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Revised 1/24 <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br />ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM <br />Guidelines <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of the Orange County Business Investment Grant Program (Grant Program) is to stimulate <br />successful non-farm Business Investment development and expansion in Orange County (County). <br />Farmers should complete the Orange County Agricultural Grant Applic ation. <br /> <br />By making economic development grant funds available, the County will be growing its entrepreneurial <br />ecosystem and supporting existing Business Investment and early-stage venture growth, in order to <br />increase jobs, opportunities and grow the commercial tax base in Orange County. <br /> <br />Grant recipients receiving funding through this program will be encouraged to be good corporate citizens <br />and encouraged to employ Orange County residents. <br /> <br />The program will provide three types of grants: <br /> <br />• Startup Grant: Up to $1,500.00 <br />• Small Grants: Up to $1,500.01 - $5,000.00 <br />• Large Grants: From $5,000.01 - $10,000.00 <br /> <br />Orange County actively seeks to support and increase the participation of women and minority owned <br />businesses in this grant program. Partner organizations are available to assist any applicant with the <br />required documentation to submit the grant application. Please reach out to the Economic Development <br />Department (edcmail@orangecountync.gov or 919-245-2325) with any questions, or for assistance <br />getting connected with any of the partner organizations listed below. <br /> <br />• SCORE Chapel Hill (Service Corps of Retired Executives) <br />104 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />(919) 240-7765 <br />https://chapelhill.score.org/ <br />Chapelhillinfo@scorevolunteer.org <br /> <br />• SBTDC (Small Business & Technology Development Center) <br />UNC Chapel Hill, 1700 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd <br />Suite 115 / CB# 1823, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br />(919) 962-0389 <br />http://www.sbtdc.org/offices/unc/#sthash.UJQjZW0L.dpuf <br /> <br />• The Small Business Center (Durham Technical Community College) <br />The Chesterfield <br />701 W. Main Street, Suite 203, Durham, NC 27701 <br />919-536-7241 <br />https://www.durhamtech.edu/small-business-center <br /> <br /> <br />GRANT SUBCOMMITTEE <br />The Grant Subcommittee (Subcommittee) will review all applications and make grant <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 47691FB2-200D-4F90-844D-358A7AF71D8D