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section 11.0
GRANT APPLICATION FORM
General Information
Legal Name of Applicant Organization: Orange- County
Name and Title of Authorized Signer for Applicant Organization: Laura Blackmon, County Zsanager
Mailing Address: p O Boa 8181
City: Hillsborough State: HC County Orange Zip: 27278
Street Address: 200 S. Cameron Street
City: Hillsborough State: BCCounty Orange - Zip: 27278
Phone: 919-245-2300 Fax: 919-644-3004
e-Mail: lblaclomoa@co .orange . nc . ns
Federal Tax ID Number. 56-6000327
Total Amount of Fending Being Requested under this Application: $ 3.949.45
*Name of PEG Channel for which Funding is Being Sought: 1
Total Amount of Funding Being Requested for this Channel: $ 3 , 949.45
• Type of Programming Offered by this Channel (P,E and/or G): G
Street Address: 2501 Homestead Road
City: Chapel Hill State:NC County Orange Zip: 27514
Phone:
Fax:
If this is a shared" channel, please list the other local governments which share operations
or programming with this channel: Not shared
Name and Title of Manager or Project Contact at PEG Channel: Gwen Harvey
Street Address:
City:
Hillsborough State• NC County Orange Zip: 27278
Phone: 919-245-2307
Fax: 919-644-3004 a-Mail:
gharvey@co.oraage.nc.ns
*If requestir:g fug:ding for n:ultiple clian~:els, please attach additional pages to this
Application Form mid list complete information for all cl:annels for which funding is being
sought under this Application.
200 South Cameron Street
Orange County Channe1265 a-NC Capital Grant Application
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Section 12.0
Program Narrative
Applicants should submit a narrative which duectly answers the following questions:
Background/Organization Information for the e-NC Authority
1. Briefly describe the total number of channels provided to the Applicant via their
cable franchise agreement, and the type(s) of programming associated with each
channel.
Answer:
Currently Orange County has three PEG channels certified through our franchise
agreement: channels 8, 18, and 265. Channel 8 is operated and programmed as a
public access channel by the nonprofit organization, The People's Channel. Channel
18 is programmed as a government access channel and jointly operated by the towns
of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Channe1265 is solely operated and programmed by
Orange County as a government access channel.
2. Briefly explain the relationship between the PEG channel(s) for which funding is
• being sought and the Applicant. Clarify whether the channel(s) is duectly
operated by the Applicant.
Answer:
Channe1265 was granted to Orange County as part of the re-negotiation of Orange
County's franchise agreement with Time Warner Cable in 2005. It is solely operated
and programmed by Orange County. The channel had its official debut on March
27`t', 2007, when it broadcast its first live Board of County Commissioners meeting.
Since that time additional equipment has been added to allow for the re-broadcast of
BOCC meetings twice a day along with bulletin boards advertising current job
openings, volunteer opportunities to serve on boards and commissions, and a pet of
the week feature.
3. If the PEG channel(s) for which funding is being ought is "shared" by multiple
local governments, please briefly explain the relationship between these
government and the channel(s)
Answer:
Channe1265 is the govennment access channel solely operated and programmed by
Orange County.
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Orange County Channe1265 a-NC Capital Grant Application
Explanation of Capital Expenditures
4. Explain how the requested funding will be used (for what types of equipment or
other capital expenditures). Explain why this cost qualifies as a capital
expenditure necessary to providing PEG channel programming.
(Note: Applicants must successfully explain how the funding being requested
qualifies as a capital expenditure, or the application will not qualify for
consideration of funding)
Answer:
Orange County recently upgraded the equipment at the county facility in Chapel Hill
where channe1265 is broadcast from. This new equipment allows up to 5 DVDs to
be scheduled for broadcast at anytime. With this added capability Orange County
now has the opportunity to broadcast additional programming on channe1265 beyond
the BOCC meetings and bulletin boazds. This grant funding would allow us to
purchase audio visual equipment necessary to film government and community
events outside of our Chapel Hill location which can then be edited and broadcast on
channe1265. This equipment represents aone-time investment that could be used to
make thousands of hours of video over many yeazs.
With this equipment staff proposes to contract with The People's Channel to plan,
implement, and program 32 hours of original viewer content on Channe1265 per
yeaz. Examples of viewer content include special events such as The Agricultural
Summit, The Economic Development Breakfast, The Pauli Murray Awazds, The
Human Relations Month Kick-off Festivities, and other public programs and work
shops conducted by County officials.
The People's Channel, under their agreement with Chapel Hill, can not allow Orange
County free use of their existing equipment to film for broadcast on channe1265.
Therefore Orange County must either supply the equipment to be used or rent the
equipment from The People's Channel, which would be cost prohibitive. Equipment
purchased under the grant award would be owned, maintained, and insured by the
County. Provided the capital equipment, Orange County would have the ability and
flexibility through its long standing partnership with The People's Channel to
originate, produce and program local content on Channe1265 as proposed.
Statement of Need
5. Explain why this expenditures is critical to providing programming for this PEG
channel and why this need cannot, or has not, been met through other sources.
(Note: this answer is tied directly to the scoring process for the grant award
decisions.)
Answer:
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Orange County Channe1265 a-NC Capital Grant Application
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Orange County has already invested money in the upgrade of our current system to allow
for additional programming beyond the re-broadcast of the BOCC meetings and bulletin
boazds. While the County currently contracts with the People's Channel to have BOCC
meetings recorded, the County has many other meetings and events which we would like
to show to our citizens. This equipment would allow the County to provide additional
programming on our channel since renting equipment to do so would put additional
programming out of our reach.
Caaital Exaenditure Budget
Provide a detailed line item budget, up to $50,000, showing both the capital expenditures
items for which funding is being requested, as well as the proposed use of the matching
funds. The budget must indicate which line items would be covered by a-NC grant
funding and which would be covered the required matching funds.
Brief Budget Narrative
Provide a brief budget narrative explaining the budget format and the costs reflected.
Answer:
The budget below reflects the cost to purchase apro-quality video camera, lighting
equipment, microphones, and softwaze and hazdwaze for the editing of video, all of which
is necessary to record video at remote locations and then edit that video for broadcast.
The figures below show the cost for each piece of equipment split between the grant
funds and Orange County funds and the total for each item. The final item represents the
contract cost estimate that Orange County will fund entirely to produce the 32 hours of
programming, as this cost is not a capital expenditure.
Eauiament• Descriation
E-NC Orange
Authority County
Grant Farads Funds Total
Son HDR-FX7 A Pro uali HD video camera $1,249.50 $1,249.50 $2,499.00
Lowel DV Creator 44
Tun sten 4 Li t Portable li tin ui meat $543.98 $543.98 $1,087.9
Portable camera Mountable UHF
wireless lavaliere microphone
Son UWP-Cl s stem $232.00 $232.00 $464.00
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Image Editing Software for Software for the editing of digital
Windows bolos $324.48 $324.48 $648.95
Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
Video Editing Software for Software for the production of
Windows di 'tal video $375.00 $375.00 $749.99
A Windows Workstation- Intel®
ThinkCentre M57 Tower CoreTM 2 Duo ocessor E6850 $1,224.50 $1,224.50 $2,449.00
Cost to produce 32 hours of video
by the contractor -The People's
Video Production Channel $8,500.00 $8,500.00
TOTAL:
$3,949A5 $12,449.45 $16,398.89
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Section 14.0
CERTIFICATION PAGE
Certification by the Auulicant:
On behalf of the Applicant organization, I certify that the channel(s) for which fimding is being
sought under this application, has sufficient operating funds for the current fiscal year.
In addition, I certify that the Applicant organization does have the matching fiords described in
this proposal, immediately available for use, should this application be funded.
Signature of Authorized Representative: ~~~ _
Typed Name and Title~ly~.~% ~iy~v~e-~S ~A-9i~= ~~i. Date / '~~
Certification by the Apalicant:
The attached statements and exhibits are hereby made part of this application and the
undersigned representative of the applicant certifies that the information in this application and
the attached statements and exhibits is true, correct and complete to the best of his/her
knowledge and belief He/She further certifies that:
As authorized representative, he/she has been authorized to file this application on behalf of the
governing body;
The governing body agrees that if a grant from the a NC Authority's 2007 a NC Capital
Expenditure Grants.for qualified PEG Channels is awarded, the applicant will provide proper and
timely submittals of all documentation requested by the Grantor Agency (the Rural Center on
behalf of the a NC Authority);
The applicant has substantially complied with or will comply with all federal, state and local
laws, rules and regulations and ordinances as applicable to the project.
Signature of Authorized Representative: u~ 1~-_ ~ ___ _
Typed Name and Title Laura E. Blackmon. Countv Manager Date ~ ~"7
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