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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 <br />partnerships/ collaborations that <br />add the most value to the success <br />of the proposed <br />project: <br />Habitat has a long history of serving the community through <br />collaborative partnerships. For the proposed project, Habitat <br />plans to partner with local solar installation companies with <br />extensive expertise in green technology. Southern Energy <br />Management (SEM) has partnered with Habitat for all previous <br />solar installations. SEM is an RTP-based certified B-Corporation <br />that is a leading rooftop solar and building performance expert in <br />the Southeast. Their expertise has been recognized by numerous <br />awards, including the 2021 Energy Star Award for Partner of the <br />Year for Sustained Excellence. In 2019 alone, solar installations <br />completed by SEM impacted more than 16,000 families. The <br />company also gives each of its employees eight hours of paid time <br />off to volunteer each year to support a local community cause. <br /> <br />Strata Clean Energy, LLC has donated 260 new solar panels to <br />Habitat. By securing funding to support an additional fourteen <br />homes, Habitat hopes to elevate our relationships with Strata into <br />an ongoing, long-term partnership. Strata is a Durham-based <br />leader in the clean energy field with projects located across the <br />country. Like SEM, Strata is committed to giving back to the <br />community. In addition to their partnership with Habitat, the <br />company provides education, philanthropy, and volunteer hours <br />to support a variety of local causes. <br /> <br />Habitat will continue to partner with local Rotary and UNC Clubs, <br />who will apply for small district grants and help to secure <br />equipment donations. Rotary is the embodiment of community <br />service and has been a central partner in Habitat’s solar <br />endeavors from the beginning. Local Rotary members are also <br />leveraging their relationships with Rotary at the national level, <br />with exciting implications for the replication of this partnership <br />across the county. <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E4C108B-9C5C-4E75-9AF1-C4CA2E16CEC5