Benita Lynn Horn, MWD

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1 Benita Lynn Horn, MWD

2 The World Water Forum offers $10,000 Grants to community colleges & universities for: Research & Development Innovative Water Conservation Projects Local or Global Projects Water-Stressed Regions The research strands include: POLICY TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS ** Note: Grant funds cannot be used towards travel expenses.

3 Metropolitan sponsors the World Water Forum, in association with the following agencies:

4 Over the past 10 years, Metropolitan has disbursed $400,000 in grants to 22 colleges, benefitting 44 teams and 400 students.

5 Engineering: (Civil, Construction, Electrical) Landscape Irrigation Science Environmental Science and Policy Economics / Business International Relations Geophysical Sciences Urban Planning Journalism Art

6 UC Santa Barbara Ground Chlorination and Distribution System for Kenya San Diego State University Compressible Filters From Flexible Granular Media CSU Long Beach An Integrated Water Recycling, Treatment & Landscape Design for Water Conservation at Gold Star Manor

7 2015 SPRING / FALL 2015 Convene WWF Advisory Council to plan events & RFP Topic Issue Marketing Materials to Colleges Host WWF Kick-Off Event Issue Grant Applications to Colleges Applications due December 21, SPRING / SUMMER 2016 Colleges commence research projects MWD conducts campus site visits 2017 SPRING 2017 MWD hosts College Expo featuring team research projects

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9 PERFORMANCE MEASURE Makes More Water Available QUANTITATIVE OUTCOME Acre Feet/Year COLLEGE / EXAMPLE Reduces Water Treatment Costs $ / Year Reduces Per Capita Use Gallons/ Capita / Day Provides Technical Training # of People Provides Water Conservation and / or Hygiene/Public Health Education # of People/Students Improves equitable access to fresh drinking water or sanitation practices (e.g. by improving water quality) # of People Improves the environment and sustainability benefits (e.g. by improving watershed runoff) # of People Cost associated with each of the physical quantitative outcomes above $/person, $/AF/yr and Gallons/ Capita / Day

10 IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL GUIDELINES, METROPOLITAN MUST ISSUE CONTRACTS TO THE SUB-RECIPIENTS (COLLEGES) THE GRANT FUNDING REPRESENTS TAXPAYER DOLLARS THE CONTRACTS DEFINE: FUNDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COLLEGE AND METROPOLITAN PROJECT GOALS AND DELIVERABLES EACH COLLEGE MUST SUBMIT A W-9 FORM BEFORE AN INVOICE CAN BE SUBMITTED

11 As needed, the contract is reviewed and signed by (1 2 of) the following: Faculty Advisor Grants / Contracts Administrator School Chancellor or President General Counsel The faculty advisor may need to facilitate the approval process.

12 Metropolitan is revising the contract template for the college funding agreements, to include an excerpt from OMB Circular A-21: Section K Certification of Charges. Quarterly submission of narrative and fiscal reports Faculty cover letter (with signature) will accompany all expenditure reports Expenditure reports must include copies of invoices, receipts and (if applicable) timesheets, accompanied by a General Ledger report Funds might be disallowed for non-compliance.

13 Per the guidelines set forth by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, all inventions or intellectual property rights belong to the college. However, the WWF sponsors reserve the right to exhibit the prototypes and/or publish the final reports.

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17 MWD will schedule at least one site visit to assess your progress. Metropolitan will try to provide 2 weeks notice Pending availability, the following people might attend: Funding Sponsors Representatives from Member Agency Representative from the Office of Congresswoman Napolitano (Honorary Chairperson) Media Advisory Pending management approval Not issued for every site visit

18 PROGRESS REPORTS

19 FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FACULTY & STUDENTS SHALL: - Provide 2 weeks notice, when possible - Coordinate all site visits with Benita Horn - Upon arrival and departure, check in with designated liaison / staff member - Wear appropriate safety gear when working with chemicals - As needed, attend a safety training session

20 AS A REMINDER, THE GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & MILEAGE. THE FUNDS MAY NOT BE USED FOR AIRFARE, CAR RENTAL OR LODGING. THE DETAILS WILL BE OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT D OF THE CONTRACT.

21 USBR requires 3 bids for purchases above $1,000 This does not require a formal bidding process For example, you may conduct a telephone or internet search comparing three (3) prices and attach your written summary to the expenditure report As a reminder, each college will provide three (3) narrative (progress) and expenditure reports to MWD during the course of the contract

22 LOGOS Please include the names and logos of the funding sponsors on project-related documents or publications. Metropolitan must review the documents before they are printed.

23 CONTINUED SUCCESS!