Imperial County Air Pollution Control District

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Request for Proposals (RFP)

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AB 617 Urban Greening Projects

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The Imperial County Air Pollution Control District (ICAPCD) is accepting proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and exposure to particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions, through the implementation of Urban Greening and Vegetative Barrier Projects within the Assembly Bill (AB) 617 Community Corridor of Brawley-Westmorland-Calipatria. Proposals must be in accordance with the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District Project Plan for the Urban Greening Program. Urban Greening grants may be awarded to a city, county, special district, non-profit, tribal government, or public agency or entity for projects to be implemented within the Corridor. Only projects designed for the creation and/or expansion of the new green spaces, such as trees, grass planting, or green barrier projects will be considered with its respective irrigation system.

Participant Eligibility: Applicants must commit to the following criteria in order for projects to be considered for funding:

• Applicant must maintain the green space during the entire contract period, 10 years. This includes tree maintenance up to and including removal and replacement of dead trees.

• Applicant must make the project available for inspection if requested by ICAPCD and/or CARB staff during the entire contract period, 10 years.

• Applicant is responsible for contacting Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office before obtaining any plant material originating from outside Imperial County to ensure all the requirements for movement of plant material into Imperial County are met.

• Applicant is responsible for ensuring that trees are purchased, planted, and maintained to the specifications provided in Appendix H of CAL FIRE’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant Guidelines.

• Where feasible, projects shall provide public access.

• Applicant must use CARB Urban Greening Benefits Calculator Tool to determine GHG emissions are reduced. Project benefits are calculated over a 40-year period, and applicant must fill out tabs “Project Info,” and “Tree Planting – ITP.”

• Applicants must use three external tools to use the above calculator, as follows:
  (1) University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Water Use Classification of Landscape Species (WUCOLS IV) tool.
  (2) California Department of Water Resources Water Budget Workbook.
  (3) i-Tree Planting Tool.

• All property taxes must be current at the time of application and recipient is responsible for obtaining any permits required to do the project.

• Applicant or their sponsor must have financial capacity to complete, operate, and maintain the project.

• Any funds required from other sources must reasonably be expected to be available in the timeframe needed to carry out the project.

 

Routine maintenance and rehabilitation projects are not eligible for funding, and applicants may not claim emission reduction credits from the project during contract period. All proposals are due to the ICAPCD no later than close of business (5:00pm) on Friday October 30, 2026. Please submit hard copy of proposal(s) to the following at ICAPCD:

 

Abigail Arballo

Administrative Analyst
150 South Ninth Street

El Centro, CA 92243

 

Applications, and the ICAPCD Project Plan for Urban Greening Program which includes all Program Requirements, can be found at https://www.icab617community.org/request-for-proposals. Please contact Abigail Arballo with any questions regarding this RFP at (442) 265-1800 or abigailarballo@co.imperial.ca.us.

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