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6 <br /> Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 23 <br /> Project Description: "To expand the provision of supplemental weatherization services to Orange <br /> County homeowners below 80%area median income. These owners have been identified through the <br /> work of the Orange County Home Preservation Collaborative. Projects would include weatherization <br /> services for owners that are not eligible for the state weatherization program, repairs that are <br /> preventing the state program from serving an otherwise eligible client, or enhanced weatherization and <br /> electrification measures that go beyond what existing funding programs will support such as window <br /> repairs, heat pump water heaters,fuel switching from propane and natural gas furnaces to heat pumps <br /> and replacement of gas cook stoves with electric induction models. <br /> Project Benefits: "This project is built on the foundational work of the Orange County Home <br /> Preservation Coalition (OCHPC). The OCHPC is a collaborative of 12 local government and community <br /> organizations that provide home repairs and modifications to Orange County residents primarily low- <br /> income or marginalized households. These households actively apply for energy efficiency services that <br /> they could not provide for themselves. Homeowners in need will see lower utility costs and safer, more <br /> comfortable homes, while we all benefit from the reduction in emissions." <br /> CFE Comments: This project received high scores from the CFE, however it was recommended to <br /> partially fund the project this year knowing that they are still spending down previous years' grant <br /> awards which were funded at the full amount requested. <br /> HRC Comments: The HRC feels this project can make a significant impact for minority households. <br /> They questioned how families will learn about the opportunity, but recognized the role the Orange <br /> County Home Preservation Coalition plays in helping to reach households in need of weatherization. <br /> The HRC commented that this project helps some but not the community as a whole and that teaching <br /> people about weatherization and doing outreach in targeted areas will go a long way towards achieving <br /> energy efficiency and cost savings. <br /> Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project <br /> Lifetime: $386 <br /> #3 Ranked Project—Eno River Farmers Market- Food Waste Monitors <br /> Applicant(Collaborators): Eno River Farmers Market(Orange County Solid Waste, Brooks <br /> Contractors,Climate Reality Orange County) <br /> Funding Requested:$4,500 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $4,500 <br /> Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 21.8 <br /> Project Description: "We are requesting funds to pay for 2 compost monitors for the Eno River Farmers' <br /> Market (ERFM) Community Compost Collection site. Monitors will work during market hours throughout <br /> the year to assure that only compostable items are collected and will provide education to ERFM <br /> customers and vendors about composting.They will also assist the ERFM Manager with community <br /> outreach in Northern Orange County to build awareness of the ERFM Community Compost Collection <br /> Site beyond the Market. Monitors will also be responsible for record keeping and setting up the <br /> compost collection table and bins and breaking it down at the end of the Market each Saturday." <br /> Project Benefits: "The monitors will provide education to community members about composting and <br /> encourage household compost collection.This will help Orange County to decrease the amount of waste <br /> going to landfills, reduce methane emissions at the landfill, reduce transportation to a Waste and <br />