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B2h. Number of <br />Volunteers: <br />24 <br />Section C. Project Information <br />C1a. Project Name <br />(This will be used as <br />the name of your <br />submission; please <br />keep your project <br />name to less than 5 <br />words. Examples: <br />Tree Planting, LED <br />Lights, Rain Garden, <br />Rooftop Solar) <br />Carolina Community Compost <br />C1b. Please <br />describe the <br />proposed project. <br />(300 word limit) <br />Two years ago, Carrboro’s FairOaks neighborhood received a Carrboro <br />Green Neighborhood grant to launch a new composting program. The <br />program uses centralized CompostNow collection bins paired with <br />neighborhood education and training about composting. The community <br />engagement, spread, and success of the program was an important <br />element in Carrboro’s recent designation as an All-American City in 2025. <br />Since then, the FairOaks Compost Program has recruited 6 additional <br />neighborhoods in Carrboro to launch similar programs – supporting them <br />with customized technical assistance and a program toolkit. These new <br />neighborhoods are greatly expanding the impact of the FairOaks Compost <br />Program — already tripling the amount of food waste collected and <br />corresponding reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. <br />The FairOaks Compost Program proposes to take its successful model and <br />expand its impact to 7 new Orange County neighborhoods and one church. <br />Just as we have done in new Carrboro neighborhoods, we will advise <br />neighborhood/church leaders who will customize their own programs using <br />our proven toolkit and technical assistance. The compost produced will be <br />paid forward to community gardens in low-income neighborhoods, teaching <br />gardeners the importance of healthy soil and providing healthy produce for <br />low income families. <br />After 6 months, we will expand the program further in collaboration with <br />Orange County and its 3 city jurisdictions through strategic placement of an <br />additional 24/7 CompostNow bin in a county/city/community organization <br />property adjacent to a low-income neighborhood. W e will hire a part-time <br />Compost Ambassador from an adjacent low-income neighborhood to assist <br />with outreach and education near this new bin. <br />An Orange County Climate Action Grant for $30,478 is necessary to <br />spread this remarkably successful program from a few Carrboro <br />neighborhoods to numerous neighborhoods across Orange County. The <br />ensuing expansion to more representative neighborhoods will lay a solid <br />foundation for county-wide composting in the near future. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 60C8120B-2E2C-4F19-BFBC-3ADFB6A6F8E1