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7 <br /> Total Requested by General <br /> Applicants(Funds available for $885,562 $268,332.50 <br /> 2021-22:$268,332.50 <br /> *All projects, including those that tied in their scoring and those that exceed the funding limit were placed in rank order by <br /> CFE and HRC voting. <br /> **The HRC recommended funding only the Bike Rack and Charging Station element of the Carrboro Arts Center Grant <br /> application.This portion of the overall application is listed as a separate project in the table above, ranking 5th overall <br /> whereas the overall project ranks 9th.The CFE's discussion aligned with the idea that this was the most fundable portion of <br /> the overall application, but in the end recommended no funding for this application to allow for more of the remaining <br /> general grant funds($57,567.50)to go to the Town of Carrboro's 203 Project Solar PV Array and Green Roof application. <br /> Below is a set of expanded details on each proposed project, in rank order per HRC and CFE scoring.The quoted <br /> text was pulled directly from various sections of the submitted applications.Also summarized below are the <br /> comments from the HRC and the CFE, along with their scores and funding recommendations. <br /> #1 Ranked Project— Low Income HVAC Replacement <br /> Applicant (Collaborators): Rebuilding Together of the Triangle <br /> Funding Requested: $113,000 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $113,000 <br /> Total Score(Out of 25 pts): 22.8 <br /> Project Description: "This program will replace home heating furnaces with electric heat pump heating systems <br /> for low-income homeowners in Orange County. Priority will be given to homeowners who have experienced a <br /> system failure and are without adequate heating." <br /> "Applicants to the Orange County Home Preservation Coalition (OCHCP) for weatherization, energy efficiency, <br /> urgent repair, or other related services constitute the target population for this project. During application <br /> intake the applicant's house is evaluated for potential benefit from this project. Benefits of this project, lower <br /> utility bills and lower greenhouse gas emissions, are then explained to the chosen applicants. With agreement of <br /> the chosen applicant appropriate modifications are made to the house to transition from an inefficient HVAC <br /> system to an efficient heat pump HVAC System." <br /> Project Benefits: "This project was designed to help low-income, Orange County households to transition from <br /> inefficient, greenhouse gas generating furnaces to highly efficient, greenhouse gas-minimizing heat pump HVAC <br /> systems." <br /> "This project was also designed to cost effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The cost for each pound of <br /> yearly CO2e emissions reduction by a $25k electric automobile is about$5.The cost for each pound of yearly <br /> CO2e emissions reduction by rooftop solar is about$4.The cost for each pound of yearly CO2e emissions <br /> reduction by a heat-pump HVAC system is about$2." <br /> Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: <br /> $221.23 <br />