When determining how to allocate subsidies, rebates, or funds related to climate action, consider the following questions to ensure equity is being centered in the decision-making process:

• Does the fund/rebate/subsidy's application explicitly ask how the project has identified and incorporated equity synergies and opportunities?
• Are equity-deserving groups being prioritized and if so, in what ways?
• What benefits will the equity-deserving groups reap from the project?
• Does the fund application have a question related to how equity has been considered in the proposed project?
  
• Does the project include opportunities for meaningful, accessible community input and consultation (especially with equity-deserving groups) and use the feedback in the data analysis process?
• Does the project budget include compensation for engaging stakeholders?
• Is there an assessment of community organizations that may help advance the municipality's climate mitigation and resilience capacity, or can help communicate with populations frequently unengaged by government?