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2 <br /> The Community Climate Action grant program received eleven (11) applications in this round from <br /> a variety of general applicants representing non-profit and public organizations whose total <br /> requests added up to $614,540. Two (2) projects totaling $557,959 were submitted from the <br /> Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools districts. <br /> Grant applications were completed over the summer and reviewed and scored by the Commission <br /> for the Environment (CFE) and the Human Relations Commission (HRC). In fall 2023, each of <br /> these Commissions voted to forward their final scoring and comments to the BOCC. <br /> The following is a rank-order summary table of the combined project scoring and <br /> recommendations. More details on each project are available in Attachment 1: <br /> General Applications: <br /> Total <br /> Name Project Name Description Amount Recommended Rank Score out <br /> Requested Funding level of 26 <br /> Points <br /> Habitat for Humanity Supplemental Habitat's Home Preservation $55,000 $55,000 1 21 <br /> Weatherization program support. <br /> Urban Sustainability Growing More than Create a Green Infrastructure <br /> Solutions Rain Gardens Workforce Development $69,156 $69,156 2 21 <br /> Apprenticeship Program <br /> LED Lighting Upgrade for <br /> Town of Chapel Hill LED Lighting Upgrades Hargraves Community Center $95,000 $0 3 20 <br /> Basketball Court <br /> Hillsborough United <br /> Church of Christ Solar Panel Project Rooftop Solar Installation $10,000 $10,000 4 20 <br /> Binkley Baptist Church Let There Be (cleanener Li ht. Install 50 solar panels $49,046 $49,036 5 18 <br /> gy) g <br /> EMPOWERment Rooftop solar on Rooftop solar installation $134,562 $61,623 6 18 <br /> PEACH apartments <br /> Big Impact Small Support Installation of <br /> Club Nova Footprint garden,greenhouse,terrace. $37,227 $37,227 7 17 <br /> Eco-Institute at Community Garden Expand Community Garden <br /> Sanctuary Farm Cooperative Cooperative and create a $50,800 $0 8 17 <br /> new Training Program <br /> Haven for Outdoor Solar Powered Shelter with <br /> The Arts Center Eco-Classroom 16 places to charge up, $41,729 $0 9 17 <br /> explore,create,and learn. <br /> St.Thomas More EV Charging Station <br /> Catholic Church EV Charging Station Installation $22,030 $0 10 16 <br /> Discount eBike with Voucher <br /> Triangle ECycling The e is for Equity. Pilot Program $50,000.00 $0 11 13 <br />