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DocuSign Envelope ID: E9553E7D-3748-4C37-A9D7-602D42934ACC t A - continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> e) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried out, the frequency <br /> with which the activities will be carried out, and the frequency with which services will be <br /> delivered. Include an implementation timeline. <br /> f) Provide a bulleted list of other agencies, if any, with which your agency <br /> coordinates/collaborates to accomplish or enhance the Projected Results in the Program(s) <br /> to be funded. For each, give specific examples of the coordinated/collaborative efforts. <br /> g) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced <br /> allocation is recommended. <br /> h) Include any other pertinent information. <br /> Program/Project Description (Label your responses as outlined below; not to exceed 3 pages.) <br /> Please provide the following information about the proposed program/project: <br /> a) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the chosen <br /> Town/County priority? <br /> As a community radio station WCOM, the Public Gallery of Carrboro provides broadcasting <br /> training and opportunity for citizens of all ages, sexual orientations, and races; WCOM <br /> provides ample opportunity for airing Public Service Announcements (PSAs)from non- <br /> profits, schools, and government agencies in the towns and counties; locally owned and <br /> operated media on a daily basis. <br /> Carrboro's 20/20 vision reads "The town should continue to encourage and support artistic <br /> and cultural activity." <br /> Orange County's Comprehensive plan calls for expanding recreational activities available <br /> to citizens of all ages. <br /> b) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or <br /> other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need <br /> for this program and the population being served. <br /> The need for recreational opportunities and entertainment to citizens; the need for locally <br /> produced media on a daily basis; the need for opportunities for non-profits, schools, and <br /> government entities to distribute information to citizens; the need for citizens to hear <br /> interviews from government officials and candidates for office; the need to promote and <br /> provide artistic and cultural activity. <br /> c) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will <br /> identify beneficiaries. <br /> The Public Gallery of Carrboro provides radio to Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and southern <br /> Orange County. Residents throughout the county and the world can listen to WCOM over <br /> the Internet. WCOM offers programming training to any citizen who desires it. WCOM <br /> provides broadcasting opportunities to any citizen who completes training and has an <br /> acceptable program concept. WCOM offers more Spanish language, all locally produced, <br /> than any station in Orange County. <br /> d) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? <br /> These activities will be carried out by the roughly 75 WCOM volunteers at the WCOM studio <br /> at 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro. <br /> e) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried out, the frequency <br /> with which the activities will be carried out, and the frequency with which services will be <br /> delivered. Include an implementation timeline. <br /> July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017: WCOM will broadcast 24 hours per day, each day of the <br /> year, offering diverse voices of our community with both talk and music programming. <br /> July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017: WCOM will provide radio broadcasting training to all who <br /> request it. <br /> July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017: WCOM will continue daily air Public Service <br /> Announcements (PSAs) from non-profits in Orange County whenever provided to us in <br /> Main Application 5/25/2016 10:00:47 AM .. g 6 of 20 <br />