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Statement of Qualifications
Grant Writing History (since 09/2008)
| Funding Source |
Jurisdiction |
Topic |
Amount |
Year Awarded |
| State Parks, Prop 84 Program |
South Oroville African American Historical Society |
Community Facility |
$5,000,000 |
Submitted
March 2010
Pending |
| CDBG, P/TA |
County of Mono |
Walker Community Center Area Master Plan |
$70,000 |
2010 |
| CDBG, Economic Development |
City of Nevada City |
Business Lending |
$300,000 |
2009 |
| CDBG, Economic Development |
County of Nevada |
Business Lending |
$300,000 |
2009 |
| USDA, HPG |
County of Mono |
Housing Rehabilitation |
$48,794 |
2009 |
| USDA, HPG |
County of Mono |
Housing Rehabilitation |
$75,000 |
2009 |
| CDBG, P/TA |
County of Nevada |
OTC Preparation |
$35,000 |
2009 |
| CDBG, P/TA |
County of Mono |
Non profit Business & Marketing Plan |
$35,000 |
2009 |
| CDBG General Allocation |
County of Nevada |
Public Works Assessments |
$800,000 |
2009 |
Program Operations
- CDBG Subcontractor to SEDCorp, a community development non-profit, Auburn, CA (March 2010-Present). Clients include:
- City of Colfax CDBG Program Income Revolving Loan Accounts facilitator for Housing Rehabilitation and Microenterprise Business Lending.
- County of Nevada in two CDBG Over The Counter business loan applications:
- Grocery Store, for approximately $1 million (Nov 2009-Mar 2010, volunteer).
- Manufacturing plant, for approximately $1.5 million (Oct 2009-Mar 2010).
- County of Nevada: Implemented CDBG Business Loan Assistance Program. (volunteer-2009)
- City of Nevada City: Cleared special conditions for City of Nevada City's Business Loan Assistance Program. (2009)
General Consulting
- County of Nevada, CDBG Program: Housing (volunteer-2009)
Income Surveys
- City of Colusa: Conducting citywide CDBG income survey (Nov 2009--Present).
- Mono County: Conducted areawide CDBG income survey for in support of a pending CDBG application, "Walker Community Center Area Master Plan." (Fall 2009)
- Nevada County: Conducted CDBG income survey for the Cement Hill Community Facilities District (Nevada Irrigation District) in support of successful CDBG public works application for Nevada County. (Summer 2009)
Miscellaneous
- Investigated Indian affordable housing issue in relation to Owens Valley (Mono County). (2009)
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Current and Past Clients
- City of Colfax
- City of Colusa
- City of Nevada City
- City of South Lake Tahoe
- County of Mono
- County of Nevada
- South Oroville African American Historical Society
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Public Sector Experience
David Nelson, History, Prior to 09/2008
- California Department of Housing and Community Development, CDBG Program, Economic Development (ED) and Housing (HSG) Allocations, Program Representative.
- (ED) Program Representative to City and County jurisdictions (and their contracted consultants) eligible to the CDBG Program in Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Mono, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Trinity, and Tulare Counties.
- (HSG) Program Representative to City and County jurisdictions (and their contracted consultants) eligible to the CDBG Program in Alpine, Amador, Fresno, Inyo, Lassen, Merced, Modoc, Mono, and Yuba Counties.
- (ED) Over the Counter (OTC) Specialist. Updated OTC Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Application publications. Coordinated state loan committee meetings. Assisted in presenting OTC workshops throughout the state. OTC Allocation awarded a total of $7 million in 2007/08.
- (HSG) Lead-based paint (LBP) specialist. Compiled/edited/wrote Chapter 20, "Lead Based Paint" in the CDBG Grant Management Manual (GMM) which implements federal policies on LBP hazards in residences.
- (ED/HSG) Monitored jurisdictions for performance and compliance. Inspected project sites.
- (ED/HSG) Team participant in rating and ranking Housing, Enterprise Fund, and Planning Grant Allocations.
- (ED) Contributing editor for CDBG GMM, Chapter 15, "Economic Development" and Chapter 12, "Monitoring Checklists," Economic Development Section.
- (ED) Successful completion of National Development Council classes, ED 101, "Economic Development Finance" and Economic Development 202, "Real Estate Finance."
- (ED/HSG) Conducted workshops using PowerPoint on various CDBG topics at sites around the State.
- (ED/HSG) Wrote Management Memos for training notices or programmatic updates as required.
- (ED/HSG) Reviewed and approved fund requests.
- (ED/HSG) Cleared special conditions for grants awarded in assigned jurisdictions.
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Nevada County Housing Division,
Senior Analyst
- Secured over $4 million in grant funds, representing over $400,000 in administrative funds.
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- Labor Standards Coordinator for a $250,000 CDBG Program Income tenant improvement project.
- Technical advisor to staff and management on the CDBG program in the following areas: Procurement, Grant Strategy, Housing Rehabilitation, Program Income, Labor Standards, Program Monitoring, Citizen Participation, and Lead-Based Paint.
- Created and/or modified program guidelines for:
- CDBG Enterprise Fund Business Assistance Loan Program
- HOME, Rental Deposit Program
- CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program
- HOME First Time Homebuyer Program
- CDBG Program Income Reuse Plan
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- Cleared special conditions for:
- HOME grant 04-HOME-0747, First Time Homebuyer Program
- CDBG Enterprise Fund grant 04-EDBG-1029, Business Assistance Program
- CDBG housing rehabilitation activity in CDBG grant 05-STBG-1577
- CDBG public works activity in grant 05-STBG-1577.
- Assisted in the procurement process for the Mixed-Use Study, CDBG planning grant 03-PTAA-0046.
- Finalized the Penn Valley Community Feasibility study for CDBG planning grant 01-STBG-1755.
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Irene Nelson:
University of California, Davis School of Medicine (UCDSM)
- Administrative manager of the Otology Research Laboratory for seven years. Purchased lab supplies and equipment. Managed a faculty and resident research library.
- Assisted the Department Chair in the preparation and administration of multi-year, multi-million dollar federal research grants.
- Managed budgets and met the grant cycles and reporting deadlines for National Institutes of Health grants, and smaller grants from other funding sources.
- Wrote and distributed a monthly departmental newsletter for Northern California otolaryngologists and coordinated faculty publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Coordinated nationwide meetings for an otology research trust fund.
In addition, after her tenure at UCDSM, Irene owned and operated Irene Nelson Transcription for five years, providing quality medical transcription services for physicians in Northern California.
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