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8. Please choose the best <br />description for the type of <br />project: <br />x Infrastructure/Clean Tech: New <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Repair <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Replacement <br />☐ Communication/Education <br />☐ Natural Systems Management/Restoration <br />☐ Circular Economy/Waste reduction <br />☐ Analysis/Plan <br />☐ Other (Please describe): <br />9. Please choose the primary climate <br />change mitigation focus for this <br />project (select all that <br />apply): <br />☐ Energy Efficiency <br />x Renewable Energy <br />☐ Beneficial Electrification <br />☐ Carbon Sequestration <br />☐ Other (Please describe): <br />10. Has your organization or have <br />your collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of this type in the <br />past? If so, what funds were used ? <br />x Yes <br />☐ Funding used (Please describe): <br />☐ No <br /> <br />A single pilot installation paid for by ECH Rotary and Southern <br />Energy Management was completed in FY21. In FY22, nine <br />additional installations were completed, with four more in <br />progress. These installations were funded through the Orange <br />County Climate Community Action Grant, Rotary, donations of <br />solar panels from Strata Clean Energy and a generous installation <br />contract from Southern Energy Management. <br />11. If this project is not selected for <br />funding in this round, what other <br />funding might be used to support it <br />within the next 5 years? <br />☐ Other capital or operational funds <br />☐ None. This is a unique opportunity. <br />x Unknown (please describe): <br /> <br />If the project does not receive Climate Action Grant funding in this <br />round, we will continue to seek support from yet unidentified <br />alternate sources. While other grant sources will be sought as they <br />are available, an absence of County funding will delay project <br />implementation and significantly reduce the scope of the planned <br />installations for FY23/24, with fewer families, if any, able to benefit <br />in the short term. The competitive Duke Energy Rebate for Solar for <br />nonprofits will be discontinued at the end of 2022, eliminating a <br />key funding source. Unfortunately, nonprofit builders and low- <br />income homebuyers are unable to access many federal programs <br />intended to promote residential green energy, including tax credits <br />for green building that for-profit developers utilize. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E4C108B-9C5C-4E75-9AF1-C4CA2E16CEC5