; (2) to reduce taxpayer costs in response to disasters involving infrastructure; and (3) to preserve existing jobs and to create new jobs. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Capacity building (A) In general The term capacity building means the process of strengthening local coordination, leadership, knowledge, skills, expertise, and access to resources with the goal of helping to develop or increase the ability of a community to independently implement projects in the future. (B) Inclusions The term capacity building includes all activities associated with early stage community-based project formation and conceptualization, prior to project predevelopment activity, such as identifying and planning for needed climate change mitigation and adaptation projects and providing stipends to local community organizations for planning participation, community outreach and engagement activities, grant writing, research, and mentorship support to move projects from formation and conceptualization to project predevelopment. (2) Community of color The term community of color means a geographically distinct area in which the population of any of the following categories of individuals is higher than the average population of that category for the State in which the community is located: (A) Black. (B) African American. (C) Asian. (D) Pacific Islander. (E) Other non-White race. (F) Hispanic. (G) Latino. (H) Linguistically isolated. (I) Middle Eastern and North African. (3) Eligible recipient The term eligible recipient means— (A) an eligible recipient (as defined in section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3122 ))