Please identify whether your proposed projects support any of the following vulnerable communities.
Definitions:
Highly Impacted Community: A census tract with an overall rank of 9 or 10 on the Environmental Health Disparities V 1.1 tool created by Washington Department of Health, or any census tract with Tribal lands, as listed in the Environmental Health Disparities tool.
Rural: Rural areas are any areas other than: (1) A city or town that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants; and (2) The urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to such a city or town, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census using the latest decennial census of the United States, as defined by the USDA Rural Energy for America Program
Tribal: The government of any tribe whose traditional lands and territories included parts of Washington, designated subdivisions and agencies (such as a Tribal Housing Authority), or any other entities or authorities of a tribal government in corporate form or otherwise.
Vulnerable Population: Populations that experience disproportionate risk of negative impacts from natural or human-caused disasters, due to social, economic, or health factors, such as people without vehicles, people with disabilities, older adults, people with limited English proficiency, low-income households, unemployed or underemployed adults, households with limited internet access, individuals who rely on electricity to maintain necessary life functions, and other factors.
Which communities, if any, does your project support?