Community Assistance for Climate Equity Program Preparing communities for success

About CACE

SGC’s Community Assistance for Climate Equity Program (CACE) provides technical assistance and capacity building services to help under-resourced communities access critical funding resources, implement high-impact projects, and enact community-led initiatives.

• Program Fact Sheet
• CACE Investments Map
• CACE Blog Post
• CACE Interactive Investments Map

Our Programs

Community Assistance for Climate Equity (CACE) is a suite of capacity building and technical assistance programs that serve underinvested communities at the frontlines of the climate crisis. CACE programs promote cross-sectoral partnerships, coordination, community leadership, and peer exchanges so that underinvested communities can access funding for climate action. The CACE team also authored the Technical Assistance Guidelines, which offers guidance and best practices to support agencies in evaluating options, making key decisions, and avoiding pitfalls as they develop effective TA programs.

• Tribal Capacity Building Pilot Program
  The Tribal Capacity Building Pilot Program provides funding and technical assistance to California Native American tribes to build staff capacity to advance tribes’ climate-related work.
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• Regional Climate Collaboratives Program
  Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) is a capacity building grant program that funds community-rooted and cross-sectoral partners to develop the processes, plans, and projects that will drive and sustain climate action in their communities.
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• BOOST Program
  The BOOST program provides custom technical assistance to address the varying capacity challenges of local governments.
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• Partners Advancing Climate Equity
  Partners Advancing Climate Equity (PACE) is a capacity-building program for frontline community leaders from across California to connect and learn with peers, take their skills to the next level, and inspire transformative change.
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Technical Assistance Toolkit

The Technical Assistance Toolkit has been developed to support California state agencies and other public and private funders in developing technical assistance programs that make a meaningful difference in under-resourced communities.

• Technical Assistance Toolkit
• Draft Tribal Appendix

Evaluation and other Resources

Find additional materials related to the Community Assistance for Climate Program here, including Evaluations of SGC's Technical Assistance Programs.

• CCI Technical Assistance Final Report
• AHSC Technical Evaluation
• Mid-Point Assessment

CACE is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment– particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov