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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 />Red Hawk Farm is leading this work, with three-phase energy installation support from Piedmont <br />Electric Cooperative; this installation project is a routine service Piedmont Electric has provided to <br />our community for decades. <br />D26. Have your <br />collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of <br />this type in the past? <br />Yes <br />If so, what funds were <br />used? (100 word limit) <br />Private funds. <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 />As mentioned above, we have strong project and grants management experience among our staff. <br />W e have successfully applied for, and executed, grants in the past, including Orange County <br />GAP/Food Safety support, Organic Certification Cost Share and the W ater Analysis Cost Share <br />Program through the NC Department of Agriculture, a USDA Value Added Producer Grant, a USDA <br />Pandemic Response and Safety Grant, and more. <br />D28. Please describe <br />any prior challenges you <br />have encountered in past <br />grants and how you have <br />worked through them. <br />How may this impact this <br />proposed project? (150 <br />word limit) <br />W e have experienced challenges with grant implementation in the past including delayed grant <br />reimbursements, and delayed infrastructure installation due to bad weather. In both cases, we <br />made sure to communicate clearly and frequently with grant funders to make sure everyone was <br />on the same page, understood the challenges, and agreed on next steps and solutions. <br />This proposed project could be subject to weather delays, but we do not anticipate this kind of <br />challenge will prevent project completion within the grant timeframe. Regardless, we will <br />communicate with grant funders whenever is necessary so that the grant team knows the funds <br />are being used efficiently and effectively. <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 />Piedmont Electric is our most important partner for this project because they will collaborate on <br />design and execution of three-phase power installation at the farm. W e began a relationship in <br />2024 when applying for this grant opportunity, and so we were able to pick up the relationship <br />quickly and make plans for reapplying this year. Piedmont Electric is also committed to renewable <br />energy expansion in Orange County, and are pleased to partner with Red Hawk Farm to do this <br />important work. <br />D30. If this project is not <br />selected for funding in <br />this round, what other <br />funding might be used to <br />support it within the next <br />5 years? <br />None. This is a unique opportunity. <br />Criterion 5 - Local Economic Development This criterion has a maximum score of 3 points (out of <br />a total of 26 points). <br />D31. How many Orange <br />County residents are <br />employed by your <br />organization? <br />7 <br />D32. W hat project <br />materials will be <br />purchased from sources <br />within Orange County or <br />North Carolina? W hat <br />percent of the total <br />materials do these <br />represent? (200 word <br />limit) <br />No significant material purchases will be made from OC or NC for this project. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 1EDD1EF6-0E3A-40E1-B431-94002662BCDF