1. Equity a. Funding from Catalyst projects should provide direct, meaningful, and assured benefits to disinvested communities. b. Projects should align with Executive Order N-16-22 (Embedding Racial Equity) c. Projects should include an equity impact assessment and displacement analysis, as well as an avoidance strategy, if necessary d. Projects should include a community engagement strategy with a mechanism for feedback from residents. 2. Climate a. Catalyst projects should align major state climate goals and policies, such as: i. CARB Scoping Plan ii. EO N-82-20 (Land and Water Protection) iii. EO N-19-19 (Climate Agenda) iv. Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) 3. Job Quality and Access a. Catalyst projects should promote the creation of family-sustaining jobs with healthcare and retirement benefits, upward mobility, access to training, consistent scheduling, safe working conditions, and opportunities for collective worker input. b. Projects should ensure equitable access to quality jobs for communities throughout the region. c. Projects should receive approval from the Kern Coalition and its Governance Council.
