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Engage, Empower, Implement Funding Program

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Invests in partnerships between local governments and community-based organizations to advance community-driven planning and projects.

The Engage, Empower, Implement (EEI) funding program invests in a community-based approach to plan projects within the six-county Sacramento region. The goal of the program is to elevate community-based planning by providing funding for city and county partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) to create a pipeline of equitable, safe, and sustainable projects within historically marginalized and disinvested communities. Through this process, the region will be able to create and identify community-driven projects that can more readily qualify for future federal and state funding sources

Who can apply?

This funding programs applies to cities, counties, federal-aid eligible government entities, and Tribal Governments (federally or non-federally recognized) in El Dorado (excluding the Tahoe Basin), Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties. Applicants are expected to work in partnership with community-based organizations during the application process.

  • Funded Projects

    In 2024, SACOG conducted the first round of EEI, awarding $3.8 million to 11 projects from a pool of 19 applications.

EEI Application Information

The EEI Program incorporates community-led planning and design principles to identify communities’ priorities and develop projects that meet their needs. Through this collaborative planning process with member jurisdictions and CBOs, the region will identify and create community-driven and equitable projects ready for federal, state, and local funding opportunities.

These discussions informed a co-created community engagement plan and the adopted EEI funding program framework, which together provide resources and guidelines for partnering with CBOs to transform community-identified issues into implementable, justice-based projects.

The program is centered on working in systemically oppressed and marginalized communities that have largely been left out of traditional planning processes including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latinx and other communities of color, low-income communities, youth, seniors, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized groups.