What is a disadvantaged community (DAC)?

A DAC is defined by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) as an area that falls into one of the following categories:

  1. Census tracts receiving the highest 25% of overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (1,984 tracts).
  2. Census tracts lacking overall scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 due to data gaps, but receiving the highest 5% of CalEnviroScreen 4.0 cumulative pollution burden scores (19 tracts).
  3. Census tracts identified in the 2017 DAC designation as disadvantaged, regardless of their scores in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 (305 tracts).
  4. Lands under the control of federally recognized tribes.

You can view eligible DACs by visiting the California Climate Investments Priority Populations Map.

Project
Golden State Priority Project