Grant Application Writing and Grant Administrative Services

The vendor is required to provide grant application writing and grant administrative services competent management and consulting firm to assist in the application preparation and overall management required by the county to apply for and implement any awarded funds for the FEMA hazard mitigation grant program (HMGP) in reference to DR 5552 (fy2025 post fire).
1. Wildfire mitigation
•    Defensible space
•    Reducing hazardous fuels
•    Removing standing burned trees
•    Ignition-resistant construction
2. 5% initiative
•    Installing warning signs
•    Infrastructure retrofit
•    Strengthen or harden water systems that were burned and caused contamination.
3. Soil and slope stabilization
•    Reseeding ground cover
•    Planting grass to prevent the spread of noxious weeds
•    Mulching with straw or chipped wood
•    Placing logs and other erosion barriers to catch sediment on slopes
•    Installing debris traps to modify road and trail drainage mechanisms
4. Post-wildfire flood prevention and sediment
•    Modifying or removing culverts
•    Adding drainage dips and constructing emergency spillways
•    Constructing straw, rock, or log dams in small tributaries to prevent flooding
- Application:
•    All grant writing and application preparation
•    Perform benefit-cost analysis using FEMA’S benefit-cost analysis (BCA) software
•    Attend a county mandatory grant funded project meeting which is hosted by county.
•    The applicable consultant or firm must be able to attend these meetings to discuss project schedules and deliverables. 
•    All meeting attendees will be notified of meeting cancelation within 72hours.
- Management of project implementation
•    Financial management;
•    All project required record-keeping;
•    All environmental clearance procedures;
•    Real property acquisition procedures under the uniform act;
•    Verifying that all equal employment requirements are met;
•    Contract close-out.

- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: September 3, 2025