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P a g e 1 o f 20 <br /> <br />Community Climate Action Grant Program <br />Application and Instructions FY 2020-21 <br />Thank you for your interest in Orange County’s Community <br />Climate Action Grant Program! <br /> <br />Climate Action Fund Background: <br />As part of the FY20 budget, the Board of Orange County <br />Commissioners created the Orange County Climate Action <br />Fund dedicated to accelerating climate change mitigation <br />actions in Orange County. This decision was motivated in <br />part to help the County meet the climate change mitigation <br />goals set by the Commissioners in recent years. <br /> <br />The first round of Climate Action Fund projects were <br />proposed by the Commission for the Environment last year <br />and approved by the Commissioners. These include funding <br />for solar projects for each of the school districts, a LED <br />lighting campaign for lower-income residents, and <br />additional funding to weatherize and preserve affordable <br />housing. <br /> <br />The process for soliciting and selecting projects to receive <br />funding this year is being conducted through a formal grant <br />program. For the 2020-21 funding cycle, an estimated $478,657 funding will be provided to support an <br />expansion of climate change mitigation and resilience projects that build on Orange County’s long <br />history of sustainable actions. <br /> <br />Following the direction of the Board of Orange County Commissioners, the Orange County Commission <br />for the Environment is seeking applications for the FY20-21 funding cycle. <br /> <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 and Projects Begin <br />Orange County Climate <br />Change Mitigation Goals: <br />•On June 6th 2017, the Board <br />of Orange County <br />Commissioners passed a <br />resolution to proportionally <br />uphold the Paris Climate <br />Agreement to reduce <br />greenhouse gas emissions <br />between 26 and 28 percent <br />by 2025 from 2005 levels. <br /> <br />•On September 5th 2017, the <br />Board of Orange County <br />Commissioners adopted a <br />resolution to transition to a <br />100% renewable energy <br />based economy by 2050. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E2E518B-BEF7-4AF0-8D07-FCD05F094BD6