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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 20, 2026 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) — FY 2025-26 Project Selection <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. CCAG 2025-26 Project Amy Eckberg, (919) 245-2626 <br /> Descriptions, Scoring and <br /> Comments <br /> 2. CCAG Project Status Summary <br /> Including Estimated GHG <br /> Reductions <br /> 3. PowerPoint Presentation <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> 1. To receive the grant project funding recommendations from the Commission for the <br /> Environment (CFE) and the overall scores and comments from the CFE and Human <br /> Relations Commission (HRC) for the FY 2025-26 Orange County Community Climate <br /> Action Grant Program; and <br /> 2. Approve funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY <br /> 2025-26 as outlined in the table below and further described in Attachment 1. <br /> BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2019-20 budget, the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> (BOCC) established the Orange County Community Climate Action Fund to accelerate climate <br /> mitigation efforts. The Fund supports the Board's commitment to ambitious targets, including a <br /> transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. The Climate Action Plan further builds on this <br /> commitment by defining additional targets and identifying the actions and strategies needed to <br /> achieve them. <br /> For the FY 2025-26 funding cycle, $267,750 was allocated to general applicants to support climate <br /> action projects designed to benefit Orange County residents both socially and financially. The <br /> Board did not approve any climate funding for schools this year. In alignment with BOCC direction, <br /> the selection process for awarding funds was conducted through the Community Climate Action <br /> Grant program. <br /> Sixteen (16) applications were received this year from applicants representing nonprofits, small <br /> businesses and public organizations whose total requests add up to $619,095. Grant applications <br /> were completed over the summer and reviewed by both the Commission for the Environment <br /> (CFE) and the Human Relations Commission (HRC) in fall 2025. <br /> The following is a rank-order summary table of the combined project scoring and <br /> recommendations for funding. More details on each project are available in Attachment 1. <br />