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”