Box 2: Community Benefits Plan and Partnership Documentation Overview
DOE INSTRUCTIONS
To support the goal of building a clean and equitable energy economy, Grantees are expected to:
- support meaningful community, Tribal, and labor engagement;
- engage and support a skilled and qualified workforce;
- advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA); and
- contribute to the Justice40 Initiative with the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities
To ensure these goals are met, as part of their application for funding, applicants must create a Community Benefits Plan that describes how their codes program will incorporate the four objectives stated above.
The applicant’s Community Benefits Plan must include at least one Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely (SMART) milestone per program year to measure progress on each of the proposed actions. The applicant must make the Community Benefits Plan, the milestones, and progress toward them accessible on a public website. DOE will incorporate the Community Benefits Plan into the award and the recipient must implement its Community Benefits Plan when carrying out its project.
The Community Benefits Plan must address the following:
- support meaningful community, Tribal, and labor engagement;
- engage and support a skilled and qualified workforce;
- advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA); and
- contribute to the Justice40 Initiative with the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities
Box 2: Community Benefits Plan and Partnership Documentation Overview
Architecture 2030 Template Language & Guidance
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