Request for Technical Assistance Proposals

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPING LANDSCAPE-SCALE PROJECTS

The North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) is pleased to offer Technical Assistance (TA) to Tribes and economically disadvantaged communities to support building the capacity needed to plan, fund, and implement landscape scale projects that enhance forest health, as well as watershed and community resilience to wildfires.

TYPES OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Eligible activities for NCRP TA directly support building the project sponsor’s capacity to plan, fund, and implement a landscape scale portfolio of multi-objective projects that enhance forest health, as well as watershed and community resilience to wildfires. Project sponsors should clearly state how funding will directly expand and sustain their entity's capacity for project development, grant development, and project implementation over time.

Categories of eligible activities for which technical assistance can be provided include, but are not limited to:

Assistance with project and grant development activities that directly support grant applications (i.e., preliminary project design/planning, site assessment, mapping and GIS analysis, permitting, environmental compliance, project benefits quantification, and cost estimates).

Organizational capacity development (i.e., strategic planning, partner and community engagement, developing internal systems to support project and grant development and administration) in support of the planning and implementation of a landscape scale portfolio of projects.

The typical value of project development TA is $5,000-$15,000. Technical assistance is provided through a contract between NCRP and an eligible TA provider authorized to provide consulting services. For a current list of eligible TA providers, please see the List of Consultant Resources for the North Coast Region. NCRP will pay the TA provider directly for specified services provided to the project sponsor.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Eligible applicants include Tribes and entities serving economically disadvantaged communities: counties and local public agencies, special districts, local Fire and Rescue service providers (including Fire Related Districts, Volunteer Fire Department/Companies, Combination Departments, Career Departments) and non-profit organizations. Please see the NCRP interactive map to determine disadvantaged community status at https://northcoastresourcepartnership.org/data/. Project sponsors are required to sign and return the NCRP MOMU if they have not already done so.

Please note the following terms and conditions for TA awards:

- NCRP will enter into only one consultant contract per TA award. Subcontracting is allowed by the lead consultant with NCRP approval, but all subcontractors must meet the same insurance requirements as the lead consultant, and insurance certificates must be provided to NCRP before subcontracts will be approved.
- Project sponsors must work with NCRP and their selected consultant so that NCRP can enter into a contract with the consultant within one year. If project sponsors are not able to utilize their allocation of TA within one year, they may reapply for a future funding round.
- Upon project completion, project sponsors are required to complete a Final Report that will provide feedback on the efficacy of the technical assistance received and what was accomplished and/or leveraged with the award.
- 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 reports 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. Given the NCRP principles of equity and inclusion, NCRP may limit the number of TA awards that will be provided to the same project.
- Note that TA does not fund on-the-ground project implementation activities.

PROPOSALS ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS

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

NEXT PROPOSAL DEADLINE IS AUGUST 1, 2026

PROPOSAL MATERIALS

INQUIRIES, PROPOSAL OR PROJECT TRACKER SUPPORT

Tribal applicants please contact the NCRP Tribal Engagement team, Sherri Norris sherri@cieaweb.org, 510-848-2043, and/or Javier Silva, jsilva9806@gmail.com. Note that Tribal project sponsors can request proposal assistance from the NCRP Tribal Engagement Team.

Non-Tribal applicants can contact Rose Roberts at rroberts@northcoastresourcepartnership.org

To apply for Technical Assistance, follow these steps:

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.