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891 <br />Community Climate Action Grant Program <br />Application and Instructions FY 2020-21 <br />Thank you for your interest in Orange County’s Community Climate Action Grant Program! <br />Climate Action Fund Background: <br />As part of the FY20 budget, the Board of Orange County Commissioners created the Orange County Climate <br />Action Fund dedicated to accelerating climate change mitigation actions in Orange County. This decision was <br />motivated in part to help the County meet the climate change mitigation goals set by the Commissioners in <br />recent years. <br />The first round of Climate Action Fund projects were proposed by the Commission for the Environment last <br />year and approved by the Commissioners. These include funding for solar projects for each of the school <br />districts, a LED lighting campaign for lower-income residents, and additional funding to weatherize and <br />preserve affordable housing. <br />The process for soliciting and selecting projects to receive funding this year is being conducted through a <br />formal grant program. For the 2020-21 funding cycle, an estimated $478,657 funding will be provided to <br />support an expansion of climate change mitigation and resilience projects that build on Orange County’s <br />long history of sustainable actions. <br />Following the direction of the Board of Orange County Commissioners, the Orange County Commission for <br />the Environment is seeking applications for the FY20-21 funding cycle. <br />Grant Program Process Key Dates FY20-21: <br />DATE ACTIVITY <br />September 18, 2020 Grant Application Opens <br />September 2020 – October 2020 Applications are Prepared* <br />Monday, October 19th, 5pm Deadline for questions and technical assistance requests <br />Monday, November 9th, noon Application Deadline <br />November – December 2020 Application Review by Orange County Commission for the <br />Environment and Human Relations Commission <br />December 2020 Commission for the Environment scoring complete and sent to Board <br />of Orange County Commissioners <br />January 2021 Agency Funding Review and Approval by Board <br />Spring 2021 Contracts Executed & Projects Begin <br />*Please be sure to check the Grant Project website regularly for updates and for notice about participating <br />in Application Q&A Sessions (to be recorded). <br />Eligibility: <br />All public and non‐profit entities are eligible to apply as well as small businesses whose gross revenues do <br />not exceed $3 million annually. All proposed projects must demonstrate a positive impact on Orange <br />County’s residents and environment as described in the scoring criteria. All funds awarded through this <br />grant program should be spent in Orange County. Before funds can be distributed, successful applicants <br />P a g e 1 o f 23 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 674071D6-B48A-4209-80A1-FCDFB6EDB134