GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor
WADE CROWFOOT, Secretary for Natural Resources
715 P Street, 20th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. 916.653.5656 Fax. 916.653.8102 http://resources.ca.gov
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September 7, 2021
Laura Snideman
City of Richmond
3201 Leona
Richmond, CA 94804
Dear Laura Snideman:
Congratulations on behalf of the California Natural Resources Agency (Agency). It is my great pleasure to inform you that your application has been selected for funding under the Urban Flood Protection Grant Program, in the amount of $1,598,844 for the Flood Risk Reduction in the Rheem Creek Watershed Project.
Thank you for your leadership bringing this multibenefit project to fruition. We are excited this funding will address and help protect your community from urban flooding as well as advancing Governor Newsom’s executive order to increase California’s resilience to climate change impacts such as intensifying floods and droughts.
Agency staff will contact you in the coming weeks to begin developing your grant agreement. Please keep in mind that funding for project implementation, such as construction, is contingent upon full CEQA compliance. Should you have any questions in the interim, please do not hesitate to contact the Bonds & Grants Office at (916) 653-2812 or via email at [email protected]
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Please coordinate any publ ic announcements related to your grant award with our Communications Director Heather Williams at (916) 653 -9402 or via email at [email protected]
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We look forward to working with you in the coming months to advance this important project.
Sincerely,
Wade Crowfoot
Secretary for Natural Resources