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D28. Please <br />describe any prior <br />challenges you have <br />encountered in past <br />grants and how you <br />have worked through <br />them. How may this <br />impact this proposed <br />project? (150 word <br />limit) <br />Initially in all 7 neighborhoods we worked with in Carrboro, many residents <br />are unsure about what items they can and cannot compost and how they <br />can create a process to collect and temporarily store food waste in their <br />kitchen that works for their family. Through our surveys of households <br />about their questions and concerns, combined with our periodic educational <br />sessions, we’ve been able to help residents overcome their initial concerns <br />to become regular composters. For example, in FairOaks, we now have <br />over half of households regularly composting — and that does not include a <br />sizable portion of residents who already do backyard composting. <br />Another challenge we faced was that, originally, Carrboro prioritized new <br />Green Neighborhood grant applicants over continuation projects. However, <br />due to our success and the desire for many new neighborhoods to join, <br />Carrboro changed its selection process to allow us additional years of <br />spread and sustainability. <br />D29. Please <br />describe one to three <br />key partnerships/ <br />collaborations that <br />add the most value to <br />the success of the <br />proposed project. <br />(250 word limit) <br />One key partnership is with CompostNow, a Triangle area B corporation, <br />whose mission is to rebuild the health of our soil by diverting waste from <br />landfills and using it to create compost for our communities. The FairOaks <br />program has a 2 year history of working successfully and collaboratively <br />with CompostNow to provide composting access for 7 neighborhoods in <br />Carrboro. <br />In addition, our initial work has resulted in significant partnerships being <br />built across Carrboro. In two years we've formed collaborations between <br />strangers from neighborhoods across town. W e've also strengthened our <br />collaboration with the Town of Carrboro where neighbors now feel they <br />have more of a voice and a sense of agency related to the town's Climate <br />Action Plan. These partnerships make a community stronger and more <br />resilient, especially in times of crisis. W e hope this can happen across <br />Orange County as well. W e believe Orange County is a place where <br />people listen and talk to each other. Based on these recently created and <br />significant neighborhood partnerships, we believe there exists an <br />opportunity to strengthen relationships across neighborhoods county wide. <br />D30. If this project is <br />not selected for <br />funding in this round, <br />what other funding <br />might be used to <br />support it within the <br />next 5 years? <br />Unknown (please describe) <br />Please describe <br />what other funding <br />might be used to <br />support it within the <br />next 5 years. (150 <br />word limit) <br />W hile we will certainly be looking at other funding opportunities, especially <br />grants, we aren’t aware of any specific funding opportunities that would <br />allow us to have neighborhoods in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough participate. <br />Criterion 5 - Local Economic Development This criterion has a maximum <br />score of 3 points (out of a total of 26 points). <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 60C8120B-2E2C-4F19-BFBC-3ADFB6A6F8E1