Funding Guidelines

Best Practices for Community Engagement and Building Successful Projects

Best Practices for Community Engagement and Building Successful Projects

California Air Resources Board

Recommendations and lesson learned for incorporating community leadership into many different stages of a program or project.

Media & Communications Style Guide

Media & Communications Style Guide

California Air Resources Board

Guidance for grantees and contractors implementing California Climate Investments projects and programs around the state to ensure brand and messaging consistency.

Jobs Co-Benefit Literature Review

Jobs Co-Benefit Literature Review

California Air Resources Board

This document reviews available empirical literature on the Jobs Co-benefit and identifies the direction and magnitude of the co-benefit indicators, the limitations of existing empirical literature, the existing assessment methods and tools, knowledge gaps and other issues to consider in developing co-benefit assessment methods, a proposed assessment method for further development, and an estimation of the level of effort and delivery schedule for a fully developed method.

Examples of Common Needs of Priority Populations

Examples of Common Needs of Priority Populations

California Air Resources Board

If direct community engagement is not possible, administering agencies, applicants, and/or funding recipient can refer to the list of common needs and select a need that has documented broad support from local community-based organizations and/or residents. While this list includes some common needs of priority populations, as identified by community advocates, it is not intended to reflect a definitive list of all potential needs of disadvantaged and low-income communities and low-income households, and items included in the list may not be applicable for a specific community.

IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation

IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)

IAP2's Spectrum of Public Participation was designed to assist with the selection of the level of participation that defines the public's role in any public participation process.

Evaluation of the California Climate Investments Technical Assistance Program

Evaluation of the California Climate Investments Technical Assistance Program

California Strategic Growth Council

The evaluation report uplifts the strengths of the California Climate Investments Technical Assistance Program to continue and replicate while also providing actionable recommendations to improve TA provision. Topics covered include equitable TA provision requires adaptability and cultural competency; capacity building is a core driver of community change; community engagement sustains TA impacts beyond the application cycle.

Draft Funding Guidelines Supplement for California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry

Draft Funding Guidelines Supplement for California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry

California Air Resources Board

This document is to be used in conjunction with the 2018 Funding Guidelines and provides guidance on minimum program requirements pursuant to Senate Bill 27. The purpose of this Supplement is to provide guidance for project proponents who wish to fund a natural and working lands-based carbon sequestration projects and establish minimum program requirements to ensure projects provide carbon removal benefits for the purposes of the Registry.