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<br />Met Council Community Tree Planting Grant Scoring Factors Map <br />The Scoring Factors Map is designed to help you identify tree planting projects that would address <br />the priorities and criteria of this program. The map includes: <br /> <br />1. Highlighted census blocks that meet the community vulnerability program priority. <br />Applications that focus on census block groups with high community vulnerability (defined as <br />being in the 70th percentile or higher on the Environmental Justice Screening Tool <br />Supplemental Demographic Index) will be prioritized in review order and receive points through <br />the evaluation criteria (see Criteria and Scoring Explanation). <br />2. Highlighted census blocks that meet the extreme heat standard used in evaluation criteria. <br />Applications that focus on census block groups with residents experiencing extreme heat <br />(defined as being in the 70th percentile or higher for land surface temperature in the region) will <br />receive points through the evaluation criteria. <br />It is possible that funds will be depleted funding applications in tier 1 or early in tier 2. Applicants are <br />encouraged to focus projects on activities that meet both priorities (ash and SDI). <br /> <br />Learn more about the Scoring Factors Map and making your Project Map and Site Spreadsheet in <br />the Project Map and Site Guidance (PDF). You can also watch this demo on how to create your <br />Project Map and your Site Spreadsheet. <br /> <br />What is the Supplemental Demographic Index? <br />The Supplemental Demographic Index (SDI) comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s <br />Environmental Justice Screening Tool. The SDI combines five factors: income, persons with <br />disabilities, education level, English speaking level, and life expectancy. The data behind the SDI <br />comes from the U.S. Census. The SDI is intended to provide perspective on potential community <br />vulnerability. <br />What is Land Surface Temperature? <br />Land Surface Temperature (LST) is a metric for measuring how hot land is to the touch. The LST data <br />used in these maps is from 2022 and created through remote sensing and satellite imagery for the <br />seven-county region. LST is a useful metric in identifying areas that experience extreme heat.