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Orange County Channe1265 a-NC Capital Grant Application Explanation of Capital Expenditures 4. Explain how the requested funding will be used (for what types of equipment or other capital expenditures). Explain why this cost qualifies as a capital expenditure necessary to providing PEG channel programming. (Note: Applicants must successfully explain how the funding being requested qualifies as a capital expenditure, or the application will not qualify for consideration of funding) Answer: Orange County recently upgraded the equipment at the county facility in Chapel Hill where channe1265 is broadcast from. This new equipment allows up to 5 DVDs to be scheduled for broadcast at anytime. With this added capability Orange County now has the opportunity to broadcast additional programming on channe1265 beyond the BOCC meetings and bulletin boazds. This grant funding would allow us to purchase audio visual equipment necessary to film government and community events outside of our Chapel Hill location which can then be edited and broadcast on channe1265. This equipment represents aone-time investment that could be used to make thousands of hours of video over many yeazs. With this equipment staff proposes to contract with The People's Channel to plan, implement, and program 32 hours of original viewer content on Channe1265 per yeaz. Examples of viewer content include special events such as The Agricultural Summit, The Economic Development Breakfast, The Pauli Murray Awazds, The Human Relations Month Kick-off Festivities, and other public programs and work shops conducted by County officials. The People's Channel, under their agreement with Chapel Hill, can not allow Orange County free use of their existing equipment to film for broadcast on channe1265. Therefore Orange County must either supply the equipment to be used or rent the equipment from The People's Channel, which would be cost prohibitive. Equipment purchased under the grant award would be owned, maintained, and insured by the County. Provided the capital equipment, Orange County would have the ability and flexibility through its long standing partnership with The People's Channel to originate, produce and program local content on Channe1265 as proposed. Statement of Need 5. Explain why this expenditures is critical to providing programming for this PEG channel and why this need cannot, or has not, been met through other sources. (Note: this answer is tied directly to the scoring process for the grant award decisions.) Answer: C7