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ORD -2024 - 035 ' ' , � 9,4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : November 7 , 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . 8 - h <br /> SUBJECT : Acceptance of NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Grant — <br /> America 250 Program and Approval of Budget Amendment #2 - E <br /> DEPARTMENT : Economic Development/ <br /> Visitors Bureau <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> Draft NCDNCR Grant Contract Laurie Paolicelli , 919 -245 -4322 <br /> Year-to - Date Budget Summary <br /> PURPOSE : To accept a grant from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural <br /> Resources for the America 250 Program for $ 10 , 000 and approve Budget Amendment #2 - E . <br /> BACKGROUND : The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources ( NCDNCR ) <br /> is leading the statewide effort to plan for the commemoration of America ' s 250th anniversary , with <br /> a goal of energizing and promoting robust , comprehensive , and inclusive programs across the <br /> entire state . These programs will commemorate the 250th with wide - ranging activities across a <br /> multi -year commemoration beginning in 2024 , with a focus on 2026 . Additional events will <br /> continue through 2033 . Programs and events will be developed around two ( 2 ) broad concepts : <br /> • Revolutionary NC — to explore the historical events of the Revolution in NC ; and <br /> • When Are We Us — to explore the ideas of freedom , civic responsibility , overcoming <br /> challenges , and change as we lean into the ideals of democracy . <br /> Programs and projects will also highlight pivotal events in history , such the Civil Rights movement , <br /> Women ' s Suffrage and major scientific , agricultural and industrial developments . <br /> The scope of this grant is to create and place two (2 ) wayside markers and create an accessibility <br /> guide to Orange County' s amenities in partnership with The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough . <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT : Orange County would receive $ 10 , 000 in grant funds from the NCDNCR . <br /> The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau would be the fiscal agent for these funds . <br /> Approval of Budget Amendment #2 - E recognizes $ 10 , 000 in the Visitors Bureau Fund for this <br /> purpose . <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports : <br /> 0 GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY <br />