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Depend on a Partner Focused on You GRANTS

TOLIN MECHANICAL: YOUR HVAC AND FACILITY BY DON HARRIS
MANAGEMENT COMPANY INSPIRING. ADE Offers Valuable Help When Applying

Established in 1948, Tolin Mechanical is a full service commercial HVAC
services and facility management company. We partner with government
and K-12 facilities to maintain their buildings’ technical and mechanical for Grants
systems for safe, healthy, and energy efficient operation. TEACHING. Aaron Tyler
Every Tolin Mechanical client receives individual attention by some of the Understanding all permitted use of grants and and programmatic progress to ensure federal
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most talented engineers, HVAC technicians and sales professionals in the
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mechanical services industry. Contact us today for your customized
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3901 E Roeser Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85040 #1 Education Builder in Arizona
(602) 232-5656 www.tolin.com members with insight into what they need to “Each grant moves through three phases of an
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3810 S Evans Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85714 know about grants and where and how to find it. annual cycle – the pre-award, the award and the
(520) 623-1050 www.tolin.com
Proud Supporter of AASBO and Aaron Tyler, Grants Management Training post-award,” Tyler said.
Arizona’s Bright Future Specialist, told AASBO members the goal of the
presentation was “making sure that your customer The pre-award phase involves a self-assessment,
service with ADE is as smooth as possible so you and a general statement of assurance, including

www.coreconstruction.com can go directly to the person who can help you – a cost request, planning tool and the funding
now.” application.

“You don’t want to be on hold for a long time, Then comes the award phase, which covers

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are told you have the wrong person, and you gets teachers are fully aware of it as they return for
transferred,” Tyler said. the upcoming school year. That phase can also
involve closing out awards from the previous
Do you want to keep your
students and staff hydrated In a breakout session at AASBO’s Summer year. The post-award phase is when reports and
for those hot summer Conference in Tucson, he emphasized the audits are completed.
months? We can help! importance of “complying with all the federal
Choose from a variety of statutes.” Tyler explained who to contact at ADE for
drinking fountains & bottle support for grants management, which oversees
fillers, which all come with He encouraged AASBO members to contact ADE the centralized system for managing all grant
filtered water. We also offer
a complete line of backflow if they have questions about completing funding applications. It processes fiscal aspects for all
devices and repair parts applications. grants, monitors state and federal regulations
ranging from ½” - 2” sizes. for fiscal compliance, oversees the Grants
For bigger sizes please call “It’s all about the money – getting Management Enterprise Systems, and provides
(623)889-7389. communication and training to field grant
your money,” – Aaron Tyler
Browns Partsmaster Inc. is a veteran-owned, premier processes.
wholesale distributor of plumbing repair parts that’s Michael Aflleje
Director of Government Sales
been around for 38 years. We currently supply a majority S.A.V.E Contract #220269-C ADE is a pass-through agency for federal funds and
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of all school districts statewide. Direct#: 623-792-6011 ADE is the primary liaison for specific state
is required to monitor school district expenditures
and federal grant programs. It determines grant

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