WSP-Community Resilience and Emergency Management

SOQ | Community Resilience and Emergency Management

Funding & Grant Management 

FUNDING & GRANT MANAGEMENT Meeting Communities’ Resilience Needs

Grant management strategy ■ Develops blended finance structure options ■ Estimates any funding gaps ■ Identifies potential public funding ■ Identifies “own source revenue” funding ■ Identifies alternative funding / finance ■ Considers capital raising (e.g., environmental / green bonds) ■ Finalizes blended finance structure ■ Develops implementation plan Since 2009, WSP USA has helped clients secure over $31 million in federal grants and loans for over 140 projects nationwide from a variety of discretionary programs.

Representative WSP Projects FEMA (2010 - present)

BY THE NUMBERS

$50M Total Value BRIC Grant applications developed & supported $30M BRIC grants awarded and managed 100+ Applications reviewed on FEMA’s behalf 3 States supported with resilience grant management: New Mexico, Colorado and Utah

WSP supports FEMA with grant management technical assistance, including the full spectrum of direct support to communities, application eligibility reviews, BCA development and reviews, EHP reviews, and ongoing grant management training.

WSP offers comprehensive grant management services, from a full needs analyses and funding scan to application development or grant management for pre identified projects. Grant management is a critical part of delivering services for many state and local communities, and WSP keeps that focus at the core of our approach. We scale and tailor our approach for each project to provide our clients with whathey need, nothing more and nothing less. We start by identifying community needs, whether from existing planning documents, executive

discussions, or new outreach. Based on need, we perform a funding scan to see what programs may be available and then develop a plan to secure the needed funding, including any required community match. We then compile a complete application, including not only basic scope, schedule, and cost documentation, but also any necessary benefit cost analysis and environmental or historical preservation materials. Finally, we support the day-to-day grant management and ultimately closeout, including any required reporting.

New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) (2017 - present)

WSP provides direct support to New Mexico’s DHSEM in implementing its statewide hazard mitigation program, including grant application development, review, and oversight. WSP also wrote New Mexico’s State Hazard Mitigation Plan, valid through 2028.

LOW RISK

BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS

COMMUNITY-CENTRIC We put the community at the center of our approach to grant management, ensuring that funded projects match community needs.

WSP’s depth of grant management experience means we know how to manage grants successfully and help our clients receive funding for all eligible project expenses.

WSP’s team of experts pulls in benefits from a range of different areas to meet program requirements, ultimately ensuring priority projects are deemed eligible for funding.

CASE STUDY: VIRGINIA BEACH SHORE DRIVE GRANT MANAGEMENT

WSP is supporting the City of Virginia Beach on its Shore Drive Corridor planning effort. Located at the convergence of the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, the Shore Drive Corridor is considered critical infrastructure and an evacuation route for the city. Shore Drive Corridor is also a dynamic coastal environment prone to frequent tidal

flooding, and exacerbated by heavy rainfall from major storm events. WSP recommended various flood control gates and stormwater measures in a series of potential design/construction packages and supported the City in its successful application for a $25 million grant award through the FEMA BRIC program. WSP’s work included the development and application of a risk model that reflected current and future tidal and storm surge flooding along with current and future precipitation changing conditions. WSP used the risk model to quantify project benefits for the project area. The benefits were extensive and helped support ultimate project funding justification. WSP is currently supporting the City on implementing the improvements.

Exploring funding sources for reducing risk States, local jurisdictions, territories and tribal communities are eligible for a variety of grant funding depending on which type of disaster is affecting their community.

WSP helps communities secure funding for eligible long-term solutions that reduce the impact of future disasters.

Grant Management Lifecycle

FUNDING SCAN AND FINANCING PLAN

COMMUNITY STRATEGY & PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING

GRANT SOURCE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

ONGOING GRANT MANAGEMENT

PROJECT SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT

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