CaliforniaOrange County
See how Orange County performed on our equity assessment of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund investment strategy.
Total Equity Focused ARPA Funds
$20,619,954$20,619,954
Overall Score
Middle
ARPA Equity Assessment of Orange County, CA
Overall Equity Focus
MiddleWas racial and economic equity an explicit focus of the jurisdiction's ARPA investment strategy?
95% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.
86% of locations met this criterion.Equity Decision Making Tools and Resources
HighAre equity tools, frameworks, and structures in place to support equitable investment project identification, design, and implementation?
38% of locations met this criterion.The County’s Equity in Orange County Initiative identified three priority areas to advance health equity: 1) housing as health; 2) food as medicine; and 3) health and healing.
24% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.The Equity in Orange County Initiative is a multi-phase plan to support public health efforts that target communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The initiative has four main pillars: 1) expand or develop new mitigation and prevention resources; 2) improve data collection and reporting; 3) build and expand capacity of local healthcare infrastructure; and 4) mobilize partners to advance health equity and to address social determinants of health.
51% of locations met this criterion.Orange County has an Office of Population Health and Equity.
31% of locations met this criterion.48% of locations met this criterion.72% of locations met this criterion.38% of locations met this criterion.Community Engagement
HighDid the jurisdiction engage community members in decision making about the ARPA funds, conduct targeted outreach to historically excluded communities, and implement strategies to reach underserved communities?
94% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.54% of locations met this criterion.Equitable Labor Practices
This section of the assessment was omitted for jurisdictions that reported $0 in spending infrastructure projects (to which these labor practices would apply).
Equity Investments
LowDid the jurisdiction make investments that have the potential to advance equity by targeting the communities most harmed by the pandemic and addressing systemic inequities?
62% of locations met this criterion.71% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.82% of locations met this criterion.63% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.45% of locations met this criterion.33% of locations met this criterion.32% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.67% of locations met this criterion.56% of locations met this criterion.50% of locations met this criterion.Transparency & Accountability
HighDoes the jurisdiction set performance goals, collect data to monitor progress toward equitable outcomes, and provide the public with information about how funds are being used?
55% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.75% of locations met this criterion.