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<br />1636 <br />7. Please briefly describe the <br />proposed project and the target <br />population to benefit from the <br />program. How many people will <br />benefit? (100-300 words) <br />The direct beneficiaries = 10 teachers + 50 of their students + 10 <br />low-income property owners = 70 people, of which ~70% will be <br />minority and/or low-income (see discussion below). <br /> <br />Indirect beneficiaries (from reduction in air and water pollution and <br />associated state and federal fees) = the entire population of Orange <br />county = ~150,000 people <br />(https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/orangecountynorthcarolina). <br /> <br />Secondary Indirect beneficiaries (from reduction in air and water <br />pollution and associated federal fees) = the entire state of North <br />Carolina = 10.7 million people <br />(https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/NC/PST045222). <br />8. Please choose the best <br />description for the type of <br />project: <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: New <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Repair <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Replacement <br />X Communication/Education <br />X Natural Systems Management/Restoration <br />☐ Circular Economy/Waste reduction <br />☐ Analysis/Plan <br />☐ Other (Please describe): <br />9. Please choose the primary <br />climate change mitigation focus <br />for this project (select all that <br />apply): <br />X Energy Efficiency <br />☐ Renewable Energy <br />☐ Beneficial Electrification <br />X Carbon Sequestration <br />X Other (Please describe): reduction of erosion, sedimentation and <br />pollution (E-coli, Nitrogen, Phosphorous) of our waterways using <br />best stormwater management practices that direct stormwater runoff <br />to vegetation that naturally filters these pollutants and reduces the <br />velocity of stormwater runoff (and, therefore, associated erosion and <br />sedimentation); this vegetative sequestration of stormwater runoff <br />will also reduce flooding and increasing water levels of our streams <br />and lakes due to global warming and increased rain fall. <br />10. Has your organization or have <br />your collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of this type in <br />the past? If so, what funds were <br />used? <br />X Yes <br />X Funding used (Please describe): Hundreds of thousands of dollars <br />were obtained and implemented by USS founder and chairman, <br />Michael Dupree, for the pilot program called BETC that was <br />implemented (and is still in existence) in Durham, County: <br />https://www.nacdnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NACD- <br />2017-Denver-Durham.pdf . The GMRG program described herein is <br />a replica of the BETC program. <br />☐ No <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E