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<br />3641 <br />31. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project <br />relevant to local economic <br />development. <br />The students (and teachers) trained in the USS program will <br />receive practical, real-world work experience in sustainable <br />stormwater and landscape engineering, providing them with job- <br />ready skills that they can utilize to obtain employment after school, <br />during summers, and upon graduation. Demetrius Thompson, <br />owner of Triangle Outdoor Living LLC in Durham, North Carolina, <br />recently hired a public school graduate in Person County who <br />participated in the BETC program in 2021. Indeed, NC stormwater <br />needs are expected to exceed $2.76 Billion over the next 15 <br />years: https://efc.sog.unc.edu/north-carolina-stormwater-needs- <br />exceed-2-76-billion-over-the-next-15-years/. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 6 - Amount and Duration of Engagement <br />This criterion has a maximum score of 3 pts (out of 26 pts). <br /> <br />32. Please briefly describe the <br />target population to benefit <br />from the project. <br />1) Our efforts are focused on the areas identified as underserved <br />by the NC DEQ Community Mapping system, which is part of <br />the Environmental Justice Program. <br />https://ncdenr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html <br />?id=1eb0fbe2bcfb4cccb3cc212af8a0b8c8 <br />2) The teachers at CW Stanford Middle School serve students <br />from the area highlighted below. According to NC DEQ, 66.31% <br />of the population is minority, and 56.04% are low-income. This <br />area does not qualify for EPA funding, but we have teachers <br />engaged in the program serving this community. <br />3) The second area from which teachers and property owners <br />participate is near Carrboro Elementary School. NC DEQ <br />reports that 32.26% of the population is minority, and 45.69% <br />is low-income. This area qualifies for EPA funding. <br />4) The third area identified is in Carrboro's Tom’s Creek area, <br />which floods. We are working with fixed-income elderly and <br />low-income minorities in this watershed to assist with <br />developing flood resilience. <br />33. How many people will <br />benefit from your project? <br />Direct beneficiaries = 10 teachers + 50 students + 30 low- <br />income property residents (owners & family) = 90 people, of <br />whom we expect the majority to be minority or low-income <br />(see discussion below). <br /> <br />Indirect beneficiaries (from a reduction in air and water <br />pollution and associated state and federal fees) = the entire <br />population of Orange County = ~150,000 people <br />(https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/orangecountynorthcarolina). <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7E7D300B-F83F-4917-A8A3-638B79C7D566