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Project Description: Habitat for Humanity of Orange County proposes to use$55,000 in Orange County Climate 7 <br /> Action Grant Funds to provide supplemental weatherization services on five homes being repaired through the <br /> organization's Home Preservation program in the coming year. Habitat's Home Preservation program serves <br /> Orange County residents who own their homes but are unable to afford necessary repairs due to low or fixed <br /> incomes. Of this amount, $50,000 will go towards the direct cost of the weatherization projects, including <br /> materials, subcontractor labor, and direct construction staff labor.The remaining$5,000 is a 10%overhead <br /> charge for support staff and other costs to administer the program. <br /> Project Benefits: Funds will increase the energy efficiency of homes through projects such as repair or <br /> replacement of aging HVAC systems, repair or replacement of drafty windows, and the addition of insulation in <br /> crawl spaces and attics. Of the repair applications that Habitat receives, about half are for these types of <br /> weatherization projects. Increasing the energy efficiency of aging homes can immediately create savings for <br /> Orange County homeowners while reducing the demand on the power grid or removing gas and oil furnaces. <br /> Habitat considers this work to preserve the affordable housing stock that already exists in our County to be <br /> essential and urgent. Once these properties are sold and often redeveloped,they will likely never be affordable <br /> again. <br /> Reviewer Comments: <br /> We are pleased to continue supporting this community leader in their efforts to provide energy efficiency <br /> services for low-income residents in Orange County. <br /> Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $733 <br /> #2 Ranked Project— Urban Sustainability Solutions <br /> Applicant(Collaborators): Burts Bees Foundation, NC DEQ/EPA, Carrboro Stormwater/Public Works,Triangle <br /> Community Foundation <br /> Funding Requested: $69,156 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $69,156 <br /> Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 21 <br /> Project Description: Urban Sustainability Solutions is requesting grant funding to create a Green Infrastructure <br /> Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program for underserved youth and to fund 40%of the installation cost of Green <br /> Infrastructure on single family residences that are in neighborhoods that the North Carolina Department of Environmental <br /> Quality's Environmental Justice Program has designated as underserved and low income. <br /> Project Benefits: Students will obtain after-school green-jobs training by job shadowing with environmental contractors <br /> who will be installing rain gardens, rain-harvesting cisterns, riparian buffers, and other sustainable stormwater"best <br /> management practices" (BMP's)on underserved/low-income properties suffering from flooding and erosion issues in <br /> Orange County.The curriculum specifically targets students who have not performed at grade level in math and sciences. <br /> Based on direct past experience this hands-on curriculum leads to improved student performance in traditional STEM <br /> curricula and improves environmental literacy and stewardship. <br /> Reviewer Comments: We are pleased to support this project as it builds on work previously started in <br /> neighboring Durham County. Additionally, we are excited to receive an application that is focused on nature- <br /> based climate solutions that engage young people in our community. <br /> Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $191 <br /> #3 Ranked Project—Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Applicant(Collaborators): The Hargraves Community Center <br /> Funding Requested: $95,000 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $0 <br /> Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 20 <br />