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DRAFT <br />CIPPP-01 <br />Page 7 of 16 <br /> <br />3. Equitable Community Benefits <br />Promote an inclusive and vibrant community for all <br />Weighted Score: [0-13] <br />This category focuses on projects that enhance public spaces, improve access to services, and <br />address community needs while promoting fair distribution of resources to historically <br />underserved or marginalized communities. These initiatives aim to reduce disparities, foster <br />inclusivity, and encourage community cooperation and building. <br />An example of a high-scoring project in this category is the development of an all-inclusive <br />park/playground. <br />Focus Factors (Projects that prioritize the following): <br />•Enhance public spaces, improve access to services, and address community needs <br />o ADA access to all parks, community facilities, and public spaces <br />•Advance equity by ensuring fair distribution of resources and services <br />o Supports or enhances public service delivery and/or the allocation of resources. <br />•Focusing on historically underserved or marginalized communities <br />o Prioritizing disadvantaged communities <br />o Support for the elderly and disabled communities <br />•Address disparities and inequalities <br />o Promote inclusion <br />o Reduces or avoids negative impacts on the community when infrastructure is out of <br />service <br />•Promotes inclusivity, cooperation, and have strong community support <br />o Provide support for the encouragement of diversity, equity and inclusion <br />o Improves access for people of all ages and abilities <br />•Reduces negative impacts to groups and communities <br />o Support community engagement <br />o Encourages group and community public safety programs <br />•Foster positive effects to the overall well-being, quality of life, and engagement of <br />communities <br />o Support for projects that prevent displacement, increase rates of homeownership and <br />affordable housing, reduce residential vacancy levels, raise rates of self-employment, <br />and increase presence of community building organizations <br />Page 314 of 893