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<br />1541 <br />6. Who will directly or indirectly benefit from <br />your project? Please be as specific as <br />possible on the characteristics of those <br />who will benefit including, gender, race, <br />age, income level and geographic <br />location. <br /> <br />Also, what are the demographics of the <br />area where your project takes place? <br /> <br />Does your project help to address any <br />racial disparities in the location it is <br />proposed for? <br /> <br />Please list any data sources used and <br />show the steps of any calculations. <br />Anticipated direct beneficiaries = 10 teachers + <br />50 students + 30 low-income property residents <br />(owners & family) = 90 people, of which the <br />majority will be minority and/or low-income (see <br />discussion below). <br /> <br />Indirect beneficiaries (reduced air and water <br />pollution and associated state and federal fees) = <br />Orange county’s entire population = ~150,000 <br />people <br />(https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/orangecountyn <br />orthcarolina). E.g., The program our group recently <br />completed (Weaver Community Housing <br />Association) removed nearly 2000 pounds of <br />chicken coop waste directly entering Bolin Creek <br />and renovated more than an acre of inhabited but <br />flooding land. <br /> <br />Classes of Beneficiaries: <br />The USS program targets three groups of <br />beneficiaries: 1) individual students and teachers; <br />2) property owners, both individual and in group <br />regions; and 3) the overall community, specifically: <br /> <br />0) Experienced USS Triangle public school <br />teachers who are paid to train additional teachers in <br />sustainable stormwater landscaping and <br />engineering. These beneficiaries will keep their <br />skills up to date by installing sustainable stormwater <br />systems with each cohort they teach. The program <br />also enables the teachers to connect with other <br />teachers throughout the Triangle, facilitating cross- <br />district communication and collaboration required to <br />tackle the stormwater issues we all face holistically. <br />Currently, these teacher trainers are teachers in <br />their thirties, earning public school teacher’s <br />salaries (~$50,000/year, <br />https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Durham-Public- <br />Schools/salaries/Teacher/North- <br />Carolina#:~:text=Average), and they teach at 97%- <br />minority and 100%-economically disadvantaged <br />Southern School of Energy and Sustainability <br />https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high- <br />schools/north-carolina/districts/durham-public- <br />schools/southern-school-of-energy-and-sustainabi- <br />14394) and 79%-minority and 41%-economically <br />disadvantaged Northern High School <br />(https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high- <br />schools/north-carolina/districts/durham-public- <br />schools/northern-high-school-14393) in Durham <br />County. <br /> <br />Each Orange County public school teacher who <br />becomes trained in sustainable stormwater <br />management and in rain-garden design and <br />installation will receive their certification via the NC <br />Cooperative Extension. These teachers also <br />receive stipends to implement the program with <br />students after school or during the summers. As <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7E7D300B-F83F-4917-A8A3-638B79C7D566