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11 Regulatory Matters The regulatory process has become increasingly important for units of local government to shape federal policy in recent years, with the Executive Branch exploring the boundaries of its Constitutional powers to set the agenda given a lack of action on Capitol Hill. Our team monitors proposed rules and determines how regulatory changes will impact your community. We would draft public comment in response to those notices issued by the Administration and ensure that your Congressional delegation is aware of any concern or support for those policy directives. We have seen the foundational pillars on which the Biden Administration will base its domestic policy based on the President’s Executive Orders and discretionary grant opportunities unveiled in the first 100 days of the Administration. These pillars include safety, environmental justic e (EJ), racial equity, resiliency to climate change, creating good-paying jobs, and innovation. The Administration seeks to strengthen the implementation of the Buy American and Buy America statutes, requiring federal agencies to give domestic preference in federal procurements, federal grants, and other forms of federal assistance. Discretionary Grant Opportunities Our firm supports local efforts to secure federal assistance, including grants, cooperative agreements, and low-interest credit assistance. We will work to identify federal discretionary grant opportunities of interest in support of your local projects or programs. We are proud of the federal funding our local government clients have been successful in obtaining during the years we have worked for them. We have always done so as part of a team that has included local elected officials, senior managers in government, Congressional members and staff and agency officials. Our staff produce memoranda on funding opportunities several times a week, in response to notices published by the federal agencies in the Federal Register. We seek to align local initiatives with the priorities being pursued by the Administration or Congress. Jen and her colleagues will provide support throughout the entire grant application process, offering guidance on narrative and editing drafts. The first step is to provide guidance on how to develop a competitive proposal that is responsive to the evaluation criteria put forth in the Notice of Funding Availability/Opportunity (NOFA/NOFO) or Request for Proposals (RFP). We will work to ensure that your application will score well with the Department’s peer reviewer and appointees. We are glad to serve as your initial peer reviewer, offering guidance on the narrative, providing additional useful data points, and editing drafts of the proposal. Our team will work with public agencies to create an advocacy strategy in support of the application package. We coordinate with the Congressional delegation to draft and secure letters of support from each Member, and we then determine how to keep our Members engaged with the Administration at key points as appropriate following submission of the package. Whenever possible, we seek to connect your members and staff with the key federal decision-makers in person to discuss the proposal. Those meetings serve as an opportunity to highlight the project’s merit and anticipated public benefit on the community and surrounding region. We look forward to working with the City of San Leandro seeking funding through any discretionary grant programs of interest and ensuring that any forthcoming proposals are competitive. We have provided a sample of some of our clients’ representative accomplishments below for your awareness. Sample of Client Accomplishments with Discretionary Grants DocuSign Envelope ID: 96DFE48D-519D-44F7-9CDC-44AC4D3EAE4A