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CRGP's Qualified Cultivator Funding Opportunity - YouTube
Channel: CDFW
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Uhm, so good morning.
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My name is Maggie Massie and I'm a senior
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environmental scientist working on CDFW's
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Cannabis Restoration grant program.
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A few things to go over.
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This is being recorded and I will be
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posting the recording and a copy of
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the presentation on our grant webpage.
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Also, everyone will be on mute
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throughout the presentation to
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reduce background noises and if you
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have any questions please raise
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your hand or type your questions
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into the chat section to Janice Mackey.
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and at the end of this presentation
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will go through the chat questions
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and address any raised hands as well.
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And again,
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we really appreciate everyone who's
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here today to learn more about CDFW
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qualified cultivator funding opportunity.
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A brief outline we'll go through some
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background on the Cannabis Restoration
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grant program funding and then go over
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some specifics of the solicitation,
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and then I'll go over some details
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on the application processes
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And then finally, we'll go through
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the questions and comments.
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A quick background, the grants program
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we are working on is provided through
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the environmental restoration and
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protection account pursuant to the
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revenue and Taxation Code section.
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聽34019(f)(2) and this dedicated
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funding source is continuous
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appropriation and has a focus for
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the first five years of clean up,
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remediation and restoration of
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environmental damage and watersheds
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affected by cannabis cultivation
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and related activities and to
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develop partnerships for this
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purpose and that the department may.
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Allocate these funds through a grant program.
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Which brings us to the qualified
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cultivator funding,
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opportunity solicitation and this is
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aimed at supporting environmental
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sustainability and small scale cultivators.
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First thing to point out is that
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this is non competitive and back in
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August we released a notification
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for this funding opportunity for a
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project consultation request and this
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consultation is completely optional but
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provides an opportunity for potential
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applicants to meet with the cannabis
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grant program and throw around any
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project ideas and ask any questions.
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This consultation period will be open
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through roughly December of 2022,
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which brings me to another big point
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and that this opportunity will be
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open for applying through April of
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2023 with multiple approval cycles,
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and we have set up tentative deadlines
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and timeframes within the solicitation,
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and I've posted them here on, on this slide,
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but really,
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Please note that these are subject to change.
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This dependent on the number of
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pre applications.
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And full applications we
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get through each cycle.
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So in order to be considered for approval,
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a potential applicant must first
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submit a pre application and this
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pre application is a Word document
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and will be submitted to our
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cannabis grant email address.
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From there it will be reviewed and eligible.
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Pre applications will be invited back
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to submit a full application which will
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be done in web grants and if applicant
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is asked to provide a full application,
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full applications must be submitted
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at least two months in advance of
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the desired approval timeframe
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and as you can see,
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a lot of these applications,
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submissions and approval phases are
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happening simultaneously.
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So if one phase is missed or if the
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project is not quite.
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Ready the next approval cycle is
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not too far off and I'll be going
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over some more application details
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a little later in the presentation.
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Now I'll be highlighting some of
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the specifics of the solicitation,
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the available amount of funds
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that is available is $6 million,
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up to $6 million, and those eligible
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to submit pre applications and then
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the subsequent full application are
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public agencies within California.
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So this includes state to local agencies,
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public universities and special districts.
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Also, non profit organizations qualified
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to do business in California under
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section 501C and have the capacity to
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meet the requirements of the solicitation
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and the executed grant agreement.
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And Please note this is not limited
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to 501 C threes but just 501 CS.
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And finally,
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California Native American tribes,
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as that term is defined in the public
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Resource code section 21073.
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We also have a geographical focus,
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so funds under this solicitation are
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available for projects statewide.
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However, if a proposed project falls
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within a cannabis priority watershed
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as defined by the state Water Resources
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Control Board in coordination with CDFW,
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or is identified as a priority stream
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in the California Water Action Plan,
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they will receive higher scores during
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the proposal evaluation process.
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Applications may be considered under one or
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both of the following project priorities,
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so it's not mutual, mutually exclusive,
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and the the project priorities are
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the transition from a provisional to
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annual license and eligible activities.
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Under this project type include
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cleanup remediation, restoration,
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professional services,
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consulting and infrastructure related
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to clean up remediation and restoration.
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Also, the other project priority is
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supporting sustainable cannabis cultivation
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practices and measures under this project,
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priority should alleviate direct
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and indirect environmental impacts
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of cannabis cultivation and enhance
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environmental stewardship activities
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that may be eligible may include
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sustainable water consumption,
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sustainable waste management,
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integrated pest and disease management,
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erosion control or riparian protections.
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We are also requiring and emphasizing Co.
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Benefits where the applicant needs to
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describe and measure quantitatively
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or qualitatively,
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how the project will provide Co
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benefits to either habitat or species
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conservation or the promotion of equity.
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The next solicitation requirement
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is that eligible applicants must
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represent and the project must benefit
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the following qualified cultivators
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and this includes specialty,
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cottage, outdoor specialty cottage,
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mixed light, tier one specialty,
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outdoor specialty, mixed light tier,
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one small outdoor and small
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mixed light tier one,
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and with these classifications we're
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really looking to support the small,
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less than 10,000 square foot
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of canopy, outdoor grow.
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Or the use of less than six watts of
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artificial light per square foot.
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And another thing to mention is
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that cultivators with ownership or
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financial interests between 10,000
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to 20,000 square feet of total
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canopy may still qualify to be
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represented under this solicitation,
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but we'll review those on a case
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by case basis and our main target.
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Cultivator is less than 10,000
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square feet of canopy.
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Next up are the project categories and
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proposals may only include one project
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category and so we have planning which
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will provide funding for activities
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that will lead to specific on the
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ground implementation projects.
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We also have a new project category
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that includes elements of both
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planning and implementation,
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and so this project category allows for
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funds to be used for planning efforts
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directly linked to an implementation
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project that is implemented and completed
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within the grant agreement term,
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and this category is a little tricky in
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the sense that applicants must make the
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reviewers confident that legal permitting,
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engineering and other requirements
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and the implementation or
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construction portion of the project.
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Will occur within the grant agreement term.
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We then have implementation only,
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which is to fund construction and monitoring.
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A shovel ready restoration
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enhancement projects and applicants
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must demonstrate CEQA compliance and
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submit 65% or higher design plans.
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Basis of design report and technical studies.
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So those are some of the important
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highlights of the solicitation,
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and now I'll be going over some of the
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details of the application processes
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as I said before, eligible entities
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must first submit a pre application.
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This is mandatory and the pre application
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is a five page Word document that will
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need to be submitted to our CRGP email.
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And some of the information that
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we were looking for pertains
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to applicant information,
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project location and some details
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to the applicability to the various
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priorities that I talked about earlier.
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And some of the initial details also on
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the qualified cultivator being represented,
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land ownership,
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environmental compliance permitting,
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engineering,
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and some budget estimates and cost
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share if that information is available.
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And once the pre applications
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are submitted it will go through
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an internal review and if it is
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determined as a viable project and
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applicable to the funding opportunity,
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the applicants will be invited
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to the full application phase.
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And one thing to note is that prior to
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the submittal of the full application,
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if invited,
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pre applicants receive any comments
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from CDFW in the pre application phase
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they must address these comments
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within the full application.
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And the full application addresses the
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elements touched upon in the pre application.
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But the level of detail and specificity
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required is much greater and there's
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additional information needed,
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such as a monitoring plan and
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long term management plan.
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And also one thing I wanted to reiterate
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is that this opportunity is open
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for 18 months or so and I encourage
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applicants to take their time in
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project development and submittals to
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really make sure that the project is
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at the stage where it's ready for funding.
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And if you're not sure,
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again,
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please set up a consultation,
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and so we can discuss those details.
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So if you submit a pre application and are
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invited to the full application phase,
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this ull full application phase
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will be done in web grants,
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which is a different interface and
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I just wanted to provide some info
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on webgrants and if you're new to it
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you must first register to create an
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account you cannot apply to the full
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application without an active web
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grants user account and multiple users
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can work on the same application but.
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Must have their own user account
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and returning applicants,
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which are those who have submitted
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an application before in web grants
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do not re-register,
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you could use your existing user
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ID and password.
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To create account, you'll go to
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the web grants web page and click
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on the Register here button.
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And, once there you'll be directed
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to a web page to fill out your
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information and once all that
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information is filled out and submitted,
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it will go to the web grants admin and
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the web grants admin must approve the
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registration before a user may log in
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and start an application and you'll get.
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I believe three confirmation emails confirm
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receipt approved/deny user registration
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and then your password and this takes
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up to approximately 1 business day.
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And once you are approved
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for the user ID and password,
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you can start the application process
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and when you log in this will be the
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home screen and to find the qualified
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cultivator funding opportunity you
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would click funding opportunities.
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And then you would want to
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select the appropriate funding
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opportunity titled CRGP Qualified
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Cultivator Funding Opportunity.
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And as a new grant opportunity,
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applicants have the one option
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to start a new application.
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But again, in order to get
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to this web grant stage,
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applicants must first submit a
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pre application and be approved
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to the full application phase.
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And if you are invited to the full phase,
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I'll be providing a separate PDF and
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further details on how to navigate
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the web grant system at that time.
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And just to briefly go over
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the review process of the full
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applications once they're submitted,
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it will first go through an admin
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review or administrative review,
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where will assign each applicant
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application of pass fail score relating
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to some of the proposal requirements.
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And the projects that passed the admin
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review then go to the technical review
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phase where each application is assigned
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numerical score from anywhere from three
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to six reviewers and if applicable,
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projects that involve engineering and
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design or geological investigations will go
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through an engineering and geological review.
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In this technical phase.
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Following the tech review phase,
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applicants will then go to our selection
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panel and the selection panel.
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Use qualitative processes that consider
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all projects that passed the tech
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review and compares them based on
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responsiveness to solicitation priorities,
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scientific merit,
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regional and statewide priorities,
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and the technical scores and the selection
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panel will then make recommendations
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to the Director and the Director will
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review those and approve
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a final set of proposals.
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And once we get director approval,
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we'll formally notify the applicants
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of awards and the agreement
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development process will begin.
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So that was just a brief overview of our
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solicitation for the qualified cultivator
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funding opportunity. So thank you.
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And in addition to providing comments
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and asking questions here today,
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you can also send comments by email
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to us at canngrantprogram at
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wildlife.ca.gov or to our mailing address
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at PO Box 944209, Sacramento, CA.
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So with that, in addition to
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answering questions here,
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we'll be posting some of the questions on FA,
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Q, document and again I will also
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be posting this recording of the
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presentation and a PDF version of the
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slides on our web page and on our web page.
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You can also sign up and receive all
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grant announcements, get updates on
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program and timeline information,
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and also additional relevant solicitation
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links and information and so with that.
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Uhm, we'll start
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Going through any questions and
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chat with any of the raised hands.
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So thank you.
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