C40 Inclusive Climate Action (ICA) Cities Fund

C40 Inclusive Climate Action (ICA) Cities Fund is sponsored by C40 Cities. Supports local governments to ensure city-led climate action is just, fair, inclusive, and benefits all residents.

C40 ICA Fund: Application form C40 ICA Fund: Application form Save my progress and resume later | Resume a previously saved form In order to be able to resume this form later, please enter your email and choose a password. Password must contain the following: We are pleased to invite your city to submit a project* proposal for the C40 Inclusive Climate Action Cities Fund (ICA Fund) **.

The ICA Fund is intended to support local governments to ensure city-led climate actions or projects are just, fair, inclusive and benefit all residents, especially frontline communities, whilst also providing the potential for city practices, projects and/or policies to be institutionalised, replicated and/or scaled in the future. This invitation to submit a proposal is non-transferable and not for public circulation.

Prior to completing your application, please review the Application Guidelines (available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese) , which include details on the C40 ICA Fund and its criteria, information essential to making your application successful, and the city selection timeline. Deadline for submitting applications: 12pm BST on Friday 21 April 2023 To apply, please complete this application form.

Please note there is the option to translate the online form into your preferred language but please try to complete it in English where possible. If you are unable to complete the online form, please complete this offline application form and send completed, alongside any supporting documents to Emma Blunt, ICA Senior Business Manager, eblunt@c40. org (with your relevant C40 regional point of contact in CC).

Please ensure to also attach all supporting documents to your application. If you have any questions on the proposal or the selection process, please contact Emma Blunt ( eblunt@c40. org ), Senior Business Manager, Inclusive Climate Action, with your C40 Regional Director or Deputy Director in CC.

Alternatively, you can join: Wednesday 15 March - ICA Fund application process webinar.

Please choose one of the following to join based on your timezone Please note that if you register and are unable to attend, a recording will be available : 08:30 - 09:30 UK time - register here 16:30 - 17:30 UK time - register here 20 March - 21 April - ICA Fund “office hour” open Q&A sessions available every Wednesday at the following times (please choose whichever is best for your timezone) Please join via this link: https://c40.

zoom. us/j/96405932793 Please note that you have the option to "save and resume" your online application if you are unable to complete the form in one sitting.

* Where we use the term “project” throughout this application form and application guidelines, please note that this includes policies, regulations, actions, and/or specific projects/programmes ** The ICA Fund is supported by Open Society Foundations SECTION A: BASIC INFORMATION Total amount requested, in USD ( Minimum USD$30,000, Maximum USD$60,000) SECTION B: PROJECT DETAILS The purpose of this section is to understand your project concept and how it promotes and delivers transformative inclusive climate action, through directly working with local communities and civil society organisations 1.

1 What are the main socio-economic barriers within your city that you aim to address with your chosen project? If available, use numbers, testimonials, or news articles to demonstrate the scale of the problem and the perspective of affected communities most negatively impacted. Consider keeping your answer to 500 words or less 1.

2 What goal/policy action from your city’s Climate Action Plan will this project deliver on? How are you proposing to address this identified challenge 2. 1 What stage is your project?

Please choose one from the below options Project conception - never implemented before Project has been implemented before, but never in your city Existing project in your city, that you want to expand Other (please specify) If you selected 'other', please specify 2. 2 Are you currently receiving support via a C40 programme or initiative that will be linked to or strengthened by your ICA Fund proposal?

If so, please describe, considering how the C40 programme or initiative you are already engaged in may be linked to or strengthened by your ICA Fund project proposal. This support could include (but not limited to): Technical assistance, Advocacy support, Research support, Peer-to-peer network support, etc. 2. 3.

What climate action area does your project focus on?

Please select all that apply and please refer to the Application Guidelines document for some recommended climate action areas for cities in each region to consider focusing their proposal on (note that it is not mandatory to focus on one of the areas outlined as priority for your region this is just for your consideration when answering this question) Adaptation Air Quality Energy and Buildings Green Finance Nature Based Solutions and Green Areas Renewable Energy Resilience Urban Mobility and Transportation Waste Management Water Security Other (please specify) If you selected 'other', please specify 2.

4. What thematic area is your project relevant to? Please select all that apply Climate and Migration Community Resilience Energy Poverty Good Green Jobs and Access to Green Jobs Food Secutiry Informal Workers Indigenous Knowledge and Shared Governance Just Transition Universal Accessibility Other (please specify) If you selected 'other', please specify 2.

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Briefly describe the proposed scope of your project Consider keeping your answer to 500 words or less Please include: • Whether the activities will directly or indirectly respond to the impact of COVID-19 and/or cost-of-living crisis • The communities you anticipate serving • How you would implement the project • Stakeholders and partners you will engage in design and delivery and how • How the city will implement the project (including additional city departments and any Community Based Organisations) • If this is a project already existing in your city, how will you ensure the learnings and lessons from this are taken into account for the next stage?

3. 1. Is this project supported by your city leadership and existing city policies?

Consider keeping your answer to 300 words or less If yes, please provide e vidence how the project submitted for support is featured in relevant city development plans and they have the political backing for bringing them to realisation.

Include links to mayoral statements, policy initiatives, news articles, or other sources, as helpful, or please detail which documents you have attached to your application to provide this evidence if public information is not available If no, please explain how your you intend for your project to be supported by your city leadership and how it will contribute to existing or future city policies Please attach any relevant documents below to support question 3.

1 Attachment limit is 35MB (optional) SECTION C: EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS/ENGAGEMENTS 4. 1. Is the city planning to deliver the project with external partners?

If yes, please outline the external partners that will be supporting the city with the delivery of the project, and whether or not these partner(s) are already onboard Consider keeping your answer to 250 words or less 4. 2. Does the proposed project have any links to existing or planned local or national government strategies?

If yes, please describe. If not, please outline how the project will be used to support any planned or local government strategies in the future Consider keeping your answer to 250 words or less The purpose of this section is to understand the plan for getting your project from proposal to successful implementation 5. 1.

What is the realistic timeframe to implement your project? Please choose one option 6. 1.

What is the desired IMPACT you hope to see as a result of the project? Please detail the longer-term impact you hope to achieve in the city, which this project will support. Impact should be considered as the longer term effect of an outcome; a change in behaviour, attitude or actions of key actors, policies or practices.

For example, reduction in energy bills, reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts and accessing services to tackle energy poverty, which will result in improved health and well-being Consider keeping your answer to 200 words or less 6. 2. What are the key climate policy OUTCOMES you hope to see as a result of the project?

P l ease list at least two expected and measurable outcomes this funding will help you to achieve and what targets you will use to measure them Outcomes should be considered as measurable shorter term effects, which include the benefits that your project or intervention is designed to deliver to your target population.

For example, access to training will equip home care workers with knowledge and skills to identify situations of hidden energy poverty and inadequate thermal comfort in the homes of at-risk residents 6. 3.

Outline in detail the intended social, environmental and economic OUTPUTS Please list at least two outputs you will deliver through your project Outputs should be considered substantial pieces of work done to achieve your proposal objectives.

For example: (1) Energy Poverty and Climate Resilience training modules for home care workers is designed (2) Training is delivered to X number of participants; (3) Facilitator’s Guide and Toolkit developed; (4) post- training videos and evaluation report developed that draw on the content covered in trainings in an accessible, understandable, and attractive way 6. 4. What are the key activities to take place in your project?

Please keep your answer to a maximum of 6 activities. This is the opportunity to show how you intend to achieve your project goals, not to be an exhaustive list of activities 6. 5 How do you plan to include impacted communities in your project design and/or implementation?

(optional) [Please only respond to this question if it is relevant to your proposed project] Please indicate if these communities have been consulted in the design of this initiative and/or will be at a later stage. Will they be active implementation partners in its delivery? If so, how?

Applications should show you are already thinking about how you are going to co-design you project with residents and community based organisations 7. 1 What are your total project costs? (USD) Details of the total investment to be made, using sample table below (create additional rows as needed Total requested from ICA Fund (if different to above) The table above is a sample only and can be adjusted as needed for your project.

If you do not yet have the detailed expenditures for your project, please provide the level of detail you do have and/or reach out to your C40 contact for support with this question if needed 7. 2 What is the rationale for requesting ICA Fund support? Please de tail why the level of funding support, set out in question 7.

1, is needed and confirm that this project would not go ahead without support from the ICA Fund Consider keeping your answer to 250 words or less 7. 3. Does this project have any other sources of funding secured?

Please outline any other funding already secured to support this project Could this grant unlock additional resources to support your work? 8. 1 What are the main risks to successful implementation any why?

Please detail the main risks and how you plan to mitigate them as per the table below Impact - potential impact the risk will have on the project (1-5, where 1 is negligible impact and 5 is severe impact) Likelihood - how likely the risk will occur (1-5, where 1 is very unlikely and 5 is very likely) Severity - Impact x Likelihood Please see Annex 1 of the Application Guidelines for more details on how to assess impact and likelihood Please note it is mandatory to include at least two risks, but you can include as many risks as necessary (please use the "Add another response" button below) SECTION E: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS Several questions in this section are optional, but are intended to enable you to highlight additional elements of your proposed project to strengthen your application.

If you decide to skip any questions or this whole section, your application will still be fully considered The following questions are for our own internal tracking purposes and will not impact the evaluation of your application 9. 1 Which departments in your city have been involved in designing the project and/or completing this application form?

(optional) Please detail the city departments that have been involved in completing this application form. 9. 2 Have you received expert assistance from C40 staff (e.g. those supporting you on other existing C40 projects) with completing this application?

Please provide any other information you think is relevant (optional) 10. LONGEVITY / SCALABILITY 10. 1 How will this project, if successful, continue to benefit identified frontline communities after the close of the funding, and position the city for future project scalability or unlocking any additional funding for future policymaking and initiatives focused on inclusive climate action?

(optional) 11. Any other information 11. 1 Do you have any other information that may support your application?

(optional) Please attach any additional / supporting documentation that you feel will support and strengthen your application if relevant (optional) Attachments up to 35MB (optional) Attachments up to 35MB (optional) Attachments up to 35MB (optional) Attachments up to 35MB (optional) Thank you for your application.

Please ensure you click the Submit button below to send it to C40 As a reminder of the next steps: 21 April 2023 - deadline for applications to be received 22 May 2023 - deadline for C40 to inform cities of selection process outcome 12 June 2023 - deadline for selected cities to finalise project scope and timeline(s) for implementation End June 2023 - public announcement of ICA Fund grantee cities July 2023 - June 2024 - city project implementation period If you have any other questions, please reach out directly to Emma Blunt, Senior Business Manager, Inclusive Climate Action: eblunt@c40.

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