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A FY23 investment of Climate Action Grant funds is especially <br />critical at this moment, as we hope to use these funds to install <br />solar panels on the first homes in Weavers Grove in late FY23. <br />Weavers Grove is the first development of its kind in the nation: a <br />Habitat-led mixed-income community featuring 101 Habitat homes <br />and an additional 136 market rate “missing middle” housing units. <br />With the support of Orange County, we hope to model a powerful <br />vision of what an energy efficent, affordable mixed-income <br />community can be. By funding the very first solar powered homes <br />in the neighborhood, Orange County can help Habitat to leverage <br />excitement around the project to attract new donors and funders <br />who are excited about public-private partnerships which <br />simultaneously promote affordability, equitable access to green <br />technology, and the health of our environment through green <br />building. Over the next two years, Climate Action Funds grant can <br />help to provide the momentum and visibility needed for Habitat to <br />leverage additional funds in future years to ensure the <br />sustainability of the program. <br /> <br /> <br />P a g e 7 o f 1 5 <br />12. Please select the jurisdiction(s) <br />where your project is focused and <br />briefly state how your project aligns <br />with the relevant Climate Action <br />Plans (2-4 sentences). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Please name the action items <br />from each relevant plan that best <br />align with your proposed project: <br />☐ Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community- <br />Climate Action-Plan <br />x Chapel Hill: <br />https://www.sustainchapelhill.org/featured/2020/2/18/clima <br />te action-and-response-plan <br />x Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment <br />with the Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities. <br />Orange County: <br /> <br />Habitat’s work directly addresses the Orange County Board of <br />County Commissioners (BOCC) Goals and Priorities by helping to <br />ensure a community network of basic human services and <br />infrastructure that maintains, protects, and promotes the well- <br />being of all county residents, and a high quality of life and lifelong <br />learning that champions diversity and education at all levels. <br />Habitat’s work also helps to create a balanced, dynamic local <br />economy promoting diversity, sustainable growth, and enhanced <br />revenue while embracing community values. The proposed solar <br />project in particular addresses the County’s goal to create, <br />preserve, and protect the natural environment for present and <br />future generations. <br /> <br />The proposed plan also supports the two primary climate change <br />mitigation goals formalized by the BOCC: <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E4C108B-9C5C-4E75-9AF1-C4CA2E16CEC5