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Exhibit A: California Energy Commission State Energy Program CaliforniaFIRST <br />Collaborative Proposal Summary of Proposal Scope & Budget Framework <br />Description of Proaram Proposal <br />Under the lead applicant, Sacramento County, the 14 counties eligible to participate in the pilot <br />stage of the CaliforniaFIRST Program are collaborating on a proposal to the California Energy <br />Commission State Energy Program for a grant of up to $16.5 million. The grant funds will be used <br />to offset initial fees associated with bond issuance, start-up costs for the 14 counties and all <br />incorporated cities, an interest rate buy-down, local marketing/education/training/outreach, local <br />coordination, and grant administration to support the launch of the CaliforniaFIRST municipal <br />financing program. <br />California FIRST Proaram County Participants and Proposal Collaborators <br />/ Alameda / Sacramento / San Mateo / Ventura <br />/ Fresno / San Benito / Santa Clara / Yolo <br />/ Kern / San Diego / Santa Cruz <br />/ Monterey / San Luis Obispo / Solano <br />Budaet Basics <br />1. California FIRST financing costs and fees (N$6M) <br />Guided by California Communities and the CaliforniaFIRST Program Administrator Renewable <br />Funding, this program element will: <br />• buy-down the interest rate on the initial round(s) of projects financed by the CaliforniaFIRST <br />Program, <br />• cover fixed costs associated with initial bond counsel, bond disclosure, fiscal agent and bond <br />rating, <br />• cover legal and validation costs, and <br />• cover the deployment of technology (web portal) to support local programs. <br />2. Grant/Contract Administration & Steering Committee Liaison: (N$2.OM) <br />On behalf of the applicant agency, grant/contractor administration duties include gathering <br />relevant reporting information from all partner jurisdictions and CaliforniaFIRST, financial oversight <br />and invoicing, contract admi nistration, tracking, monitoring, and oversight of deliverables. In <br />addition, the grant administrator will serve as the partner liaison between all participating steering <br />committees to maintain coordination and consistency on the local marketing efforts between <br />parties as well as provide marketing and contract technical assistance, training, and advice to <br />participating agencies. The Grant Administrator will also coordinate local efforts with those <br />programs funded under the California Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program. <br />3. Regional Program Coordination & Marketing: (N$8.5M) <br />In line with the overall project goals, funding has been budgeted on a regional basis to each of the <br />six primary program regions in the following amounts, based on total number of Counties: <br />• Capitol Region (Sacramento/Yolo): $1,800,000 <br />• Central Valley Region (Fresno/Kern): $1,150,000 <br />• Bay Area Region: (Alameda/San Mateo/Santa Clara/Solano): $2,300,000 <br />• North Central Coast Region: (Monterey/Santa Cruz/San Benito): $1,725,000 <br />• South Central Coast Region: (Ventura/San Luis Obispo): $1,150,000 <br />• Southern California Region: (San Diego): $575,000 <br />This final program element serves to provide each region with the resources necessary to help <br />facilitate the rapid adoption of energy efficiency and renewable energy generation system <br />installations throughout the target area by connecting property owners to any and all available on- <br />