TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRANT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 

The North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) is pleased to offer Technical Assistance (TA) to Tribes and economically disadvantaged communities to support project development and grant applications for projects that improve forest health and increase wildfire resilience. 

TYPES OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Technical assistance is intended to increase the capacity of project sponsor organizations by providing them with services and expertise not otherwise available to them. A significant goal of the TA program is to enable project sponsors to apply for and receive grant funding for implementation projects. Types of TA provided by NCRP-collected consultants may include project development and grant development, including activities that directly support grant applications, such as preliminary project design/planning, site assessment, mapping and GIS analysis, permitting, environmental compliance, project benefits quantification, and cost estimates. (Please note that required mitigation is not an eligible activity for technical assistance).

Technical assistance awards are provided in the form of a contract between NCRP and a NCRP-approved TA provider authorized to provide consulting services to the project sponsor. Contracts are within the range of $5,000-$15,000. Click on this link for a list of NCRP TA providers who can be requested by project sponsors to provide TA. Please note that TA awards must have a contract initiated with a TA provider within one year of the award date. If project sponsors are not able to utilize their awards within one year, they may reapply for a future funding round.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Eligible applicants include Tribes and organizations serving economically disadvantaged communities (public agencies, local or state agency/special districts, Resource Conservation Districts, non-profit organizations, and public utilities). Please see the NCRP interactive map to determine disadvantaged community status at https://northcoastresourcepartnership.org/data/. 

For project sponsors submitting a new proposal for additional TA for an existing or ongoing project, the first TA contract must be completed, and all deliverables and final report submitted, before a new TA proposal can be considered for further funding. Project sponsors will need to justify the request for additional TA in the Technical Assistance Application Supplemental Information Form.

PROPOSALS ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS

Proposals are reviewed and awards are considered quarterly: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1.

PROPOSAL MATERIALS

• Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance for Project Development
• Technical Assistance Application Supplemental Information Form
• Technical Assistance Proposal Instructions

INQUIRIES, PROPOSAL OR PROJECT TRACKER SUPPORT

• Contact Rose Roberts, rroberts@northcoastresourcepartnership.org
• For Tribal proposals, please contact NCRP Director of Tribal Engagement Sherri Norris, sherri@cieaweb.org, 510-848-2043, or Javier Silva, Tribal Technical Assistance Coordinator, jsilva9806@gmail.com. Note that Tribal project sponsors can request proposal assistance from the NCRP Tribal Engagement Team.

To apply for the project development technical assistance, please submit a proposal that describes the project and the nature of the technical assistance requested. 

Step 1. Create an account and add the proposal through the Project Tracker system below by clicking on the relevant buttons. See the Technical Assistance Proposal Instructions

Step 2. Download and complete the Technical Assistance Application Supplemental Information Form (MS Word form). Upload the completed document in the "Additional Data: Attachments and Notes" section of the online Project Tracker project proposal web pages.

*Please note - to submit a Project Proposal you will first need to create an account.