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September Newsletter 2010

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Grant Awards:

  1. Great Valley Energy, LLC/$1,989,000                        AB 118 Application 
  2. Sanger PD/$7,443         Justice Assistance Grant
  3. Greenfield Union School District/$23,000                  AB 276
  4. Parlier Unified School District/$51,731               USDA Community Facilities
  5. Dixon Unified School District/$14,560            School Breakfast Program
  6. Fairfield PD/$99,306      COPS Secure Our Schools
  7. Orange Cove PD/$53,968 COPS Secure Our Schools
 
Grants our grant writers are currently working on or have recently submitted for clients:

  1. Recreation Trails
  2. Land & water Conservation
  3. EDA
  4. SRF for Waste Water
  5. USDA
  6. Cal Fire
  7. Urban Greening
  8. Tired Derived
  9. Hearst Foundation
  10. Habitat Conservation
  11. Brownfield
  12. School Gardening
  13. Tree Grant
  14. Baseball Tomorrow
  15. SAFER
  16. SG Foundation
  17. Subaru-Mantis
  18. Toshiba
  19. Cal Trans Planning
  20. Music is Revolution
  21. Ray Soloman Foundation
  22. S.H. Cowell Foundation
  23. Office Depot
  24. Wal-Mart
  25. CVS
  26. Charles Lattif
  27. Reading, Writing & Rhythm
  28. PG & E Bright Ideas for Schools
  29. Recreation Trails
  30. Habitat Conservation
  31. Soccer Foundation
  32. OTS
 
Testimonial:

"Having served as a City Manager for several cities I have seen many Consulting firms in action.  California Consulting is by far the best grant writing and governmental affairs firm that I have worked with.  California Consulting has the relationships; know how, hard work ethic and responsiveness that are the key components of any company.  I recommend them strongly."
Alan Bengyel
City Manager
City of Orange Cove
9/23/10
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New Clients:

California Consulting, LLC is pleased to welcome Alvina Unified School District, Riverdale Unified School District, Agape Charter School of Fresno, Caruthers Unified, Monroe Unified, Greenfield Union School District and Commercial Aviation Services to our growing list of clients.  These seven new clients bring the total to 24 new clients that have retained California Consulting, LLC since the beginning of 2010.  We are honored that seven new clients joined the company in September, making September 2010 the best month in California Consulting history!  We thank our clients for their continued confidence in California Consulting.
 
New Addition to the California Consulting Team:

Another experienced grant writer joins team.

To accommodate the expansion of the firm's client base and the demand for services, California Consulting today announced the hiring of Robert Garcia as a Senior Associate.  Mr. Garcia served as a Major in the United States Military and has worked for the City of Fresno for 24 years.  During his tenure with the City, Mr. Garcia drafted and submitted approximately 100 complex state and federal grant applications, several of which were funded and brought in millions of dollars for the City of Fresno.  He has written grants for various city departments, including the police department and the public works department.  He has specialized in engineering related projects including serving in the city's wastewater division for several years.  Mr. Garcia also wrote major federal and state grant applications for the City of Fresno Police Department for several years.  Garcia has specialized in waste water, infrastructure, roads, and public improvement grants while a member of the City of Fresno's Public Works staff.  As a key longtime member of the Public Works Department at the City of Fresno, Garcia worked on dozens of water, waste water, roads, planning, street improvement, and related projects.

In announcing the news, California Consulting Chief Operating Officer Juan Garza II said, "We were very fortunate to lure Rob away from the City of Fresno.  His level of experience, grant writing expertise, and success in securing federal and state grant funds will help California Consulting maintain, and even exceed, the level of service we provide to our clients.  In particular, his background in the wastewater arena, as well as public safety, is both major assets to the firm.  This is a major addition to our grant writing staff that gives us one more highly seasoned and experienced grant writer."

California Consulting has emerged as the largest grant writing company in the State of California.  Since its inception in 2004, the firm has secured over $1.4 billion dollars for its clients.  To gain more information, please visit www.californiaconsulting.org.
California Consulting hosts Kern County Roundtable:

On September 10th Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, a former State Senator and former Chairman of the Housing Committee and the Education Committee in the State Legislature, met with Kern County area leaders in Bakersfield at the Woolgrowers Restaurant.  The group discussed a myriad of issues including education, transportation, housing, economic development and other important issues.

Approximately 20 Kern County area local elected officials, Mayors, Council members, School Superintendents, Kern COG representatives and leaders were in attendance at the California Consulting organized event.  California Consulting owner, Steve Samuelian, introduced Assemblyman Torlakson at the meeting.  Mr. Torlakson spoke about several key issues facing the State.
Perea Keynotes Fresno County Education Roundtable:

On Monday September 20, 2010 California Consulting, LLC organized an "Education Summit" for Fresno County leaders with special guest Fresno City Councilman Henry T. Perea.  The invitation only event was held at the Downtown Club in Fresno and attended by several school board members, superintendents, and community leaders.  The program was moderated by California Consulting Owner Steve Samuelian and featured presentations from leading education experts including Parlier Unified Board of Education Chairman Ben Tamez, Kings Canyon Unified Superintendent Juan Garza, Caruthers Unified Superintendent Jim Sargent, Parlier Unified Superintendent Rick Rodriguez, and Southwest Transportation CEO Kirk Hunter.   

Several other Valley leaders were in attendance including Sanger Mayor Victor Ruiz and Selma Unified Superintendent Mark Sutton.  The roundtable meeting included an extensive and detailed discussion of many important issues currently facing rural school districts in Fresno County.

The summit was an opportunity to discuss "best practices" and methods by which we can bring more state and federal resources to the Fresno County area.
California Consulting to Host Education Roundtable in Monterey County:

On October 28th California Consulting and our clients, the Salinas City Elementary School District are hosting an Educational Roundtable in the Salinas Valley.  The event will feature Gerry Shelton, Chief Consultant for the Assembly Education Committee.
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