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11.If this project is not selected for funding in this round, what other funding might be used to <br />support it within the next 5 years? <br />☐ Other capital or operational funds <br /> X None. This is a unique opportunity. <br />☐ Unknown (please describe below): <br />12.Please select the jurisdiction(s) where your project is focused and briefly state how your <br />project aligns with the relevant Climate Action Plans (no more than 2-4 sentences). <br /> X Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community-Climate-Action-Plan <br /> X Chapel Hill: In progress, please refer to the website to show alignment. <br /> X Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment with the Orange County BOCC Goals <br />and Priorities. <br />☐ North Carolina: Clean Energy Plan <br />o Zero Emission Vehicle Plan <br />o Motor Fleet Zero Emission Vehicle Plan <br />o Clean Energy and Clean Transportation Workforce Assessment <br />Extracts from Orange County jurisdiction climate action plans with which this project's goals <br />allign: <br />Carrboro: Recommendations are provided around the themes of community integration, <br />energy efficiency of buildings, transportation, renewable energy, ecosystem protection <br />and restoration, and food choices. <br />Chapel Hill: Climate action is any activity that reduces our greenhouse gas emissions, or that <br />helps us respond to our changing climate by making Chapel Hill a stronger and more <br />resilient community. <br />Orange County: Create, preserve, and protect a natural environment that includes clean water, <br />clean air, wildlife, important natural lands, and sustainable energy for present and <br />future generations . <br />Energy efficiency and beneficial electrification are primary objectives of the previously <br />identified climate action plans. This project contributes significantly to energy efficiency by <br />replacing electric water heaters (uniform energy factor of 0.9) with more highly energy <br />efficient heat-pump water heaters (uniform energy factor greater than 3). This project <br />contributes significantly to beneficial electrification by replacing gas water heaters(uniform <br />energy factor of 0.6) with heat-pump water heaters. <br />Collaborators and Partners <br />In some projects, collaborators and partners provide essential capacity and connections. If collaborators <br />or partners are an essential part of your project whether or not they are receiving grant funds, please <br />use this section to provide more details. If you are not working with collaborators or partners, please <br />feel free to write N/A in this section and move to the Social Justice and Racial Equity section. <br />13.Please describe one to three key partnerships/collaborations that add the most value to the <br />success of the proposed project. <br />P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephone: 919 245-2626 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 674071D6-B48A-4209-80A1-FCDFB6EDB134