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SGC Catalyst Model Multi-benefit projects Model: Demonstrate How the Proposed Projects Further a Neighborhood’s Ability to Meet Specific Program Objectives

Delivering benefits to potential beneficiaries requires rigorous analysis of underlying assumptions and potential impacts. For example, a dedicated bicycle lane may allow community residents to ride rather than drive, reducing vehicle emissions and improving health outcomes. However, these benefits will only accrue if other social and physical infrastructure requirements are met, including the provision of bicycles, education on active transportation, and feasibility studies to assess the utility of the bike lane in the context of existing commuter patterns. In addition, over-policing may lead to concerns about racial profiling, serving as a significant deterrent to cycling in communities of color. Critical assessment of projected impacts increases the likelihood of projects delivering their intended benefits, increasing program efficiency and effectiveness.

Outcomes

  • Increases likelihood of projects meeting program objectives
  • Increases efficiency of program resource utilization

How to Do This

TCC program guidelines require applicants to develop a shared Vision Statement that describes how the Proposal will achieve all three (3) Program Objectives, as described in AB 2722:

  • Achieve Significant Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
    Applicants must develop a proposal with integrated projects that will reduce GHG emissions and further the objectives of AB 32 and SB 32.
  • Improve Public Health and Environmental Benefits:
    Applicants must describe how their proposal will improve public health outcomes for community residents and achieve environmental benefits for the Project Area.
  • Expand Economic Opportunity and Shared Prosperity:
    Applicants must consider how the proposal will contribute to economic opportunities for the community and ensure that improvements are accessible and equitable.

TCC Round 5 program guidelines (p. 49) require projects to develop plans for community engagement, workforce development, and displacement avoidance.

Community Engagement

  • Applicants may allocate up to eight percent (8%) of their budget for eligible community engagement and outreach activities during grant implementation. The SGC recognizes that many effective community engagement and outreach strategies are cost-intensive. Funding requests exceeding the eight percent (8%) cap will be reviewed case-by-case during the Post-award Consultation.
  • To ensure that grant funds provide direct, meaningful, and assured benefits to disadvantaged communities, the TCC Program requires that Applicants work with community members and stakeholders through direct engagement. Applicants must involve residents and businesses from the Project Area and critical stakeholders in all TCC Proposal development and implementation phases. TCC Proposals should be designed to meet residents’ needs identified through a documented outreach and engagement process.”

Displacement Avoidance

  • Applicants may allocate up to three percent (3%) of the Community Engagement budget to support displacement avoidance activities performed by technical assistance providers and nonprofit organizations.
  • TCC Proposals must include a Displacement Avoidance Plan that details the actions Lead Applicants and Partners will take to establish policies and programs to avoid the displacement of existing households and small businesses within the Project Area. Displacement Avoidance Plans must be directly informed by robust community engagement. Applicants will describe how their Displacement Avoidance will be successfully implemented and evaluated to ensure that it has the intended impact. See Appendix C for a list of example displacement avoidance policies and programs categorized by strategy.
  • TCC Displacement Avoidance requirements have influenced other prominent statewide and federal programs. For example, Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) has included displacement avoidance criteria in the program.

Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities

  • Applicants may allocate up to five percent (5%) of their budget to support workforce development and economic opportunities.
  • TCC Applicants must develop a Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities Plan that accomplishes the two (2) goals below. Applicants must develop workforce development training programs that prepare Project Area residents for high-quality career pathways, focusing on preparing residents for careers in a future net-zero economy. Applicants also must develop an economic opportunities plan for creating local, high-quality jobs in the Project Area.
  • TCC encourages training and job placement partnerships with small businesses in the Project Area owned by priority populations, including women; minority; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT); and disabled veteran-owned business enterprises.