidates can be nominated for the program.

Within 60 days, we would confirm youth participants and begin the training cohort. PHASE 2 ‐ YOUTH TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Once youth are nominated and selected, we would begin the training academy program. Participants attend 2‐3 hours of live training (initially planned as virtual, in‐person when safety allows) and complete 8‐10 hours of self‐paced content each week.

Content outline is below. ‐ Practical Workforce development: Skills assessment testing, leading a team, accountability, Customer service expectations, goal setting. ‐ Branding: Teaching the value and types of brands. Allowing the students to identify different aspects of a brand and discover what makes a brand successful. ‐ Strategy: How to understand if you are winning – Defining campaign goals, objectives and measurements of success. (ie: # of likes, # of sales, # of followers…) How to effectively market the campaign. ‐ Platforms: Understanding social media platforms (FB, IG, SC, TT, YT) and their respective audiences and missions. When and how to use, optimize, algorithms, A/B test, metrics, consumer interaction, formats for images and video, and peak traffic times. ‐ Media Design: Developing eye‐catching graphics & engaging video (scripting, graphic design, photo‐editing, animation, camera basics, and editing basics) PHASE 3 Youth would be matched with their small business partner, and campaign planning and collaboration would begin. Post Campaign Evaluations
In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

Flexibility is built into the project at multiple points, for example, an extra 30‐day buffer in the month of December. A sample month‐by‐month schedule is below; however, we are prepared to condense the academy and business project timelines if unexpected time constraints occur. JUNE/JULY 2022 ‐ Award notifications received. Phase 1 begins. SEPTEMBER 2022 ‐ Phase 2 begins, 12 weeks of training for youth participants at 8‐12 hours/week JANUARY 2023 ‐ Phase 3 begins, youth participants paired with small business clients. MARCH 31 ‐ Target date for client project completion, followed by two months of additional support for participants. JUNE 1 ‐ All client projects have been completed for 30 days or more, evaluations completed, additional youth coaching concluded.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Side Hustle Academy was built as a COVID response program and operated with our first 75 youth participants in a completely virtual environment. The digital nature of the work makes it possible for youth to work with their matched small business client completely virtually or in person. In addition, they can participate in all live training provided by Studio T via Zoom and our production studio. While we hope to be able to work with these youth and small businesses in person, we are fully prepared to operate remotely.

Physical Address of the Project Location
Application #58
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4 2410 Fair Oaks Blvd
130
Sacramento, California 95825
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) N/A
Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Yes (includes if you are the property owner)
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Studio T Arts and Entertainment ‐ Letters of Recommendation‐SM.pdf Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
No
Read‐Only Content
Please acknowledge that you read and understand the above Supplemental Endorsement Form requirements.

Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application Submitted By
Tamaira Sandifer
Title
CEO
Submitting As
Non‐Profit
Phone
9167607917
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
Studio T Arts & Entertainment
Mailing Address of Submitter
2410 Fair Oaks Blvd
130
Sacramento, California 95825
Signatory's Name
Ms Tamaira Sandifer
Signatory's Title
CEO
Signatory's Phone
9167607917
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
Application #58
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5 2701 Del Paso Road
130‐119
Sacramento, California 95835
Attach Any Additional Documents Here
Studio T‐Program‐Overview‐2022‐sm.pdf
Read‐Only Content
Thank you,
City of Rancho Cordova
This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.

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Studio T Arts & Entertainment
Supporting Youth & Educators of all subjects
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Through 20+ years of dance and community with area
school districts and community-based organizations,
churches, and Urban Housing developments, Studio T
and the PassToClass platform was created. Our
mission is to help youth develop critical creative and
life skills through exposure to the arts. To inspire them to maintain a positive academic focus through
partnerships with schools in resource starved
communities. We seek to train youth to use the arts
as an entrepreneurial tool to generate income,
creativity, and healing.

Studio T changes the lives of vulnerable youth and their families through the power of the performing arts, culturally-relevant and engaging experiences, and creative entrepreneurship that actually pays young people. Essentially, we transform difficult-to-serve youth who live in low-income, minority communities, into vibrant young leaders who can earn a dollar, pay it forward, and express themselves in positive ways. Sacramentan youth flock to Studio T because it's a place where they can belong, gain hope, and shine joyfully as themselves while gaining upward mobility.

In addition, we run an online learning platform called "Pass to Class" that engages over 192,000 educators across the nation. We bring joy and hope through dance, as well as build self-esteem, creativity, confidence, and an unshakable respect for the arts. Dance is our primary engagement tool-- a culturally relevant way for us to connect with diverse youth-- but we are also a youth development nonprofit. Why? Because when we couple the arts with real-world skill development and enthusiastic empowerment, we witness explosions of academic growth and powerful transformations of entire families. Too many of our families face poverty, hunger, and a systematic lack of opportunity, so our daily work includes financial education, life and social skills training, and entrepreneurship. To that end we provide 3 programs that accompany our dance offerings to divert young people off the streets by giving them skills and a positive social alternative. Our programs are: 1. Side Hustle Academy; 2. PasstoClass.com; and 3. LVL Up Campaign.

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Miss Tee Joins Groundbreaking Leaders On For(bes) The Culture List of 50 Champions, Including Colin Kaepernick, Issa Rae, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Dwayne Wade, Angel Rich and Amanda Gorman. A
Sacramento-based youth advocate, philanthropist and Studio T Arts & Entertainment Founder Tamaira 'Miss Tee' Sandifer has been recognized by Forbes Magazine among the inaugural For(bes) The Culture 50 Champions list "Introducing the Black and Brown leaders making the most impact through their capital, creativity, connections and commitment."
Ms Tee is committed to providing arts to all, including sharing her model with others in the field and with those in a position to influence policy. Tee not only shares her knowledge with current leaders in the field, she is helping develop the next generation of leaders.

She trains her young staff to carry on her vision, and not just teach, but become leaders in the communities they touch.

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Studio T School Day & Afterschool Enrichment Programs
Program Program Benefits Pricing
Studio T Dance
Our mission at Studio T Dance is to train champions!
We use Performing Arts to develop any one into a
more confident and creative version of themselves.

Through our dance sessions youth and educators
discover new friendships, build self-esteem, and share
your talents on many stages. Oh! And also be
prepared to get healthy and sweat!
These sessions are also included on the
PassToClass.com online learning platform.

IN PERSON
(1) School Site -
$1,200 up to
30 students for
Per month
1 weekly session
Multi Class /
District Discounts
available.

PassToClass.com
PassToClass.com is an On Demand platform that
offers students and educators 100+ hours of content
to teach you anything from dance, media production,
to starting your own side hustle.
● New videos added weekly. Includes dance
instruction, SEL focused education,
teamwork/small group games using dance
challenges.
● Access to hundreds of on-demand instructional
videos
● One weekly Motivational Video to address
social and emotional wellness for students,
educators, and parents - Shareable
● It houses a video version of all of our programs
from dance to side hustle to family
management
Unlimited Access
classroom accounts
starting at
$599/year
See Program
Overview &
District pricing
starting on

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Side Hustle Academy
Youth entrepreneurship training and practical advice to help anyone get started in creating the business of
their dreams. Youth learn to make a dollar and pay the
training forward.

Get your side hustle on.
● Studio T's Side Hustle academy is an ongoing
course in all things entrepreneurship and small
business
● Access to the weekly SHA podcast hosted by
Miss Tee
● Learn to monetize your hobbies, skills, and
business ideas.
● Learn the details of starting and running your
very own business(es).

These sessions are also included on the
PassToClass.com online learning platform.

Virtual Sessions
(12) 1-hour video
modules
$1750/school
In Person
Sessions
[Middle and High
school-level
students &
educators]
- $2,900 per class
12 weeks
- Up to 30 students
LVL Up Program
Social Media Content Creation, Brand Development,
and Creative Campaigning training.

You can LVL UP.
● Studio T's LVL UP is a training program
developed to help teachers and students learn
what it takes to be a modern creative, manage
a brand or influencer page on social media,
and make an impactful presence on social
media.
● Fillable PDFs that follow the teaching content
of the program and help students to develop
their own brand.
● Individual homework assignments reviewed by
fellow peers in the program.
● Subject topics include graphic design, captions,
videography and photography, branding,
collaboration, influencer markets, and
campaigning procedures.

These sessions are also included on the
PassToClass.com online learning platform.

Virtual Sessions
(12) 1-hour video
modules
$1750/school
In Person
Sessions
[Middle and High
school-level
students &
educators]
- $2,900 per class
12 weeks
- Up to 30 students
On-Demand
videos are
available on the
PassToClass.com
platform
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The Take Control Workshops are created to support
balance in our Family, Finance, and Fun for youth and
their parents. As a result of this offering, we’ve seen an explosion in the academic growth and success of
our kids and the transformation of entire families.

Bring the Take Control Workshops to any campus or
grow on your own by subscribing to PassToClass.com
to access hundreds of training videos.

INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS | VIDEOS:
● Meal Prep and Meal Planning
● Easy Organization for a Busy Family
● Summer Fun for the Family
● How To Not Go Broke At Christmas | Budgeting
and Saving
● Preparing Your Holiday Menu - Couponing
● Family Get Up and Groove
These sessions are also included on the
PassToClass.com online learning platform.

In Person or
Zoom Workshops
Costs start at
$1,500 per (2-3)
Hour Workshop
This Plug-In is a
collection classes or
webinars for
students and
educators
On-Demand
videos are
available on the
PassToClass.com
platform
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PassToClass.com is Ready to use Curriculum
Teachers can use Pass to Class to meet students where they are, right now. It helps students engage their bodies, express their emotions, have a positive association with school, and focus on learning.

Simply log in to PassToClass.com and get quick access to 100+ hours of videos. You can share them in Google Classroom, Canvas, and other learning communities. You can also share links to videos or share them right in the classroom on any monitor or smart board.

Programs include:

The Pass To Class online program also meets California state standards for PE and Visual And Performing Arts (VAPA) in a socially and culturally relevant way.

We are very intentional about the creating content that keeps our educators connected to our youth and our youth connected to school. A vital facet of making this connection is cultural and socially relevant content that youth really want. As well as quality content our educators use to stay connected to the cultural climate of their students. From music to movement, you can trust the quality and integrity of each video. No parental advisory necessary.

We align our work with the VAPA standards for the State of California public schools. We have concentrated our effort for the past 20+ years in developing the following standards through our hip hop dance program. We include foundational hip hop movement that develops motor skills and technical expertise that teaches our students the quality, force, and speed in which they should move. We also teach our students the names of each foundational move, so they are all able to describe, perform, and analyze them.

Our students express themselves while creating choreography, improvisation, and learning choreography without imitating it. We encourage our students to bring their own styles and decisions within the choreography being taught. We also have performances for students to share their growth with their peers and their community. This helps them develop teamwork and a dependence on their peers.

We use aesthetic valuing by having our students give constructive criticism back to one another when performing in front of each other. We package this in a “hype circle” format. We also share dance videos that help them see movement, set design, costuming, and lighting, which helps them with aesthetic choices. Based on past success of Studio T Arts graduates, we know our students can create career paths in performing arts today. We also connect dance with school subjects such as math and audiovisual such as recording Tik Tok's and other videos for social media. They learn how to perform on these platforms and monetize their talent through them.

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Here are some fun samples educators use in the classroom:

One-Move Grove - Teachers start class off right with some physical movement and students start by mastering popular single moves.

Brain Breaks - Short, rapid, in-seat movements intended to get the child's blood flowing so he/she can refocus during intense lesson time.

Full Dance Routines - Build confidence and express emotions with more extensive programs, and “performances.”
Daily Encouragements - Quick encouragement for students AND educators to boost your day, lesson plan, or your classroom's energy. Addresses social and emotional wellness for students, educators, and parents to help propel you to your best self.

Integrate with existing classroom management
This off the shelf curriculum is already available on Canvas or you can leverage the existing Pass-To-Class online platform. Teachers can immediately and easily integrate the program into their existing Google Classroom and Zoom sessions.

SEL Online Learning Program
The Pass to Class online program is based on hip-hop dance as a way to connect with students in a culturally relevant way, while also giving them key tools to understand and express their own emotions.

This plug-and-play program provides off the shelf culturally relevant distance learning curriculum with programs that have proven to inspire students and improve their behavior. What starts with dance quickly becomes a way to help teachers engage students in all subjects, with fun activities, brain breaks and confidence builders.

What Educators and Students are Saying
“I didn’t know how to express myself. Dance gave me the tools to express myself so I can let go and feel everything and release. Dance is my outlet. It changes the game.” - Keke, middle school student “The platform, content and delivery method has given us a tool that engages students in distance learning. This fun creative and healthy outlet not only exercises their body and mind, it also helps their social emotional wellbeing. We look forward to continuing to expand the use of the platform in our distance learning plan.” -- Matt Perry Ed.D, Assistant Superintendent, Sacramento County Office of Education “This program has been wildly popular and engages students from all backgrounds. She empowers students, helping them feel a positive connection to school and a sense of self respect for themselves. She has found an outlet for them to be active, healthy, and engaged with students from diverse backgrounds. Students involved in StudioTArts.org | PassToClass.com [email protected] (916) 760-7917 Page 7 Application #58
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the program have become positive members of our community. This is the type of innovative program I'm looking for to keep my students engaged and help them persevere through these difficult times.“ - Andrea Egan, Principal at C. K. McClatchy High School “This program meets students where they are and has helped them improve by a full grade. It makes learning creative, engaging and culturally relevant for underserved communities.” –Nathan Street, Ed.D. Greensboro Country Schools

OUR PROGRAMS ARE ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
School Districts:

Twin Rivers Unified
Sacramento City Unified
San Diego Unified
Elk Grove Unified
Sac County Office of Education
San Juan Unified
Cities:

Sacramento, CA
Elk Grove, CA
North Highlands, CA
Antelope, CA
Rancho Cordova, CA
San Diego, CA
Guilford County, NC
Change Agents / Non-profits:

Californians For the Arts
4 Spheres
Bill Krause Coaching
Coco Queendom
Creed22 Consulting
Education Impact
Family Community Church
Gorilla Learning Academy
Pantry Overflow
Patrice Hill
Paul Willis
Sacramento Helping Hands
Unity of Sacramento
Businesses:

NAWBO
Aklosett
Black Capitol
Blog About It All
City of Sacramento - "On Our Streets" project
Hello Puddin': Marketing campaign
Nritta School of Dance
That Kidz Show
The Center
P413 Productions
PBID Manager
Popin Pete: Brand development
Royal Stage
Take Control
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OUR PROGRAMS ARE ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES (continued)
Programs:

Healthy Hearts & Minds
SAYS
Bridge Network
City of Refuge
My Brother's Keeper
Sisterhood Summit
The GRID
PACE
Sacramento Chinese
Robert Family Development Center
Create California
Schools:

Leataata Floyd Elementary
Sequoia Elementary
Albert Einstein Elementary
Las Palmas Elementary
Bowling Green Elementary
Phoebe Hearst Elementary
Washington Elementary
Genevieve Didion
Babcock Elementary
FC Joyce Elementary
Rosa Parks K-8
John Cabrillo Elementary
Nicholas Elementary
Ethel I Baker Elementary
Pony Express Elementary
New Joseph Bonnheim
Kemble Edward Elementary
Elder Creek Elementary
Caesar Chavez
Sam Brannan Middle
California Middle
MLK Middle
Center High School
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STUDIO T ARTS FAMILY OF PROGRAMS FOR & BY OUR YOUTH
In addition to dance and SEL programs, you will have access to these Studio T Arts programs, events, and community training events too! Studio T Arts | All
things dance
Pass To Class |
Online and Distance
learning tool for
Creative Business
Training for Youth
LVL UP Campaigns
For Change
Studio T Content
Creation Lab
Family, Finance, and
Fun training for
youth and parents
Program
Development
Consulting
Social services
through the arts
Statewide Dance
Day and Dance
Festival
Career Fair and Job
Training Block Party
for Youth
Performing Arts
Competition for
Youth in
Under-resourced
Communities
90s Fresh - 90s
themed Dance
Concerts and
Community Dance
Pop Ups
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915 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
To Whom it May Concern:

There are so many organizations and individuals who are working diligently to help our youth navigate this world we live in. Sometimes one organization stands out above the rest. For Sacramento, that organization is Studio T Arts & Entertainment established by Tamaira Sandifer. Serving more than 5,000 youth in school districts throughout Northern California, Studio T works to instill real life skills, hope and a sense of belonging to her students.

Ms. Tee, as many know her, is a literal powerhouse who has recognized the benefit of dance in the everyday lives of youth who need a creative outlet ʹ and for many ʹ a reason to stay off the streets, out of jail, and to stay alive. She works as a tireless champion in the development of every child to build confidence, character and a conquering spirit that believes anything is possible. What sets Ms. Tee and this organization apart is that through their work, not only have they saved lives, they have created, nurtured, and established the arts leaders of tomorrow Some of her students have moved from her studio to the national stage ĂƐƐŽŵĞŽĨ,ŽůůǇǁŽŽĚ͛ƐŵŽƐƚƐŽƵŐŚƚĂĨƚĞƌĚĂŶĐĞƌƐ. Many, not destined to be professional dancers, have found dance to be an outlet for their emotions. Dance has allowed them the opportunity to process their emotions through movement ʹ and move forward in their lives. ͞One of the best forms of therapy that we have found is dance. It gives them a way to express ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͘^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƚŚĞǇĚŽŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁŚŽǁƚŽƐĂǇ/͛ŵƐĐĂƌĞĚ͘^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐƚŚĞǇĚŽŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁŚŽǁ ƚŽƐĂǇ/͛ŵƐƚƌĞƐƐĞĚŽƵƚ͘Our objective is, if we can get them relieving their anger and stress and ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂǇ͕ ǇŽƵ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵŶƐĂǀŽƌǇ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƚŚĂŶŚĞůƉĨƵů͕͟ ʹ Tee Sandifer
Through this organization Ms. Tee and her team set out to change the course of their lives. Her mission is clear ʹ to impact as many youths as she could, through the arts and dance.

Sincerely,
Jody Ulich
City of Sacramento
Director, Convention & Cultural Services
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October 14, 2020
To Whom it May Concern:

I am writing today to endorse the work of Tamaira Sandifer – Miss Tee – and recommend her for this funding opportunity.

Miss Tee has always been a true community leader and advocate. She developed and implemented the National Day of Dance in Sacramento, at a time when no one thought that a dance event at a major municipal venue was a plausible idea. She has proved the naysayers wrong and carried it out brilliantly, shedding a light on the diverse dance in our community as well as bringing dance to forefront of our cultural landscape.

Last year, Miss Tee was a featured presenter and performer at the first Sacramento Creativity Summit for high school students, a full day of creative workshops, performances and presentations for 300 students from 10 school, held at the newly opened Sofia Theatre in Sacramento. Her presentation was mesmerizing, as she captured the essence of creativity for theater full of youth, inspiring them not to give up on their dreams, lose confidence in their innate creativity, or believe that their circumstances or environments limit who they are. And, of course, her teaching and performance were evidence of the message.

And, I am honored to say that I have had the pleasure of working with Miss Tee during the past six months, while COVID-19 has severely hit our community and made difficult and inequitable systems for youth more visible for all to see. We’ve sat on committees together and discussed and planned the work that needs to be done. And she is in the forefront of this work. She and the amazing artists and youth she works with have jumped in with resources, positive messaging, support for those in need and teaching – both in person where students gather for much needed supplies and services and virtually, with a variety of online classes and resources demonstrating her powerful teaching and dance skills. Her work stands up without her activism – yet her activism magnifies the reach of her work.

Tee is always the first to say, “what can I do?” when art and messaging is needed. And it has never been needed more than now.

I am happy to help her work in any way I can and to recommend her for support.

Sincerely,
Melissa Cirone
Programs Manager, Arts & Community Programs
Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:39 PM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1537139
IP Address: 98.224.81.59
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Project Information
Project Name
Life! Camera! Action!
Project Synopsis
LCA is a leadership and life skills development program that will use digital video and the art of storytelling to teach Rancho Cordova youth, 12‐17 years old to become productive citizens. Partnering with the Rancho Cordova Police Activities League, LCA will be an innovative program that will provide students opportunities to use technical and digital media to explore issues important to them and their community by developing Public Service Announcement from concept to delivery. This program can be done on an individual basis (one on one) or depending on how many students sign up, split into groups of 4‐6. For the purpose of the "Project Description," the project is described as "groups of students".

Project Description

1. Brainstorm Issues: As some students may not know what a PSA is, we will show examples of relevant PSA’s and discuss with the whole group. Students will then be formed into groups and each group will decide on a PSA they want to make. 2. Deciding on the PSA and Storyboarding: Students sketch how their film will look, frame by frame. Is it a text only PSA, voice over, music, and/or video that they plan to use in their film. Film Office staff will catch any hiccups, for instance if the film is too long, confusing, or if they forgot to cite sources. 3. Research and Plan: Students walk through how to research the subject matter of their PSA as they need to be accurate. At this step students collate any materials they may need such as visual aids, and graphics. Shoot locations are decided as well as equipment needed discussed. 4. Filming the PSA: Students two groups at a time make their PSA. They are instructed on how to use camera equipment, lights, sound and keeping track of time as far as “takes”. the PSA and be instructed on the various “takes” needed. Each group will decide as to the on camera person in their group guided by film office staff. 5. Editing/Effects/Music:

Students will be shown how to download their footage from the camera memory card in to a computer and introduced to the editing program Final Cut. Each group will edit their film into a 30 second PSA. Music, effects and credits added. . 6. Color Correction and Locking Picture: Students will be guided through the color correction process, a process that colors the film to broadcast quality.

Da Vinci program is used for this. Once the students are happy with the PSA, film office staff will instruct them on “picture lock”. The PSA is now complete and ready to be shown. The PSA’s will be juried and the top three will receive an award, 1/23 place. Film Office will use its connections to have the winning PSA’s broadcast on local TV. A screening will be held at the youth center.

Project Team
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2 Charles Lago, Director California Capital Film Office: Will oversee the overall program and supervise Film Office Staff and select invited instructors, and liaise with PAL personnel. Rafael Portillo, Lead Editor and Camera Operator at California Capital Film Office:

Lead instructor in the filming process. Will instruct students on camera use and will oversee the editing process of all the PSA's. Jose Ruiz, Production Manager, California Capital Film Office: Will work closely with students in the development of their PSA's. Will guide them through the pre‐planning, producing and prodcution process. Bryce Nicastro, Graphics and Design California Cap;ital Film Offcie: Will work with students to develop story boards, come up with graphic images to use in PSA and help with music selection.

Tina Aldama, PAL Program Director: Will oversee the program on behalf of the Rancho Cordova Police Activitioes Leauge. Officer Jose De La Cruz, Youth Services Officer Rancho Cordova Police Dept: Will oversee and supervise the students selected for the program.

Project Goals
‐ Teach students about different types of cameras, microphones, editing software and lighting equipment. This skills are invaluable for student filmmakers, cinematographers or to generally work in film. ‐ In the age of social media, teach students how to make impactful and meaningful video presentations. ‐ Teach Students Team Work – Learning film is a great way for students to learn to work well with each other and apply dedication to a project. ‐ Bring awareness to social issues that are important to young people today. Developing a PSA is a great way for students to learn about a subject as they research their PSA and spread a message to peers and adults. ‐ Teach the students to have their work examined by experts and receive criticism ‐ Teach students something new without prior knowledge and experience, and how to think constructively about social issues that are important to them. ‐ Get students interested in the arts, primarily through film which will lead to other areas of creativity. ‐ Teach students to see other points of view through each other’s PSA’s. ‐ Teach students to collaborate with each other, dividing tasks, and manage tasks and deadlines. ‐ Teach the students how to set goals and what is required to achieve those goals Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$26,395.00
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
SUPPORT STAFF ‐ $15,000.00 BLACK MAGIC POCKET CINEMA CAMERA X 3 ‐ $3,885.00 TASCAM D1 ‐ 100 LAVALIER BODY PACKS X 4 ‐ $1,110.00 NW‐088 BOOM POLE AND MIC X 2 ‐ $2,800.00 EDITING DESKTOP COMPUTERS X 2 ‐ $3,300.00 ADOBE PREMIERE EDITING SUITE ‐ $300.00
Matching Funds
FULL CINEMA LIGHTING PACK ‐ $6.000.00 (FILM OFFICE) DA VINCI MOVIE COLORING PROGRAM ‐ $750.00 ROBIKON 24, 35, 50, 85 MM CIEN LENSES FOR BLACK MAGIC CINE ‐ $2,500.00 ALL THE ABOVE WILL BE SUPPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM BY THE CALIFORNIA

CAPITAL FILM OFFICE
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
NONE
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) NONE
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $26,395.00
Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? N/A
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
No
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3 What other funding will you seek to support your project? NONE
Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
PAL's preference is the program is held at the new Rancho Cordova Youth Center opening August 2022. We will start as soon as we are able to at the youth center. We anticipate this will be a bi‐weekly program for 3‐4 months and competent by February 2023.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

As soon as the youth center is completed, PAL will have already put out the word about this program through their sources. They are optimistic there will be a strong response. We plan to begin the program in late August/early September. Will will plan on a class every two weeks and we anticipate this program will take 4 months (9 classes) to complete. Once the classes and PSA's are filmed and locked, we will plan for a community screening at the youth center where all PSA's will be screened with filmmakers introduced for a Q&A about the process of making their PSA's. At this event prizes will be awarded (hopefully by the Police Chief with Mayor in attendance) The program will be completed by February 2023.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Yes. This program could be done over zoom if need be. Not preferred but possible.

Physical Address of the Project Location
Rancho Cordova Youth Center
10455 Investment Circle
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) Some of the classes may take place at: The California Capital Film Office 9845 Horn Road, Suite 100, CA 95827 Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? No
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
No
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Yes
Applicant and Signatory
Application Submitted By
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4 Director, California Capital Film Office
Submitting As
Non‐Profit
Phone
9167062000
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
California Capital Film Office, Corp
Mailing Address of Submitter
9845 Horn Road
Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95827
Signatory's Name
Mr Charles Lago
Signatory's Title
Charles Lago
Signatory's Phone
3106634226
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
9845 Horn Road
Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95827
Attach Any Additional Documents Here
Film Office Support Letter (1).pdf
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R A N C H O C O R D O V A P O L I C E

A C T I V I T I E S LE A G U E
www.rcpdPAL.org Sergeant R. Merideth 2897 Kilgore Road
President Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
916.875.9627 - Main
[email protected] - Email
PAL IRS Non-profit Tax ID #26-3141452
March 17, 2022
City of Rancho Cordova
Community Enhancement and Investment Fund
Rancho Cordova City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, Ca 95670
To whom it may concern,
The Rancho Cordova Police Activities League (PAL) is excited to partner with the California Capital Film Office to bring Life! Camera! Action! to Rancho Cordova. PAL will work in conjunction with the California Capital Film Office to help youth to develop form scratch PSA's that are important to them. California Capital Film Office staff will instruct kids how to develop PSA’s from step one to completion, provide all the equipment and instruction needed, and help them bring their PSA's to broadcast level and will do this at the future Rancho Cordova Youth Center. PAL will introduce the kids who will participate in the program, work with film staff at the Youth Center and help facilitate the classes and events.

PAL always encourages its young participants to focus on success in school and community service. By partnering with the California Capital Film Office we have another way to promote civic engagement, community service, and bring light to issues that matter to our youth.

Thank you for considering the California Capital Film Office’s application for funding to support of collaborative efforts.

Sincerely,
Officer Jose De La Cruz #1034
Rancho Cordova Police Department
PAL Executive Director
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
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Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1537191
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Project Name
Robotics Training Program for City Resident Students
Project Synopsis
The proposed Robotics Program will help elementary and middle school students (Grades 4 through 8) of Rancho Cordova City in designing and coding the robots to perform specialized real world operations.

Project Description
The program makes the students engage in STEAM subjects, hones their computer programming skills and creativity, and develops engineering skills, leadership skills and presentation skills. These skills will also help students in excelling their regular academics and make them successful engineers in cutting edge career spaces such as aerospace engineering, computer science, medicine, and automotive manufacturing. The proposed Robotics Program is the continuation of previous calendar year and will include students from grades 4 and 5. The program will also incorporate additional components including python coding classes and stress management training. The first year program students will have entry level training while the second year program students will have more in‐depth training including maze follower. The program will continue to use previous year’s robotic gear for current year training. The program will also facilitate team building activities through youth empowerment and stress‐management program for students. As students learn to reduce stress and manage emotions through interactive fun games and activities, they gain ability to build more positive relationships with their peers, parents and coaches and can be great team members. The students also gain the ability to focus and perform well academically at school. The project directly meets the City’s Community Enhancement Funds guidelines and selection criteria in the following ways: • Children and Youth – This program specifically focuses on the future of our community youth. • Education – The program inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and provide an opportunity for students to learn engineering, leadership, and presentation skills through a unique and appealing platform. • Community Pride –The youth will have an opportunity to represent the City of Rancho Cordova in local Robotics Competitions.

Project Team
Suvidha International Foundation, A California Registered non‐profit, plans to help the students with multiple educational activities including providing robotic training to talented and underprivileged Rancho Cordova Elementary and Middle Schools’ students.

Suvidha International Foundation is responsible for development and delivery of this project. Sudheer Pandinchara, local robotics Application #60
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2 expert and organizer and Bhaskar Vempati, President of Suvidha International Foundation will develop and implement the project.

The short bios of project team projects including prior experience are listed below Sudheer Padinchara • MS Degree in Computer Science • Coach for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League competition for past 8 years • Coached teams ranging from Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and High School students. • Created several coaches for past five years. • Mentored a team to an international robotics competition in Turkey. • Taught LEGO Robotics to public via the Sacramento Public Library branch, Orangevale. • Piloted a virtual robotics summer program for Natomas Unified Middle School. Bhaskar Vempati • Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering • Coach for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League for years in 2018 and 2019. • Coached teams ranging from Elementary students. • Mentored a team to championship qualifiers in year 2019. • Helped team win a project innovation award in 2019. Robotic Coaches • Adult and youth coaches from local Robotics expert teams mentor the program teams throughout the process.

Project Goals
The project allows students to: 1) Learn the robotics and designing 2) Learn python programming language and coding skills 3) Enhance the engineering and research skills by designing and coding robots to perform specialized activities. 4) Learn stress‐ management techniques to handle their workload and emotions 5) Develop leadership and teamwork skills 6) Develop critical thinking, problem solving and management skills 7) Improve the communication skills 8) Learn effective presentation skills In proposed program, the students learning python coding, developing collaborative and leadership skills and be able to design and code robots to carry multiple special automated operations involved in real world activities including line following, maze following and sumobot. The students/ robotics designs account for real‐world challenges such as the wear and tear of robotic parts and battery power in designing the repeated automated operations. The students will demonstrate their robotic design and coding skills at the competition scheduled at the end of the program. The skills learned through the program will engage the students in STEAM program and help them excel in their academics and place them on a straight road to becoming successful future engineers.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$20,100
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
# Description Sub Total 1 Spike Prime Lego Kits & Expansion Sets (New) $6,000.00 2 Spike Prime Lego Kits & Expansion Sets (Existing) $0.00 3 Additional Sensors & Lego Parts $1,250.00 4 Awards and Trophies $2,500.00 Fastest Line Follower (Grades 4‐5) Strongest Sumobot (Grades 4‐5) Champion Team (Grades 4‐5) Maze Solving (Grades 6‐8) Strongest Sumobot (Grades 6‐8) Champion Team (Grades 6‐8) Four Consolation Prizes 5 Tables $800 6 Robotics Mats for Teams $1,250 7 E‐certificate to all the teams $0 8 Python Coding Training $1,000 9 Youth Empowerment Program (Half) $1,500 10 Workshop Supplies $400.00 11 Event Day Venue Rental Costs (City Hall) $0 12 Event Day Electronic Equipment (City Hall) $0 13 Event Day Supplies $500.00 14 Zoom Subscription (Jan ‐ May) $400.00 15 Volunteer T‐shirts $500.00 16 Event Day Food for Volunteers $1,000.00 17 Insurance $500.00 Total Funds from City $17,600.00 18 Suvidha International Foundation $2,500.00 Total Project Funds from City $20,100.00 Matching Funds
N/A
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
$2,500 from Suvidha International Foundation
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $17,600
Is this a multi‐year request?
Yes
Number of Years
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3 If you answered yes above, describe your sustainability plan and whether the project is viable as a single year request.

The program is not viable as a single year project as it can only help us in training limited students. The program will include new students every year and previous students will go through incremental expert training in successive four years. After five years program, students will be an expert robotic design and coders and can pursue their careers on their own afterwards. The program will use the previous program years' robotics gear and equipment in future years.

How many years have you received funding for this project? 1 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? June 30, 2025
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will also aim to get funding from other local sponsors.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
The 2022‐2023 program will start in November 2023 and end in May 2023 with a competition. Student Selection: Nov 2022 ‐ Jan 2023 Kick‐Off Meeting: Jan 2023 Python Coding: Feb 2023 Youth Empowerment Training: Feb 2023 Robotics Design and Coding: Mar 2023 Scrimmage: May 2023 Competition: May 2023
In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

The 2022‐2023 program will start in November 2023 and end in May 2023 with a competition. We select students from Nov 2022 to January 2022. Then we will have a kick‐off meeting in January 2023. We will assign adult and youth mentors from local robotic experts to each of the teams. These coaches and our organization will guide the student teams on a weekly basis. We will organize scrimmage (trail run) two weeks before the competition. The final competition will be held on May 20, 2023 at City Hall.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Our program involves mostly virtual classes and few in‐person team sessions at team’s designated meeting places and final competition. However, if COVID‐19 health orders prevent us to meet in‐person, we will simply redesign our team meetings and competition and conduct them virtually. Our project coach, Sudheer Padinchara successfully conducted virtual robotic classes and competitions in 2020 and 2021. His expertise will assist us in conducting 100% virtual classes if Sacramento County Health Orders do not permit us to meet in‐person.

Physical Address of the Project Location
599 Broken Top Ct
Folsom, CA 95630
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) The program will happen over zoom. The scrimmage and final competition will be scheduled at City Hall, Rancho Cordova Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? No
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4 Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
No
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Application Submitted By
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Title
President
Submitting As
Non‐Profit
Phone
9163909945
Email Address
[email protected]
Organization's Legal Name (if applicable)
Suvidha International Foundation
Mailing Address of Submitter
599 Broken Top Ct
Folsom, CA 95630
Signatory's Name
President Bhaskar Vempati
Signatory's Title
President
Signatory's Phone
9163909945
Signatory's Email Address
[email protected]
Signatory's Mailing Address
599 Broken Top Ct
Folsom, CA 95630
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Project Name
Speech & Debate Programs
Project Synopsis
The proposed educational Program will help elementary and middle school students and resident students (grades 4 through 8) of Rancho Cordova City with speech and debate training sessions.

Project Description
The speech and debate programs will provide the students with valuable skills that they will use for the rest of their lives, including but not limited to researching, writing, critical thinking, organization, persuasion, conflict resolution and communication proficiency.

These educational tools are necessary in every part of our lives and successfully mastering them at a young age will allow the participants to utilize them in their day‐to‐day activities. Whether it is online or in person, the skills (researching, writing, critical thinking, organization, persuasion, conflict resolution and communication) will help them articulate their opinions in a constructive format, delivering their thoughts in a clear and concise manner. They will also communicate with peers their own age, develop a level of confidence in themselves, and leave a positive impression upon the people around them. The program will engage the students and the skills acquired will help them excel in their academics and place them on a straight path to becoming successful future leaders in politics, business, law, academics, entertainment, and many other fields. The speech program will provide a foundation for various types of speech, categorized as oratorical, persuasive, impromptu, dramatic, humorous, and poetic. The programs attendees will be encouraged to focus their training in their preferred speech category. The introductory training classes will include demo sessions for each of the speech categories to help familiarize the students with their choices. The debate program will provide an overview of different styles of debate, categorized as Parliamentary, Public Forum, Lincoln‐Douglas, Spontaneous Argumentation, Team Policy, and Cross‐Examination. The elementary and middle school student program attendees will receive more comprehensive training in the debate category of their choice.

Project Team
Suvidha International Foundation, a California registered non‐profit, plans to help the Rancho Cordova Elementary and Middle Schools’ students with speech and debate skills. Suvidha International Foundation is responsible for the development and delivery of this program. Bhaskar Vempati, President of Suvidha International Foundation and Saritha Jasthi, Suvidha International Foundation Application #61
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2 Volunteer will develop and implement the project. A youth team of ten‐member expert speech and debate coaches will support the program. These youth coaches have a wealth of expertise to share with their younger peers, having won competitions at regional, state, and national levels. Our team has conducted several speech and debate programs in Greater Sacramento area for the past two years and community spirit has flourished amongst the participants, as demonstrated by their eagerness to assist the next generation in achieving similar successes. Short bios of project team leads (including prior experience), are listed below. Saritha Jasthi • MS Degree in Computer Science • Coached teams ranging from Elementary, Middle and High School students. • Mentored a team to conduct similar events for the past four years. • Served as a judge for several local speech and debate competitions Bhaskar Vempati • Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering • Organized several speech and debate competitions in the Greater Sacramento area • Mentored/mentoring several of the youth coaches • Acted as the judge for multiple local speech and debate competitions Youth Coaches • A ten‐member team of local expert speech and debate coaches who won competitions at county level, state level and national level are available to support the speech and debate program. Judges • Several local speech and debate adepts will lend their expertise to the competition by way of their judging skills.

Project Goals
The project allows students to develop effective 1) Researching capabilities 2) Critical thinking dexterity 3) Organizational competence 4) Team building skills 5) Writing proficiency 6) Use of body gestures (eye contact, stance, and expressions) 7) Speech delivery virtuosity (proper speed, tone, diction, language, clarity, and fluency) 8) Conflict resolution adroitness According to the Stanford article, “The Power of Speech & Debate Education,” (https://snfi.stanford.edu/skills), there are lifetime benefits for students who commit to speech and debate programs. Forbes published an article titled “How to Find the Millennials Who Will Lead Your Company,” (https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertsher/2014/03/02/how‐to‐find‐the‐millennials‐who‐will‐lead‐your‐ company/?sh=3d697bc37178), which suggests that the leaders of the future are ex‐debaters. As that article notes, debate teaches “how to persuade, how to present clearly, and how to connect with an audience,” exactly the skills businesses look for in their young employees. “You’ll find ex‐debaters in every area of public life, from Bruce Springsteen to Oprah Winfrey to Nelson Mandela. 60% of Congressional representatives participated in debate, as well as at least a third of the Supreme Court. There are ex‐debaters excelling in business, law, politics, academia, and many other fields.” The proposed program helps the students learn effective communication, collaborative, and leadership skills. The student program attendees will demonstrate their newly garnered skills at the competition scheduled at the end of the program. The educational tools gained through the program will engage the students, help them excel in their academics and place them on a straight path to becoming successful future leaders in several prominent areas including business, law, politics, academia, entertainment, and media.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$7500
Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
Zoom Link (for weekly virtual sessions, one for each of the Speech & Debate programs) $500 Awards and Trophies (Speech) $1,000 Awards and Trophies (Debate) $1,000 Student Coach Scholarships (Speech) $1,500 Student Coach Scholarships (Debate) $1,500 Event Day Venue Rental Costs (City Hall) $0 Event Day Electronic Equipment (City Hall) $0 Event Day Supplies $500 Event Day Food for Volunteers $1,000 Insurance $500 Total Funds $7,500 Matching Funds
N/A
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
N/A
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $7,500
Is this a multi‐year request?
Yes
Number of Years
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3 5
If you answered yes above, describe your sustainability plan and whether the project is viable as a single year request.

The program is viable as a single year project but it can only help the limited students in first year. If funds are available, the program will be able to train new students every year and make them learned valuable skills listed in the program description How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? June 30, 2026
Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We will request funding from local sponsors to support additional students in future years Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
The program will start in September 2022 and end in November 2022 with a competition. Speech Program : Student Selection:

August 2022 Kick‐Off Meeting: September 2022 Weekly Speech Sessions ‐ September 2022 ‐ November 2022 Speech Competition ‐ November 2022 Debate Program: Student Selection: August 2022 Kick‐Off Meeting: September 2022 Weekly Debate Sessions ‐ September 2022 ‐ November 2022 Debate Competition ‐ November 2022 In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

The programs will start in August 2022 and end in November 2022. The programs will enroll students in August 2022. After enrolling students, we will have kick‐off calls in first half of September. The weekly speech and debate sessions start in September 3rd week.

The weekly sessions will continue till first week of November. The final competition will be held either in November 2nd week or third week. The plan is same for both the speech and debate programs. Our team including Saritha Jasthi, Bhaskar Vempati and youth coaches along with volunteer judges will execute the program as described above plan.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Our project involves virtual classes and in‐person competition. However, if COVID‐19 health orders prevent us from meeting in‐ person, we will simply redesign our competition and conduct it over Zoom. Our team, Saritha Jasthi and Bhaskar Vempati successfully conducted several virtual speech and debate programs for the past two years. Our expertise gained from past experience will assist us in conducting 100% virtual classes including competitions if Sacramento County Health Orders do not permit us to meet in‐person
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Please note that projects or programs that are proposed on property owned or operated by outside agencies or a private party will require the coordination with and potentially approvals from outside agencies, organizations, and/or the private party.

Physical Address of the Project Location
599 Broken Top CT
Folsom, CA 95630
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) The program happens over zoom sessions. The final speech and debate competitions will be held at City Hall to save venue costs.

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Email Address
[email protected]
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Suvidha International Foundation
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President Bhaskar Vempati
Signatory's Title
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Project Information
Project Name
Falkon Academy Competitive Robotics
Project Synopsis
The aim of this project is to build competitive VEX Robotics and FTW Drones Teams for kids from ages 9yrs to 15yrs. Rancho Cordova, RiverView Stem Academy elementary school has VEX robotics as part of STEM curriculum. But there no opportunities in the community to go competitive for middle and high‐school. Falkon Academy would like to fill that gap.

Project Description
The aim of this project is to build competitive VEX Robotics and FTW Drones Teams with kids from ages 9yrs to 15yrs old. These teams will build VEX Robots and FTW Drones and compete in regional and hopefully state and national level. Rancho Cordova, RiverView Stem Academy elementary school has VEX robotics as part of STEM curriculum. But after the kids move out of Riverview to Middle school and then to high school there is no VEX robotics programs available in the community. Falkon academy would like to help fill this gap. We want to build competitive teams and take them to state and national level. (It should be noted that these competitions are very competitive, around 60,000 kids compete national level. So winning is not guaranteed). But Falkon can guarantee that kids will learn lot of new things that are not taught in typical school curriculum. Falkon has developed custom curriculum to teach kids with lots of examples. We want to develop their own pain‐point identification through observation and come up with their own unique solutions. This is how startup’s are built. And this is how new products are developed. (https://medium.com/@gojilabs/a‐startups‐guide‐to‐product‐management‐understanding‐customer‐pain‐points‐33b431ff2992).

With out this mindset and there would not be products like iPhone, Impossible Burgers, Tesla Cars and many other innovative products. VEX Robotics Description: The VEX Robotics Design System, which was created by Innovation First, Inc., is recognized as a leading classroom robotics platform. It has been designed to nurture creative advancement in robotics and knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. It could be compared to Lego Robotics. But cheaper. The added advantage of VEX robotics is that its being used in Riverview STEM. I would look at it as another avenue for kids to learn robotics and compete past elementary school. VEX Robotics has primarily two categories. VEX IQ and VEX V5.

Project Team
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2 Falkon Academy Organization Name Some of the key members are: Ashwin Thirunahari Director/Coach Veronica Griffin Coach Ryan Vermillion Area Manager Ashwin Thirunahari has started offering classes and building teams. And he already has two teams from Folsom. He was able to build this team without any marketing. Just talking to few friends. This shows there is big interest in the community. He is running his class in his garage Ashwin Thirunahari has Masters in Electrical Engineering. And has patents on drone technology. Veronica Griffin has been coaching VEX IQ Teams, and this team has already won State Championship and selected for World. She is running her class from garage. Ryan Vermillion is Area Manager for Skyhawks Sports programs. He runs 100 programs for 3000kids per year throughout Sacramento area.

Project Goals
June‐July 2022 Start Marketing to Community/parents for team formation and Build Interest July 2022 Start initial Classes – if possible Order Kits This is last opportunity to exit the proposal. Once kits are ordered they cannot be returned. But they can be sold atleast ¾price or donate to schools August – September Build at least 5 teams. With 5 members each. Two teams will compete in VEX IQ. Two teams will compete in VEX V5. One team will compete in Drones. September Start Training October Attend at least one competition Nov – Feb Attend 4 ‐5 competitions Refine the robots over the period March Attend State competition if selected. April Attend Nationals if selected.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
Various Options: $10,928 to $104,914. A Good Program will be $23,914 Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
1) Required Kits Kit Name Cost 2 VEX V5 Competition Kit ($1899 each) $3798 2 VEX IQ Competition Kit ($650 each) $1300 Drone Kit (Around $2000) $2000 1 VEX V5 Game Pad. $500 each $500 1 VEX V5 Perimeter. $799 each $799 1 VEX V5 Tile Set. $249 set $249 1 VEX IQ Pitching Field. $119 each $119 1 VEX IQ Perimeter $163 each $163 Special Parts – Pneumatics kits, gears, wheels etc. $1800 Shipping $200 Total $10,928 2) Enhanced Learning Kits ‐ Optional. The required kits above, will provide competition graded parts.

But its not enough for every kid to learn the basics. Overtime they will all learn. But at Falkon Academy we like to give every kid a kit for 3 months. So they can really understand how every thing works. Really build the expertise. These classroom kits are great value add. Also using the classroom kits, kids can build prototypes and a spare robot for competitions in case their main robot falls apart.

Having this kits will also address “Adaptability” Concerns. We will be able to distribute the kits to take home, so we can run the program over Zoom. Kit Name ‐ Nice to have kits 1 VEX V5 Classroom bundle $7988 – Nice to have, for enhanced learning experience $7988 1 VEX IQ Classroom bundle $4998 – Nice to have, for enhanced learning experience $4998 Total $12,986 3) Cost of Coaching:
$80 per kid/per month for 8 months in a year. $16,000 4) Miscellaneous Expenses: $5,000 This covers, Competition Registrations, Snacks, Insurance, Internet, projectors, etc. 5) External Rental Space. $12/sft/year (Rancho Cordova): $60,000 A dedicated space is highly recommended. But not essential. If the program is not done at a central dedicated space, it would have to be run at parent‐ volunteer garage space. If the program is done at a school Site, then this cost can be waived.

Matching Funds
N/A
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
We may seek sponsorship of competitive teams from other local companies, restaurants. This is only possible after we have some teams that start winning. We may be able to offer after school enrichment camps to raise some funds.

Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) The equipment will last 3years. After which they need to be replaced. There will be lost and broken equipment that need to be replaced. This may cost about $3000/year. We plan to raise our own funds to cover this expense.

Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested Provided 4 options above. Our request is for Option B, Option C or Option D.

Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Application #62 ITEM 12.1. ATTACHMENT 3

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Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
No
What other funding will you seek to support your project? We may seek sponsorship of competitive teams from other local companies, restaurants. This is only possible after we have some teams that start winning. We may be able to offer after school enrichment camps to raise some funds.

Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
June‐July 2022 Start Marketing to Community/parents for team formation and Build Interest July 2022 Start initial Classes – if possible Order Kits This is last opportunity to exit the proposal. Once kits are ordered they cannot be returned. But they can be sold atleast ¾price or donate to schools August – September Build at least 5 teams. With 5 members each. Two teams will compete in VEX IQ. Two teams will compete in VEX V5. One team will compete in Drones. September Start Training October Attend at least one competition Nov – Feb Attend 4 ‐5 competitions Refine the robots over the period March Attend State competition if selected. April Attend Nationals if selected.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

This project need to completed by Apr 30, 2023. Thats when world competitions end.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Although Robotics Programs are better experienced at a central location in a classroom setting. But we can still run the programs virtually. We have to use “Enhanced Learning Kits” and distribute to kids as take home kits. We can run Virtual Reality Robotics Programs, and also compete in virtual world. This is another great learning experience. This builds a different set of programming skills and is very innovative.

Physical Address of the Project Location
W.E. Mitchell Middle School
2100 Zinfandel Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Other Physical Addresses (if project/program is at multiple sites) If the project does not become viable at the school site, then we will run the program at parent‐volunteer Garage space. Or we can rent a space outside
Have you received a letter of support for the project/program from the property owner? Requested, and will submit to city by March 18, 2022
Letter of Support from Property Owner (not K‐12 schools or park/park facility) Is your project/program intended to operate or take place at a public K‐12 school site and/or a park/park facility?
Yes, at a public K‐12 school site
Which school district is the public K‐12 school site located in? Folsom Cordova Unified
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Application Submitted By
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1992 Larkhall Cir.

Folsom, CA 95630
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CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 GRANT APPLICATION

COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT & INVESTMENT FUND
“Lets make Rancho Cordova hub for Robotics and Hi Tech” Project Name : Falkon Academy Competitive Robotics
Contact: Ashwin Thirunahari
Phone Number: 916 221 1123
Email: [email protected]
Project Synopsis: The aim of this project is to build competitive VEX Robotics and FTW Drones Teams for kids from ages 9yrs to 15yrs. Rancho Cordova, RiverView Stem Academy elementary school has VEX robotics as part of STEM curriculum. But there no opportunities in the community to go competitive for middle and high-school. Falkon Academy would like to fill that gap.

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Project Description: The aim of this project is to build competitive VEX Robotics and FTW Drones Teams with kids from ages 9yrs to 15yrs old. These teams will build VEX Robots and FTW Drones and compete in regional and hopefully state and national level. Rancho Cordova, RiverView Stem Academy elementary school has VEX robotics as part of STEM curriculum. But after the kids move out of Riverview to Middle school and then to high school there is no VEX robotics programs available in the community. Falkon academy would like to help fill this gap.

We want to build competitive teams and take them to state and national level. (It should be noted that these competitions are very competitive, around 60,000 kids compete national level.

So winning is not guaranteed). But Falkon can guarantee that kids will learn lot of new things that are not taught in typical school curriculum. Falkon has developed custom curriculum to teach kids with lots of examples. We want to develop their own pain-point identification through observation and come up with their own unique solutions. This is how startup’s are built. And this is how new products are developed. (https://medium.com/@gojilabs/astartups-guide-to-product-management-understanding-customer-pain-points-33b431ff2992).

With out this mindset and there would not be products like iPhone, Impossible Burgers, Tesla Cars and many other innovative products.

VEX Robotics Description: The VEX Robotics Design System, which was created by Innovation First, Inc., is recognized as a leading classroom robotics platform. It has been designed to nurture creative advancement in robotics and knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. It could be compared to Lego Robotics. But cheaper. The added advantage of VEX robotics is that its being used in Riverview STEM. I would look at it as another avenue for kids to learn robotics and compete past elementary school.

VEX Robotics has primarily two categories. VEX IQ and VEX V5.

At any of the VEX competitions, the representation from Sacramento is very minimal. Most teams are from Bayarea, Davis, Modesto, Stockton. There are only couple of teams from Placer and Natomas. Whereas Rancho Cordova and Folsom has only couple of teams in VEX IQ category. None from VEX V5 category.

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Below is description of different categories.

VEX IQ is a snaptogether robotics system, making it fast and easy to build an endless variety of
robots. Watch code come alive on a
physical robot and apply key STEM skills.

Organized parts storage reduces
classroom clutter IQ Electronics are
Simple, Flexible and Powerful Students
can build and change their robots fast. This
is for kids from 4th grade to 7th grade.

VEX V5. Invigorating students with a
passion for STEM
with robotics! VEX V5 represents our fifth
generation of education robotics systems
developed with 20 years of experience
using robotics to teach STEM
principles. V5 electronics are
approachable, flexible and powerful, using
state of the art technology to ensure
relevant education outcomes. This is for
kids 7th grade to 11th grade.

FTW (For The Win) Robotics is a STEMbased experiential educational Drones. In this program Drones are used as an
effective way for students of all ages to
explore engineering, computer science,
and aviation. This is for kids from 5th grade
to 11th grade.

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Letter from Riverview STEM Team – Selected for World Championship.

Attached is a letter and a video from some of the kids from River View Stem. After Riverview Stem they became an independent team and now is selected for World Championship.

They want to continue their passion for robotics and take it to the next level. But its turning out to be expensive as an independent team. They plan to be part of Falkon Robotics, so they will have access to the community and be able to share costs. They will also have access to curriculum and facilities.

They expressed their concern that after Riverview STEM there are no avenues for the kids besides being an independent team.

Video from the Riverview STEM Team: https://youtu.be/pinvCAF7b6s Letter from the Riverview STEM Team is at the end of the document. And can also be accessed from: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KIbh3nFSW- _v2JOhJEk75729cLmOGsFERSgt-69hpxU/edit?usp=sharing
Falkon is funding them through small Scholarship for travel expenses.

Falkon Robotics Project Team:

Falkon Academy Organization Name
Some of the key members are:

Ashwin Thirunahari Director/Coach
Veronica Griffin Coach
Ryan Vermillion Area Manager
Ashwin Thirunahari has started offering classes and building teams. And he already has two teams from Folsom. He was able to build this team without any marketing. Just talking to few friends. This shows there is big interest in the community. He is running his class in his garage Ashwin Thirunahari has Masters in Electrical Engineering. And has patents on drone technology.

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Veronica Griffin has been coaching VEX IQ Teams, and this team has already won State Championship and selected for World. She is running her class from garage.

Ryan Vermillion is Area Manager for Skyhawks Sports programs. He runs 100 programs for 3000kids per year throughout Sacramento area.

Project Goals (Timeline):

June-July 2022 Start Marketing to Community/parents for team formation and Build Interest
July 2022 Start initial Classes – if possible
Order Kits
This is last opportunity to exit the proposal.

Once kits are ordered they cannot be
returned. But they can be sold atleast
¾price or donate to schools
August – September Build at least 5 teams. With 5 members each.

Two teams will compete in VEX IQ. Two
teams will compete in VEX V5.

One team will compete in Drones.

September Start Training
October Attend at least one competition
Nov – Feb Attend 4 -5 competitions
Refine the robots over the period
March Attend State competition if selected.

April Attend Nationals if selected.

Expenses Outline:
1) Required Kits
Kit Name Cost
2 VEX V5 Competition Kit ($1899 each) $3798
2 VEX IQ Competition Kit ($650 each) $1300
Drone Kit (Around $2000) $2000
1 VEX V5 Game Pad. $500 each $500
1 VEX V5 Perimeter. $799 each $799
1 VEX V5 Tile Set. $249 set $249
1 VEX IQ Pitching Field. $119 each $119
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1 VEX IQ Perimeter $163 each $163
Special Parts – Pneumatics kits, gears, wheels etc. $1800 Shipping $200
Total $10,928
2) Enhanced Learning Kits - Optional.

The required kits above, will provide competition graded parts. But its not enough for every kid to learn the basics. Overtime they will all learn. But at Falkon Academy we like to give every kid a kit for 3 months. So they can really understand how every thing works. Really build the expertise. These classroom kits are great value add.

Also using the classroom kits, kids can build prototypes and a spare robot for competitions in case their main robot falls apart.

Having this kits will also address “Adaptability” Concerns. We will be able to distribute the kits to take home, so we can run the program over Zoom.

Kit Name - Nice to have kits
1 VEX V5 Classroom bundle $7988 – Nice to have, for
enhanced learning experience
$7988
1 VEX IQ Classroom bundle $4998 – Nice to have, for
enhanced learning experience
$4998
Total $12,986
3) Cost of Coaching: $80 per kid/per month for 8 months in a year. $16,000 4) Miscellaneous Expenses: $5,000
This covers, Competition Registrations, Snacks, Insurance, Internet, projectors, etc. 5) External Rental Space. $12/sft/year (Rancho Cordova): $60,000 A dedicated space is highly recommended. But not essential. If the program is not done at a central dedicated space, it would have to be run at parent-volunteer garage space.

If the program is done at a school Site, then this cost can be waived.

Advantages of dedicated space:
1) A dedicated space will provide opportunities for the kids to communicate with other teams and learn from each other.

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2) A dedicated space will also provide place to store the material. Otherwise there is a high chance that the material will be lost. Robotics comprises of 1000s of parts. And replacing parts is very expensive.
3) A dedicated space will inculcate professionalism and responsibility in kids. As its not home. (As an example: We have seen during pandemic, kids were attending school zoom sessions from bed. Although robotics programs are not zoom sessions, but still a home-based program may not inculcate similar professionalism as a dedicated space would.)
4) No frequent interrupts from siblings, parents, visitors and neighbors, unlike garage space.
5) Heating in winter and air-conditioner available during summer, unlike garage space. 6) Easy access to restroom and water, unlike garage space where families can feel inconvenient.
7) Robotics typically need 3hrs to 8hrs of work per week. And and most families don’t like to have so many kids spend that many hours at their place. And using restrooms, asking for water etc.
8) Don’t have to find a volunteer garage space. Robotics takes up 2 car garage space.

And most families don’t like to dedicate that much of space. 9) With dedicated space, we can host competitions.
10) With dedicated space, we can offer programs for 50 to 100 kids. 11) With dedicated space, we can offer summer programs and raise some money.

Disadvantage of dedicated space:
1) Big expense to rent, and other costs like insurance, and maintenance. 2) Increased distance of travel to one central location for all of Rancho Cordova.

Garage spaces can be distributed across multiple locations across Rancho Cordova.

Not having a dedicated space, is one of the reasons why robotics is not catching up in our area. With a dedicated space, we can run professional programs.

Endorsement from School – for Dedicated space.

We have approached W.E. Mitchell Middle School for space to run robotics. The school expressed lot of interest. And Endorsed us.

Options for Funding:

Option A) Minimally Funded Project/Garage Based:

Buy Only Required Kits $10,928
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Such a program will be run through people garages. Not an ideal program as kids learn a lot from each other.

Coaching fee and Miscellaneous fee will be paid by parents.

This project is self sustainable, for 3 years. After 3 years, we may have to replace with new kits.

Option B) 2nd Level Funded Project/Garage Based. – Minimum Recommended $23,914 This funding will provide complete equipment for Competitions and Enhanced Learning Experience. It will cover the cost of Required Equipment (1, above) and Enhanced Learning Kits (2,above)
This program will run from Parent-Volunteer Garages.

Option C) Run the program at Mitchell Middle School. – Minimum Recommended $23,914 Endorsement from W.E Mitchell Middle School is provided.

This funding will provide complete equipment for Competitions and Enhanced Learning Experience. It will cover the cost of Required Equipment (1, above) and Enhanced Learning Kits (2,above)
The dedicated space will be provided by the school. Which is huge cost saver.

The cost of coaching will be borne by the parents.

Note: We may need to work with school to open the program to all kids of Rancho Cordova. And not be dedicated to only Mitchell Middle School Students.

Option D) Fully funded Project Cost: $104,914
This option will fully fund the project, by providing all the expenses, documented in the “Expenses Outline” section above.

This project will provide an external space, instead of a school site. – This option can be centrally located to all of Rancho Cordova. It will take out the dependence on schools.

And It will be easier to open up to all the schools in Rancho Cordova.

As, City will also pay for all the coaching. This may benefit low-income kids as well.

Ongoing (beyond FY 2022/2023) operations and maintenance costs if applicable:

The equipment will last 3years. After which they need to be replaced. There will be lost and broken equipment that need to be replaced. This may cost about $3000/year. We plan to raise our own funds to cover this expense.

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Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds requested:

Provided 4 options above. Our request is for Option B, Option C or Option D.

Is this a multiyear request? NO
How many years have you received funding for this project? 0 Do you plan to ask annually for funding? NO.

What other funding will you seek to support your project? We may seek sponsorship of competitive teams from other local companies, restaurants. This is only possible after we have some teams that start winning.

We may be able to offer after school enrichment camps to raise some funds.

Adaptability
Although Robotics Programs are better experienced at a central location in a classroom setting. But we can still run the programs virtually. We have to use “Enhanced Learning Kits” and distribute to kids as take home kits.

We can run Virtual Reality Robotics Programs, and also compete in virtual world. This is another great learning experience. This builds a different set of programming skills and is very innovative.

Physical Address/School District
Waiting for Endorsement letter from W.E. Mitchell Middle School.

If this is not done, we will run the project
1) from parent-volunteer garages if Option or rent a space if Option C: is funded.

Application Submitted by
Name: Ashwin Thirunahari
Title: Director
Phone: 916 221 1123
Email: [email protected]
Organization’s Legal Name (if applicable): Falkon Academy Mailing Address: 1992 Larkhall Cir. Folsom CA 95630
Signatory (Same as above)
Signatory’s Name: Ashwin Thirunahari
Title: Director
Phone: 916 221 1123
Email: [email protected]
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Mailing Address: 1992 Larkhall Cir. Folsom CA 95630
Closing Comments:

As expressed in this document, there is a big need and interest for robotics in the community.

So funding to get this project started will have a big impact in our youth.

Let’s together build the next generation work force. And make Rancho Cordova hub of Robotics and New Tech.

LETTER From Riverview STEM TEAM - Must Read
March 3, 2022
To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Fallon Griffin. I am eleven years old and one day want to pursue a career in robotics and mechanical engineering.

My passion for robotics started with watching the TV show BattleBots when I was two years old. My parents were kind enough to encourage my passion with Little bits, Legos, k'nex and any other building toys that could move.

I was fortunate to go to Riverview STEM Academy through elementary school and it was there I discovered VEX IQ. We used VEX for our Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum. In 4th Grade I signed up for the VEX robotics team started by Mrs. Lanich. I never knew there were robotics competitions for my age group. It was on this team that I was able to put all my knowledge about design, engineering, teamwork and programming to good use.

VEX IQ Challenge is a creative competition where each year a new challenge is released for teams to compete in. The first year we were tasked to create a robot to stack cubes on platforms, and for Application #62
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extra points, stack balls on top of them. There are three components to the competitions, driver controlled matches, autonomous skills matches and judged awards. It was frustrating more than fun at first, robotics is not for those who view failure negatively. Failure in robotics is essential in working towards a final working product. Each gear ratio that wouldn't work teaches us more about what will work and why. These competitions gave me real world understanding about concepts that I had studied before, but was finally getting to see work.

In 5th grade, because I was homeschooled due to the pandemic, there was nowhere for me to compete or have a team. I truly appreciated the tech lab at Riverview and for the opportunity to come early and stay late at school with my teammates, my friends, and work on a sport that I loved. My parents were willing to let me continue robotics, and two of my friends were excited to join, and for a year all my birthday and Christmas presents were robotics parts and a field for the garage. Measuring six by eight feet it takes up most of the space.

My team was able to stay together and compete as an independent team thanks to each of our parents. We have qualified for State Championship every year since we started and won the State Design Award in 2021 qualifying us for World's! My experience with robotics only propels my desire to pursue robotics in the future. I am sad to know that many of my elementary school friends who were part of robotics with me at Riverview are not doing it anymore because they don't have the space or parts to make a team. We all fell in love with this sport, but don't have fields or equipment to keep competing.

Soon, my team will outgrow my parents' garage as we transition to the older VEX competitions for middle and highschoolers. Also, the cost to fund a highschool robotics team will only grow with the complexity of the robot. Soon I may find myself without a team and a space to pursue my passion.

I hope that robotics could be recognized as a league locally. I wish we had fields and a tech lab to pull all the kids interested in pursuing robotics competitively and recreationally in one spot. I want to coach and mentor younger kids in this sport and inspire them to love science and engineering as much as I do. This sport is unique as it not only provides a fun environment for kids to compete in, but trains the next generation of engineers, programmers and roboticists.

My team is named Generation Artemis, because we will grow up seeing humanity return to the moon. I want to be part of the next generation of engineers who confront climate change, sustainable farming and space exploration with scientific innovations. Please consider the importance of a supporting robotics league and facility locally.

Sincerely,
Fallon Griffin
Application #62
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1 Randi Kay Stephens
From: City of Rancho Cordova <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2022 8:33 AM
To: Stacy Delaney; Randi Kay Stephens
Subject: *NEW SUBMISSION* Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW
Apply for Community Enhancement Fund Grant Funding 2022/23 NEW Submission #: 1537860
IP Address: 206.15.249.230
Submission Date: 03/18/2022 8:33
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Project Information
Project Name
Elementary Field Trip partnership with Sly Park for Rancho Cordova Schools! Project Synopsis
FCUSD would like to bring more STEM focused field trip opportunities to our students. Our project benefits the community by offering STEM based educational opportunities to our students.

Project Description
This is a growing, high demand area of study that has the potential to create substantial economic benefits for our children and community. “The study found that, regardless of gender, ethnicity or socioeconomic status, youth who take educational trips have better grades (59 percent), higher graduation rates from high school (95%) and college (63%), and greater income (12% higher annually). In fact, 89% said educational trips had a positive, lasting impact on their education and career because the trips made them more engaged, intellectually curious and interested in and out of school.” ‐National Education Association, NEA Project Team
FCUSD & John Bliss( CGE), Amber Fontaine (CME), Christy Wilkerson (CVE), James Tucker (NVE), Ted Bosque (PJS), Jessica Hutchison (RCE), Lari Powell (RSA), Kim Christierson (WRE), Leslee Cottrell (WME) Project Goals
Every 5th grade class will have a Sly Park experience which will result in academic gains through greater engagement. We will measure our goal by student surveys, teacher engagement feedback, and monitoring academic achievement before and after each event.

Funding Request
Funds are generally not intended to be used for deferred maintenance and ongoing operational needs. The funds are intended for community enhancement & investment.

Total Project Cost
$45,000.00 Application #63
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2 Estimated Breakdown of Project Expenditures
Sly Park Options! Sly Park Options Cost Description Virtual Science Camp ● 5 days online ● 5th Grade $1500 per class Students receive sequenced daily lessons to support citizen science and environmental stewardship. Hybrid Science Camp Option A ● 4 days online ● 1 day on‐site ● 5 Grade $1600 per class Modeled after the Virtual Science Camp. Structured for 4 days of online learning experiences and 1 day of in person instruction at your school site Hybrid Science Camp Option B ● 4 days on‐site ● 1 day online ● 5th Grade $2000 per class (min 2 classes) Modeled after the Virtual Science Camp. Structured for 4 days of exploratory learning experiences on your school campus and 1 day for an online follow‐up lesson/check‐in at a later date Matching Funds
N/A
Include Any Other Funding Contributions
school site budgeting
Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Costs (if applicable) N/A
Total Community Enhancement & Investment Funds Requested $45,000.00
Is this a multi‐year request?
No
How many years have you received funding for this project? 3 When will your request for funding sunset for ongoing programs? Received funding for 3 years but have been unable to use until this year due to COVID.

Do you plan to ask annually for funding?
Yes
What other funding will you seek to support your project? School site funding
Project Schedule, Timeliness and Adaptability
Project Schedule
We would have this in place by August 9th, 2022 and continue throughout the school year, ending May 26th, 2023. In addition to this funding, we will use site funds to sustain the programs that produce the most effective results in terms of overall learning and STEM engagement and academic gains, beyond 2023.

In addition to providing the project timeline identified above, describe how you will be able to complete your project by June 30, 2023.

We will begin scheduling field trips 08/09/2022 and complete all field trips by 05/25/23. All data will be collected by 05/26/23.

Please note, if selected for funding, you will be required to submit a narrative Outcomes Report and a financial Use of Funds Report at least two times during the grant period.

Yes We have been able to provide virtual field trips during the pandemic and can do so again if necessary.

Physical Address of the Project Location Application #63 ITEM 12.1. ATTACHMENT 3

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