Engage and Educate Communities. The goals of this subtask are to thoughtfully engage regional community-based organizations, community leaders, California Native American Tribes, and potentially affected residents in the planning process and education on the benefits of XXX transportation. This outreach will extend the reach of block grant project(s) to communities most in need of its benefits and build a pipeline of future projects to participate in the project. The Recipient shall: • Build upon other important equity projects and tools. CALSTART will leverage and collaborate with efforts such the CEC’s Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group, California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) One-Stop-Shop, and CALSTART’s Champions Program to access a wide network of community leadership and effectively extend the reach and impact of block grant project(s). • Implement the Community Engagement Strategy and Plan that will outline key actions that may include: o Evaluating priority communities for engagement. o Intentional outreach strategies to xxxxxx relationship building. o Needs assessments. o Support of One-Stop-Shop events. o Workforce and training development. o Other important actions recommended in CEC and CARB SB 350 Barrier Studies. • Track progress toward achievement of equity metrics. • Develop and/or utilize existing needs assessment templates to be used for communities targeted through the Community Engagement Strategy and Plan. • Identify communities that require a needs assessment to evaluate community needs, priorities, and opportunities to advance ZE MD/HD projects and require support for potential project development. The purpose of this effort will be to build a pipeline of applications that will be eligible through block grant project(s) and other MD/HD ZE incentive projects. • Support workforce development training and encourage use of local workforce to support infrastructure development funded through block grant project(s). This effort may include building strategic partnerships with local community colleges, universities, and high schools to support training programs; development of a local workforce network to be utilized by block grant project participants; and educational forums and webinars to increase capacity building, outreach, and development. • Prepare a Community Engagement Report. Products: • Community Engagement Report TASK 6 – DATA COLLECTION, INCENTIVE RECIPIENT FEEDBACK, & PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS The goal of this task is to collect data, obtain feedback from ...
