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EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES Project #: 2008-041-22 PIEDMONT VALUE-ADDED SHARED-USE FOOD & AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING CENTER ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Orange County North Carolina shall carry out the terms of this contract as follows: 1. General Project Description and Justification: Orange County North Carolina is a unit of local government headquartered in Hillsborough, NC. The purpose of this Grant is to support development of a regional shared-use food and agricultural processing facility to be located in Hillsborough, NC. Commission funds will support equipment acquisition, personnel, and operations over a two-year period. Farmers from 22 counties in North Carolina will benefit from this project. This is a QAP project that promotes community economic development for areas experiencing economic distress at the farm and manufacturing level. Orange County North Carolina will monitor the results of this project by tracking the progress on developing a viable value added processing center. The center will meet FDA requirements for food manufacturing and will serve farmers, small businesses and individuals in need of facilities and training for commercial production and marketing of value-added food products. Specific activities to be monitored shall include progress in developing training programs and services to tobacco farmers who are considering diversification, making equipment and services available to farmers and other clients, and enabling local institutions to make use of storage space that permits them to increase use of locally grown foods. Orange County North Carolina shall recognize the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission as a supporter of this project through all documents and publications related to the project, signs used for the project and in public speeches and announcements.