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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Contact:
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Sheryl Watson, Information Officer
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December 1, 2008
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(916) 654-7538
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Subject: Draft Grant Guidelines Available for Review on $368 Million Statewide Park Grant Program
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Proposition 84
Draft Grant Guidelines Available for Review on
$368 Million Statewide Park Grant Program
WHO/WHAT: California State Parks, Office of Grants and Local Services is taking the first public step toward awarding $368 million in competitive Proposition 84 grants. The grants will fund new parks and recreational opportunities in critically underserved communities throughout California . State Parks is holding public meetings to take public comments on the draft application requirements, and to ensure that they are user-friendly. Starting today, State Parks is making a draft application guide available for public review and comment.
Nine public hearings will be held throughout California this month.
Final application requirements will be adopted early 2009. Applications from cities, counties, special districts, and nonprofit organizations will be due in fall 2009.
WHEN: See the following schedule for the nine public hearing dates and locations.
WHERE:
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December 4, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Sacramento
Orangevale Parks & Recreation
Community Center
6826 Hazel Avenue
Orangevale, CA 95662
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December 5, 2008
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
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Shasta
Redding City Hall
Civic Center Community Room
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
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December 9, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Kern
South Bakersfield Veterans Hall
Rooms 1 & 2
1905 Wilson Road
Bakersfield, CA 93304
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December 10, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Los Angeles
Grace Simons Lodge
1025 Elysian Park Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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December 11, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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San Bernardino
Victoria Gardens Cultural Center
Celebration Hall
12505 Cultural Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga , CA 91739
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December 12, 2008
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
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San Diego
La Colonia Community Center
715 Valley Avenue
Solana Beach, CA 92075 |
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December 16, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Alameda
Sailboat House at
Lakeside Park
568 Bellevue Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610 |
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December 17, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Monterey
Salinas Sports Complex
Grand Ballroom
1034 N. Main Street
Salinas, CA 93906 |
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December 18, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Fresno
Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center Exhibit Hall, Rooms 2009-2012
848 M Street
Fresno , CA 93721
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WHY: To allow for public comment on the proposed grant guidelines for the implementation of the Statewide Park Program as defined in Assembly Bill 31 (De Leon) Chapter 623, Statutes of 2008. The final procedure guide will contain the Statewide Park Program's application and grant guidelines that local agencies and non-profits will use to apply for the program's competitive grant funds. The draft procedure guide will be available for public comment from December 1, 2008 through January 16, 2009 at www.parks.ca.gov/grants.
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