Success Stories
Turning Ideas Into Reality
The following are three of California Consulting’s many success stories for our clients. These are three specific examples of clients coming to our firm with ideas and our team working to put the state and federal funding in place to turn the client’s idea into reality.
1. Corcoran Technology Learning Center
The state of the art facility is expected to create 750 jobs
within 6 years. This 23,000 sq. ft facility is jointly owned by the City of
Corcoran and Corcoran Unified School District. The facility was almost entirely
funded by grants.
California Consulting, LLC grant writers wrote an extensive and highly
competitive federal Economic Development Administration, Planning Grant: The
grant was funded for $200,000 covering the cost of the engineering and
architectural planning of the facility.
California Consulting, LLC grant writers wrote a detailed and comprehensive
Office of Public School Construction/ California Department of Education, Joint
Use application: This highly competitive application was funded for $2 million
for the construction of the facility.
Lastly, California Consulting, LLC wrote a federal Economic Development
Administration application that took months to plan, research, and write. The
end result was an award of $3.2 million for construction.
Total of federal and state grants obtained by California Consulting, LLC for the Corcoran Technology Learning Center = $5.4 million.
View the architectural plan for the Technology Learning Center
“The grant writers at California Consulting, LLC wrote outstanding applications both of which were approved at the state and federal levels….” Rich Merlo, Superintendent for Corcoran Unified School District.
2. City of Parlier Bio-Agricultural Industrial Park
The City of Parlier boasts a 297-acre site for development of
its business/industrial park. The first phase of this newly annexed park is
currently being developed with an infrastructure, land use and street alignment
plan being completed. The cost of the infrastructure improvements was funded
through grants.
California Consulting, LLC grant writers wrote an exhaustive federal Economic
Development Administration application. This was a highly competitive and
complex process. The result was a $2.8 million grant award for the
infrastructure for the Bio-Ag. Park.
California Consulting, LLC grant writers also wrote a challenging and time
consuming Enterprise Fund application resulting in a $500,000 award for the
City.
Total of federal and state grants obtained by California Consulting, LLC for the City of Parlier Bio-Agricultural Industrial Park = $3.3 million.
“California Consulting went above and beyond our expectations in obtaining this funding for the Industrial Park. They have helped the city in making it a better place for our community.” Mayor Armando Lopez
3. Kings Canyon Unified School District Schools
Kings Canyon Unified had a need for several improvements at school sites as well as construction of a new school in order to serve their increasing number of students. California Consulting, LLC grant writers wrote a thorough and extensive Office of Public School Construction/ California Department of Education, Joint Use application: This highly competitive application was funded for 6 schools in the district. The following projects were funded:
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Zumwalt School project is the construction of a new school. The Joint Use funding provided $1.5 million for a library and $1.5 million for a multi-purpose room.
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Grant Middle School was funded $1.5 million for the construction of a gymnasium.
Jefferson Elementary was funded $1 million for the construction of a multi-purpose room. -
Reedley High School was funded $2 million for the construction of a library.
Riverview Elementary was funded $1.5 million for the construction of a multi-purpose room. -
Dunlap Elementary was funded $1 million for the construction of a multi-purpose room.
