FUNDING SOURCES FOR STREAMLINING & I T Robert Wible Streamlining Project Manager The 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  From Federal Agencies (DOE, DHS, et. al.)  Download Grants Report & Hypothetical Grant Application from:  From Alliance website:

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:  Next Jurisdiction Committee Webinar – Mid- January, 2010 on “Successful Applications of ePlan Review Technology”