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u 14f5Z . a <br /> Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between the County of <br /> Durham County , the County of Orange, the County of <br /> Granville and Central Pines Regional Council to Implement <br /> the Energy Burden and Emissions Reduction Program <br /> This Interlocal Cooperation Agreement ( hereinafter "Agreement") is entered into by the County <br /> of Durham , the County of Orange , the County of Granville , political subdivisions of the State <br /> of North Carolina , ( collectively , the " Counties " or the " Parties " ) . This Agreement shall be effective <br /> on day of April , 2026 (the " Effective Date ") . <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> A . On October 1 , 2024 , the United States Department of Energy awarded the County of <br /> Durham $ 1 , 500 , 000 . 00 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds to <br /> implement the Energy Burden and Emissions Reduction Program ( hereinafter " EBERP " ) . <br /> B . The EBERP is intended to provide free energy efficiency and home safety upgrades to <br /> low- income homes in Durham , Orange , and Granville counties as well as provide access <br /> to financing for households that do not meet low- income thresholds to participate in the <br /> program . <br /> C . This Agreement is made as an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement pursuant to the General <br /> Statutes of North Carolina at Chapter 160A , Article 20 , Part 1 . <br /> For and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and the mutual benefits to <br /> result therefrom , the parties hereby agree as follows : <br /> SECTION 1 . <br /> PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the respective rights and obligations of the Counties <br /> in the Administration of the EBERP . For the term of this Agreement , the Counties agree to jointly <br /> develop and execute a program to provide free energy efficiency and home safety upgrades to <br /> low- income homes in the three counties as well as provide access to financing for households <br /> that do not meet low- income thresholds to participate in the program . Representatives from the <br /> Counties will participate in the EBERP team made up of such representatives as well as staff from <br /> subawardees and other strategic partners ( hereinafter "the EBERP Team " ) . <br /> SECTION 2 . <br /> FUNDING <br /> The EBERP is funded through a $ 1 . 5 million Department of Energy grant administered by the <br /> County of Durham for work on low- income homes Durham , Orange , and Granville counties . No <br /> grant funds will be directly distributed to the County of Orange or the County of Granville . <br />