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If so, what funds were <br />used? (100 word limit) <br />From 2023-24, Urban Sustainability Solutions (a NC nonprofit) acquired the funding to install <br />multiple green stormwater infrastructure projects on WCHA property surrounding its residents. <br />W CHA residents were involved in the planning and volunteered during installation days. It was a <br />great success, which prompted us to apply for similar projects to improve our energy efficiency <br />(and electricity bills). <br />W CHA also received Town of Carrboro funding (see attached budget) to remediate asbestos in <br />10 units, which was successfully and quickly accomplished upon receipt of funding. <br />D24. Have you <br />completed similar <br />projects in the past and <br />successfully met the <br />proposed budgets and <br />timelines? <br />Yes <br />Please provide a <br />description of similar <br />past achievements or <br />projects and evidence of <br />successfully meeting <br />proposed budgets and <br />timetables. (150 word <br />limit) <br />W ith Urban Sustainability Solutions (UrbanSS.org), we successfully scheduled meetings, GSI <br />installation contractors, work days, and dedication events: for photographic documentation, <br />please see https://www.urbanss.org/news/attention-weaver-community-open-house and <br />https://www.urbanss.org/news/uss-spring. W e will do likewise for this W indows Replacement <br />project. <br />W CHA also received Town of Carrboro funding (see attached budget) to remediate asbestos in <br />10 units, which was successfully and quickly accomplished upon receipt of funding. <br />D25. If you are <br />proposing to collaborate <br />with other organizations <br />on this project, please <br />describe their relevant <br />experience to the project <br />and/or the target <br />population. (150 word <br />limit) <br />W e are not collaborating with other organizations on this project, only hiring a NC windows <br />replacement specialist who is comfortable replacing the large, non-standard windows that require <br />it. <br />W indowKing, who will install the windows, is a well-respected North Carolina company that has <br />been serving NC residents since 1997: https://www.windowkingofsanfordnc.com. <br />D26. Have your <br />collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of <br />this type in the past? <br />N/A (not applicable) <br />D27. Please describe <br />any other relevant <br />expertise or capacity to <br />carry out the project in <br />your application. (250 <br />word limit) <br />The project will be handled by a professional window contractor that has been operating out of <br />Sanford, NC, since 1997. <br />D28. Please describe <br />any prior challenges you <br />have encountered in <br />past grants and how you <br />have worked through <br />them. How may this <br />impact this proposed <br />project? (150 word limit) <br />W e received a grant from the Town of Carrboro to remediate asbestos in 10 units (see attached <br />budget). The challenge was scheduling the contractors and testers, along with residents moving <br />out of and into units. To work through them, we utilized point people for the project as a whole, <br />coordinated ahead of time with residents, provided alternate housing as needed, and maintained <br />communication with the community at large about each step of the process. We may see similar <br />challenges with scheduling windows replacements in multiple units, and we will utilize the same <br />process of scheduling and point people. <br />D29. Please describe <br />one to three key <br />partnerships/ <br />collaborations that add <br />the most value to the <br />success of the proposed <br />project. (250 word limit) <br />W e have already met with and received an estimate for costs for all windows installations from <br />W indowKing, a well-respected North Carolina company that has been serving NC residents since <br />1997: https://www.windowkingofsanfordnc.com. This information is included/attached. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 9BD8B7A7-7606-416D-8B35-9C4C6D7EF1DB