ACTION CATEGORIES

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP & OUTREACH

DIVERSITY & EQUITY

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

GREEN HOUSE GAS

GREEN DESIGN

HEALTH & WELLNESS

LAND USE & TRANSPORTATION

LOCAL ECONOMIES

NATURAL RESOURCES

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE

SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING

WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING

INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY

ARTS/CULTURE/ HISTORIC PRESERVATION

The Bronze Level of certification requires the establishment of a mandatory Green Team, implementation of 2 out of 6 PRIORITY ACTIONS, and a total of 150 points. Actions must be completed in 6 of the 16 categories to be eligible for certification.

The Silver Level of Certification requires the establishment of a mandatory Green Team, implementation of 3 out of 6 PRIORITY ACTIONS, and a total of 350 points. Actions must be completed in 8 of the 16 categories to be eligible for certification.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
	Non-competitive funding
	Competitive funding

Community Partnership & Outreach	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Create Green Team				10
Community Education and Outreach				10
Energy Outreach and Incentive Programs    Click to View Subactions
Organize a Community Energy Outreach Program 10 Purchasing Clean and Green Energy 10 Efficient Home Heating and Cooling Subsidies 10 Home Energy Audits and Upgrades 10 ENERGY STAR Appliances and Products 10 Refrigerator-Freezer Recycling 10
School-based Energy Conservation Programs				10
Education for Sustainability Programs				10
Green Challenges & Community Programs				10
Green Fairs    Click to View Subactions
Hold a Green Fair 10 "Green" Your Green Fair 10
Diversity & Equity	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Diversity on Boards & Commissions				10
Environmental Justice in Planning & Zoning				10
Lead Education and Outreach Programs				10
Lead-Safe Training Programs				10
Cumulative Risk Assessment				10
Energy Efficiency	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Energy Audits for Municipal Facilities    Click to View Subactions
Energy Audits for One Building 10 Inventory and Audit All buildings 10
High Efficiency Municipal Buildings    Click to View Subactions
High Performance Building 10 High Performance Building Portfolio 10
Greenhouse Gas	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Municipal Carbon Footprint				10
Community Carbon Footprint				10
Climate Action Plan				10
Wind Ordinance				10
Green Design	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Green Building Policy/Resolution				10
Green Building Training				10
Green Design Commercial and Residential Buildings    Click to View Subactions
Green Building Scorecard 10 Site Plan Green Design Standards 10 Green Building Education 10
Green Design Municipal Buildings    Click to View Subactions
New Construction 10 Upgrade/Retrofit-Water Conservation 10 Upgrade/Retrofit-Light Pollution 10 Construction Waste Recycling 10
Health and Wellness	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Building Healthier Communities				10
Anti-Idling Education & Enforcement Program				10
Safe Routes to School				10
Land use & Transportation	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Sustainable Land Use Pledge				10
Sustainability Master Plan Revision				10
Complete Streets Program				10
Municipal Planning and Zoning Self-Assessment				10
Local Economies	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Buy Local Programs    Click to View Subactions
Buy Local Campaign 10 Support Local Businesses 10
Green Business Recognition Program				10
Green Jobs/Economic Development				10
Food	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Support Local Food    Click to View Subactions
Buy Fresh Buy Local Programs 10 Farmers Markets 10 Institutional Purchasing Program 10
Food Production    Click to View Subactions
Community or School Gardens 10 Gardening on Municipal Lands 10
Planning for Local Food Production    Click to View Subactions
Amend Master Plan 10 Zoning for Food Production & Sales 10
Farmland Preservation    Click to View Subactions
Farmland Preservation Plans 10 Collaborative Land Preservation Programs 10
Natural Resources	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Environmental Commission				10
Caring for Conservation Easements    Click to View Subactions
Easement Inventory and Outreach 10 Easement Inspections and Evaluations 10
Natural Resource Inventory				10
Open Space Plans				10
Natural Resource Protection Ordinances    Click to View Subactions
Habitat Conservation Ordinance 10 Environmental Assessment Ordinance 10 Tree Protection Ordinance 10 Clustering Ordinance 10
Tree & Woodlands Management    Click to View Subactions
Community Forestry Plan and Canopy Goal 10 Tree Planting Programs 10 Tree Maintenance Programs 10 Tree Hazard and Health Assessment Inventory Projects 10 Computerized Assessment of Municipal Trees 10
Water Conservation Education Program				10
Water Conservation Ordinance				10
Operations & Maintenance	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Green Purchasing Program    Click to View Subactions
Adopt a Green Purchasing Policy 10 Recycled Paper 10 Green Cleaning Products 10 Green Maintenance Equipment and Materials 10 Energy-Efficient Appliances or Equipment 10
Grounds & Maintenance    Click to View Subactions
Create a Policy 10 Integrated Pest Management 10 Efficient Landscape Design 10 Minimize Water Consumption 10 Recycled Materials and Composting 10
Green Fleets    Click to View Subactions
Fleet Inventory 10 Driver Training 10 Purchase Alternative Fuel Vehicle 10 Vehicle Conversions 10 Retrofit Diesel Vehicles 10 Meet Target for Green Fleets 10
Adopt Behavioral Policies				10
Sustainability Planning	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Community Asset Mapping				10
Community Visioning				10
Sustainable Community Plan    Click to View Subactions
Vision Statement and Goals 10 Indicators and Targets 10 Action Plans 10
Waste Management	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Recycling    Click to View Subactions
Recycling Depot 10 Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Ordinance 10 Food Waste 10 Carpet and Foam Padding 10 Bulky Rigid Plastics 10 Shrink Wrap 10 Community Paper Shredding Day 10
Waste Reduction    Click to View Subactions
Waste Audit of Municipal Buildings Schools 10 Pay-As-You-Throw Program 10 Grass - Cut It and Leave It Program 10 Backyard Composting Program 10 Materials Reuse Program 10 EPA WasteWise Partner 10
Innovative Demonstration Projects	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Solar				10
Wind				10
Geothermal				10
Green Roofs				10
Raingardens				10
Other				10
Animals in the Community	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Companion Animal Management Plan				10
Pledge Supporting NJ Wildlife Action Plan				10
Wildlife Interaction Plan				10
Animals in the Community Education				10
Arts/Culture/Historic Preservation	Funding	Bronze	Silver	Points	Select
Strengthen School Arts Programs				10
Historic Preservation Plan				10

		Bronze	Silver		Select
Required Mandatory Actions
Required Priority Actions
Total Score		150	350

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