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Low-income households have fewer resources to help them avoid or adapt to the impacts of climate change, and communities of color are often most-heavily impacted by the disruptions of climate change. Both socioeconomic status and racial identity are key factors that will be used to target and track the positive impacts of these programs. It should be noted that socio-economic status and race should be tracked separately since it should not be assumed that County residents below the poverty line are people of color. Example metrics: • Low-income or marginalized communities/households were engaged in the creation of this project. • Low-income or marginalized communities/households benefit most directly. • Racial minorities will be hired and/or are essential to the completion of the project. • Any negative side effects of the project do not impact any low-income or marginalized communities/households. 2. Emissions reduced (0 to 4 pts): This criterion rewards projects which reduce the most emissions as well as those that reduce emissions within Orange County(e.g.-transportation, carbon farming), instead of at a power plant as all of these are outside of the County except for UNC's co-gen plant which regularly only powers a portion of the UNC campus. Example metrics: • A significant amount of Greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced within Orange County as a result of this project. • Greenhouse gas emissions reductions are directly attributable to the project. 3. Efficient use of Funds (0 to 4 pts): This criterion measures the relative impact per dollar of investment from the Climate Action Fund, as well as how. Some example metrics include: Example metrics: • Impact per grant dollar. • Generated cost savings over a reasonable payback period. • Acceleration or expansion of existing programs that already show positive impact. • Leveraging other funding sources. • The proposed project positions the applicant for future funding from other sources. 4. Capacity of Applicant (0 to 3 pts): Example metrics: • Applicant has the expertise to complete the project, and shows understanding of what is needed to accomplish the project goals. • Applicant has done similar projects or has collaborators with direct experience in the project field. 5. Local Economic Development (0 to 3 pts): Reducing climate change impacts can also increase and diversify local economic development. Transitioning to renewable energy and clean technologies is a huge market opportunity and the County Commissioners want to reward projects that emphasize local investment. Some example metrics include: Example metrics: • Number of Orange County residents employed by the applicant organization. • %of project materials that are sourced within Orange County/The Triangle/North Carolina. Page 3 of 17