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Description of Resource |
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| Community Benefits Plan Template |
DOE released a proposed template for CBPs. Some FOAs may ask applicants to use this template as a framework for CBP submissions, but applicates should refer to the specific requirements of the relevant FOA and write their CBP in alignment with those requirements. |
Download template |
| Community Benefits Plan Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | DOE webpage providing general guidance on broad range of FAQs related to clean energy infrastructure development. | Frequently Asked Questions |
| About Community Benefits Plans | DOE webpage providing broad overview of clean energy infrastructure policy priorities. | About CBP's |
| Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Overview of Societal Considerations and Impacts | March 2023 DOE Report providing roadmap of general best practices for community engagement, equity, and workforce development relevant to clean energy deployment. | Pathways to Commercial Liftoff |
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Description of Resource |
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| CEQ Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) | GIS tool identifies disadvantaged communities using indicators of climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development to calculate a community's total burden. | CEJ Screening Tool |
| EPA Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (EJScreen) | GIS tool used by EPA and other federal agencies that uses demographic and socioeconomic areas to develop agencies' understanding of environmental justice issues. | EPA Screening Tool |
| DOE Energy Justice Mapping Tool--Disadvantaged Communities Reporter | This tool is intended to allow users to explore and produce reports on census tracts that the U.S. Department of Energy has categorized as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 14008 - Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. | DOE Energy Justice Mapping Tool |
| DOE Energy Justice Mapping Tool for Schools | GIS tool used by DOE that shows school district boundaries, overlayed with DACs, and federally recognized tribal lands. | DOE Mapping Tool for Schools |
| Wyoming DEQ Special Focus Map | This map was created by the WDEQ and focuses on areas of the State that have a population less than 10,000 with household income that is less than the statewide average income, a population of 3,300 or less, low income, unemployment greater than the state average, and a decrease in population from 2010 to 2020. WDEQ used Census Blocks that fall within the Census Bureau's Census Designated Places and the Wyoming Department of Revenue's municipal layers. The Census Bureau data are created from the 2020 Census. The map was published in 2022 and is planned to be updated in 2025. | Wyo DEQ Special Focus Map |
| Interagency Working Group Priority Energy Communities | Ongoing DOE study highlighting communities vulnerable to impacts from coal-specific job losses. | Interagency Working Group |
