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FUNDING SOURCES FOR STREAMLINING & I T
Robert WibleStreamlining Project ManagerThe FIATECH Consortium
Webinar for the FIATECH Jurisdictions Committee, Tom Phillips, Salem, OR, Chairman
December 8, 2009
Funding Sources
FIATECH Jurisdictions Committee – Welcome & introduction - Tom Phillips, Salem, OR, Chair
FUNDING SOURCES – Robert Wible The Funding Dilemma – Overview Successful Approaches – Past / Present / Future? Potential Federal Grant Funding Sources
– 2009 Grants– 2010 Grants– Do’s & Don’ts
Next Committee Webinar – ePlan Review
Funding Sources for Building Department Streamlining & IT
The Recession & the Funding Dilemma
- Reduced Construction Volume
- Reduced Staffs
- Do less with less than nothing but….
Successful Approaches – Past
- Enterprise funds
- Bonds
- IT surcharges on permit fees
Funding Dilemma
Successful Approaches – Present
- Draw down from existing dedicated surcharge accounts
- Elicit Stakeholder support for surcharge funding
- A few examples of successful application for Federal grants
Successful Approaches - Future ?
Successful Approaches for the Future
Identifying and Building Stakeholder Support for mix of dedicated surcharges with Federal Grant seed funding
The key of Stakeholder Support
Potential Federal Grants as Partial Funding Sources
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments for Streamlining and Information Technology Robert Wible & Associates/Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform in the Digital Age
Sponsored by
Avolve Software Corporation
November 10, 2009
Potential Federal Grants
Overview – November 10, 2009 Report – Federal Grants to State and Local Governments for Streamlining and I T
Summary of Potential Grants – Spreadsheet Grants Identified:
– Homeland Security / Disaster Resiliency– Environmental Protection– Energy Conservation & Alternative Energy– Economic Recovery & Community Development
Potential Federal Grants
Most Promising Grants– Homeland Security / Disaster Resiliency
• FEMA PDM Grants• DHS Security Grant Program States/ Major Urban
areas• EPA State Innovation Grant Program• DOE State Energy Program Grants
Other Grant Opportunities
Successful Strategies for Grants
General Guidance – Read criteria carefully Where have awards gone previously? Who is competing for same grant
opportunity?– within your agency?– within your jurisdiction?– within your region ?
Turn potential competitors into collaborators
Dos and Don’ts
Do Build Stakeholder Support Carefully
Do - Build Stakeholder Support
Working with Stakeholders to develop & submit best possible grant application
Getting their input on meeting grant application criteria
Lessons learned from previous grant applications – both successful & unsuccessful
Putting your submission into language Federal agency understands– Why streamlining & /or IT is critical to successful– Disaster recovery/resiliency; environmental
quality, economic recovery, etc.,
The Don’ts
Don’t assume grant evaluation team knows anything about building regulatory process & it’s critical relevance to grant area (e.g. – environmental, disaster recovery, energy conservation)
Don’t assume grant will cover all of your needs
Don’t wait until grant is formally announced to identify competitors & collaborators & start building proposal stakeholder support
Grant Resources
From www.Grants.gov
From Federal Agencies (DOE, DHS, et. al.)
Download Grants Report & Hypothetical Grant Application from: www.avolvesoftware.com/grants.asp
From Alliance website: www.natlpartnerstreamline.org/rwa.php
Questions and Discussion
FIATECH Jurisdictions Committee
Membership open to jurisdictions all sizes with fee based on population ($200-$800)
Monthly webinars/conference calls on topics of immediate concern to local and state building and land use/zoning departments
For registration form and more information visit: www.fiatech.org
Next Jurisdiction Committee Webinar – Mid-January, 2010 on “Successful Applications of ePlan Review Technology”