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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: OWCDP Section - Water Efficiency Grant Request from Green Industries of Colorado
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Nursery and Greenhouse Association, Garden Centers of Colorado,
International Society of Arboriculture, Rocky Mountain Sod Growers
Association and the Golf Course Superintendents Association.
o Article submissions to Water Efficiency magazine, Colorado Green magazine,
Home Builder magazine, Looseleq/; and possibly Headwaters magazine
(published by the Foundation for Water education.)

Task 7. Translation of BMP Manual and Training Materials to Spanish. A
significant portion of the green industry's permanent workforce population is Spanish
speaking. All existing materials related to the BMP Training Program are available in
both English and Spanish to afford equal education and learning opp0l1unities for all
those who work in the industry. Spanish speaking individuals represent all levels of
industry membership, ranging from management to entry-level field personnel. GreenCO
will translate the 2008 update of the project into Spanish, and reproduce and distribute 50
hard copies and 500 CDs.

Project Budget

The project budget associated with each task is provided in Table 1. Expenses associated
with each task generally include photocopying, postage, mileage, and long-distance
phone charges. See supporting Table la for expenses associated with reproduction of
hard copy BMP manuals and CDs, and postage for mailing to industry members, local
govemments and other targeted entities. See Table 1 b for estimated labor expenses for
Spanish translation of project materials. See Table lc for consultant hours estimated for
this project. Wright Water Engineers billing rates are attached separately and are the
basis for the labor costs in Tasks 1-6.

Matching funds will be based primarily on in-kind contributions of time and expertise
from industry representatives, GreenCO staff, and GreenCO Board members. For
comparison, during the 2004 319 grant funded project, in-kind contributions totaled
approximately $18,000 for the BMP manual update and training program development;
thus, GreenCO has a strong track record in generating matching funds. A significant
p0l1ion of matching funds will be based on GreenCO staff time contribution from Brenda
O'Brien, estimated at $10,640, with $13,640 based primarily on industry representatives'
pat1icipation in advisory meetings, phone interviews, e-mail c01Tespondence, and draft
work product review. The remaining $1,360 will be provided based on a 25 percent in-
kind match provided by the Spanish translation contractor, Total Translations and
Transcultural Services.

GreenCO Grant Application

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