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2024-053-E-AMS-Urban Sustainability Solutions-Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development Project
COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION GRANT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into the Twenty-fifth day of January, 2024, (“Effective Date”) by and between the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, Post Office Box 8181, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, ("County") and Urban Sustainability Solutions, a legal entity corporation, located at 1433 Major Hill Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349 (“Provider”). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the County that said program be assisted by the County and thereby enhance its availability to residents of the County, and said program addresses an important community human services need, as identified by the Board of Commissioners. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual covenants and conditions hereafter set forth, the County and Provider agree as follows: 1. Term of the Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be two years beginning January 25, 2024 to January 25, 2026. 2. Scope of Services. a. Provider will provide services, as outlined in the attached Community Climate Action Grant Program Application and any amendments or revision thereto which is attached as Exhibit “A” and incorporated by reference, to the residents of Orange County. The Scope of Services and the Program Budget may be different from the original application based on County appropriation; however, any revisions or amendments to this Agreement must be approved in writing by the County and attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B. b. The Provider shall be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequence, safety program and procedures necessary to properly and fully complete the work set forth in the Scope of Services. 3. Funding. a. The County agrees to appropriate for the provision of services described in Exhibit A, the Community Climate Action Grant Program Performance Application, Exhibit B, the Revised, Scope of Services and more particularly described in the Revised Program Budget, the maximum sum of $69,156. b. All funds appropriated shall be used for purposes described in Exhibit A. Any funds not used for the purposes stated shall be returned to the County. Any changes in the use of funds must be authorized in writing by the County prior to any expenditure of the funds by the Provider. If the funds are expended not in accordance with the Scope of Services, at the discretion of the County the Provider may be required to repay the funds to the County. c. The Provider shall be paid in installments in the amount of See Exhibit C to be paid as follows: See Exhibit C. The first payment is contingent upon receipt of the agency’s performance agreement; the remaining payments are contingent upon receipt of the request for reimbursement and related supporting documentation and performance outlined in the Revised Scope of Services and Project Budget in Exhibit B. If the project described in Exhibit A requires funds to be provided on a different or more accelerated schedule, the Provider may request an alternative payment schedule, which if approved, will be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C, Alterative Payment Schedule. Should an Alternative Payment schedule be approved, the DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Provider will still be required to submit quarterly Progress Reports for the duration of the Term of the Agreement. d. The County’s obligation to make the quarterly payments is contingent upon receipt of Progress Reports, which show satisfactory progress toward completion of performance measures and an accounting of expenditures as detailed in the attached Exhibits B and C. e. Once Provider has satisfied its obligations as provided in (c) payment will be made 21 days after receipt of the Progress Report and Request for Reimbursement or 21 days after due date of Progress Report whichever is later. f. The County is not obligated to provide any other support to Provider in this or in succeeding fiscal years. 4. Agency Reporting. a. Provider will provide Orange County a Progress Report that includes a fiscal report and updates on performance measures as outlined in Exhibit B, Revised Scope of Services. . Progress Report dates are: January 1-March 31, April 1-June 30, July 1-September 30, and October 1-December 31. Reports are due on April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15 of the program fiscal year. b. Provider agrees to allow the County to inspect its financial books and records, which document costs of those services, upon reasonable notice during normal working hours. 5. Termination. a. Termination for Cause. In the event of any of the circumstances set forth below (hereinafter referred to as “default”), the County may immediately terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, and from time to time. Notice of termination must be in writing, state the reason or reasons for the termination, and specify the effective date of the termination: i. In the event that Provider shall cease to exist as an organization or shall enter bankruptcy proceedings, be declared insolvent, or liquidate all or substantially all of its assets, or significantly reduce its services or accessibility to Orange County residents during the term of this Agreement; or ii. In the event that Provider shall fail to render a satisfactory accounting as provided in section 4 above, the County may terminate this Agreement and Provider shall return all payments already made to it by the County for services which have not been provided or for which no satisfactory accounting has been rendered; or iii. In the event of any fraudulent representation by the Provider in an invoice or other verification required to obtain payment under this Agreement or other dishonesty on a material matter relating to the performance of services under this Agreement. iv. Nonperformance, incomplete service or performance, or failure to satisfactorily perform any part of the work identified in the Scope of Services or to comply with any provision of this Agreement, as determined by the County in its sole discretion. v. Failure to adhere to the terms of applicable county, state or federal laws, regulations, or stated public policy. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E b. In the event of default by the Provider, the county may elect to terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part and/or require the Provider to repay the funds within ten (10) business days from written notice of default. The County may (but shall not be required to) grant the Provider an opportunity to cure the default without termination of this Agreement. This clause shall not be interpreted to limit the County’s remedies in law or in equity. c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may terminate the agreement at any time without penalty; provided that written notice of such termination is furnished to the other party at least 30 days prior to termination. In the event of such termination, any payment due shall be prorated to the date of termination and any unused funds shall be returned to the County within 10 days of termination. d. Any termination of this Agreement for default under this section that is later deemed to be unjustified shall be deemed a termination for convenience. e. Waiver. The payment of any sums by the County under this Agreement or the failure of the County to require compliance by the Provider with any provisions of this Agreement or the waiver by the County of any breach of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any claim for damages by the County for any breach of this Agreement or a waiver of any other required compliance with this Agreement. 6. Responsibilities of the County. Cooperation and Coordination. The County has designated (Amy Eckberg) to act as the County's representative with respect to the Project who shall have the authority to render decisions within guidelines established by the County Manager or the County Board of Commissioners and who shall be available during working hours as often as may be reasonably required to render decisions and to furnish information. 7. Insurance. a. General Requirements. The Provider shall purchase and maintain, during the period of performance of this Agreement, insurance: i. Worker’s Compensation. For protection from claims under workers' or workmen's compensation acts; ii. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance covering claims arising out of or relating to bodily injury, including bodily injury, sickness, disease or death of any of the Consultant's employees or any other person and to real and personal property including loss of use resulting thereof; iii. Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, including hired and non-owned vehicles, if any, covering personal injury or death, and property damage; and iv. Professional Liability Insurance, covering personal injury, bodily injury and property damage and claims arising out of or related to the performance under this Agreement by the Consultant or his agents, consultants and employees. v. Sexual Misconduct. Sexual Abuse/Molestation Insurance is required when Provider works directly one-on-one with children, elderly or other at-risk populations. b. Limits of Coverage: Minimum limits of insurance coverage shall be as follows: DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E INSURANCE DESCRIPTION MINIMUM REQUIRED COVERAGE • Worker's Compensation Limits for Coverage A - Statutory State NC & Coverage B - Employers Liability $500,000 each accident, disease policy limit and disease each employee • Commercial General $1,000,000 Each Occurrence Liability $2,000,000 Aggregate • Automobile Liability $500,000 Combined Single Limit • Professional Liability $1,000,000 Each Occurrence $2,000,000 Aggregate • Sexual Misconduct $1,000,000 Each Occurrence $2,000,000 Aggregate c. All insurance policies (with the exception of Worker's Compensation and Professional Liability) required under this Agreement shall name the County as an additional insured party and as a certificate holder. For more information see the Orange County Risk Transfer Policy and Orange County Minimum Insurance Coverage Requirements, (each document is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing_division/contracts.php.) Evidence of such insurance and all correspondence shall be sent to: Orange County Risk Manager Post Office Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 d. Nothing in this section is intended to affect or abrogate the County’s sovereign immunity defenses. 8. General Provisions. a. Governing Law. This Agreement and the duties, responsibilities, obligations and rights of respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. By executing this Agreement Provider affirms that Provider and any subcontractors of Provider are and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. By executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. By executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.81. b. Non-Discrimination. Provider agrees as part of consideration of the granting of funds by Orange County the parties hereto for themselves, their agents, officials, employees and servants agree not to discriminate in any manner of these basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, handicap, religion, sexual orientation, familial status or veterans status with reference to any activities carried out by the grantee, no matter how remote. The parties hereto further agree in all respects to conform to the provision and intent of Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance, as amended and the Orange County Non-discrimination Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference and can be viewed at http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing_division/contracts.php. The County may enforce this provision by an action for specific performance, injunctive relief, or other remedy as by law provided; this provision shall be binding on the grantees, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto with reference to the above subject manner. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E c. Dispute Resolution. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages with respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this Agreement shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Orange County, North Carolina. It is agreed by the parties that no other court shall have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. Binding arbitration may not be initiated by either Party, however, the Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. d. Living Wage. Orange County is committed to providing its employees with a living wage and encourages agencies if funds to pursue the same goal. The Orange County Living Wage Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference, can be viewed at: http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing_division/contracts.php. The County’s living wage is $16.60 per hour. To the extent possible, Orange County recommends that Provider provide a living wage to its employees. e. Relationship of the Parties. Provider is an independent contractor of the County. Provider represents that they have or will secure, at his own expense, all personnel required in performing the services under this Agreement. Such personnel shall not be employees or have any contractual relationship with the County. All personnel engaged in work under this Agreement shall be fully qualified and shall be authorized and permitted under federal, state and local law to perform such services. f. Compliance with all Laws. The Provider, at its sole expense, shall comply with all laws, ordinances, orders and regulations of the federal, state or local governments, as well as their respective departments, commissions, boards, and officers, which are in effect at the time of execution of this Agreement or are adopted at any time following execution of this agreement. g. Subcontract. The County and Provider deem the services provided under this Agreement to be personal in nature and Provider may not subcontract any rights or duties under this Agreement to any other party without prior written consent from the County. h. Assignment. The Provider shall not assign this Agreement, including the rights to payment, to any other party without the prior written consent of the County. i. Indemnification. Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, for all loss, liability, claims or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from bodily injury, including death or property damage, to any person or persons caused in whole or in part by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Provider, except to the extent same are caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the County. It is the intent of this section to require Provider to indemnify the County to the extent permitted under North Carolina law. Nothing in this section is intended to affect or abrogate the County’s sovereign immunity defenses. j. Non-Appropriation. This Agreement is subject to the availability of funds to purchase the specified services and may be terminated at any time if such funds become unavailable. k. Severability. All clauses found herein shall act independently of each other. If a clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, it shall have no effect on the other provisions of this Agreement. It is understood by the parties hereto that if any part, term or provision of this Agreement is by the Courts held to be illegal or in conflict with any laws of the State of North Carolina or the United States, the validity of the remaining portions or provisions shall not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if the Agreement did not contain the particular part, term or provision held to be invalid. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E l. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by facsimile signatures. m. Notices. Any notice required by this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested to the following: Orange County Provider’s Name: Urban Sustainability Solutions Attention: Amy Eckberg Attention: Michael Dupree P.O. Box 8181 Address: 1433 Major Hill Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 Snow Camp, NC 27349 Email:aeckberg@orangecountync.gov Email: urbanss.org@gmail.com n. Signatures. This Agreement together with any amendments or modifications may be executed electronically. All electronic signatures affixed hereto evidence the intent of the Parties to comply with Article 11A and Article 40 of North Carolina General Statute Chapter 66. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Orange County and the Provider have signed this Agreement, effective on the last date this Agreement is signed by both parties as indicated by the dates set forth under signatures below. For and on behalf of the Provider _____________________________ _______________________ , Date For and on behalf of Orange County Government _______________________________ ________________________ Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager Date DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1/28/2024 1/30/2024 ORANGE COUNTY—INTERNAL USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ Finance Information Vendor Name: Urban Sustainability Solutions Vendor Contact Person: Michael Dupree Phone:336-266-4841 Address: 1433 Major Hill Road City Snow Camp State: NC Zip:27349 Department: County Manager’s Office Amount: $69,156 Purpose: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development Project Budget Code(s): 61370035- 803087-30052 Vendor # 38384 Vendor Status with NCSOS: Vendor is a BOCC consultant: Yes X No Contract Details Contract Type: New Amendment (Original Contract: ) (Most Recent Amendment ) Effective Date 1/25/24 End Date 1/25/26 Notice Date (Notice Purpose ) Award X Approved by Board (Agenda Date: 12/12/23); Made or Administered by Signature Authority - BOCC Express Delegation (Agenda Date: ) - Policy 9.4: Under $5,000; Service Under $90,000; Construction Under $250,000 - Budget Policy Section XV (Capital Improvement Project: ) Bidding Informal Bidding ($30k-$90k); Formal RFP ($90k+); Other (<$30k); Exception(# ) Department Affirmation X This agreement is approved as to technical form and content and I as Department Director affirmatively state work on this project has not been initiated prior to execution of the agreement. Services related to this agreement have already begun or been completed. Description of the nature of the emergency condition that was addressed: Department Director’s Signature ________________________________________ Date: ________ Information Technologies This agreement has been reviewed and is approved as to information technology content and specifications: Office of the Chief Information Officer___________________________________ Date: ________ Inapplicable because no hardware/software purchases or related services Risk Management This agreement is approved for sufficiency of insurance standards, specifications, and requirements: Office of the Risk Management Officer___________________________________ Date: _________ Financial Services This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act: Office of the Chief Financial Officer ____________________________________ Date: _________ Legal Services This agreement is approved as to legal form and sufficiency: Office of the County Attorney __________________________________________Date: ________ Clerk to the Board All Docusign contracts must be copied to the Clerk upon completion: occlerkdocs@orangecountync.gov The following signature block is for hard copies only and is not required for Docusign contracts: Received for record retention: Office of the Clerk to the Board __________________________________________Date:_________ DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1/28/2024 1/29/2024 1/29/2024 1/29/2024 Exhibit A Urban Sustainability Solutions Community Climate Action Grant Program Application FY23- 24 Board of County Commissioners Agenda 12-12-23 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Exhibit B Community Climate Action Grant Program’s Revised Scope of Services and Program Budget No Revisions DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Climate Action Grant Program Revised 1/24 Page 10 of 10 Exhibit C Community Climate Action Grant Program’s Alternative Payment Schedule Quarter 1 Payment by February 1, 2024 Total Request $21,000 Quarter 1 Deliverables: Train 10 Orange County Teachers by March with Funding From Burts Bees GrantMatching funds Identify Low Income Households for Practice Installation in the NC DEQ Under served Communities Pay Environmental Contractors 50% of installation Contracts for the selected sites ( 60% of EPA matching funds $20,000 & 40% Orange County funds $15,000) 33% of Administration funds from Orange County $5,000 Supplies Funding $1,000 Orange County funds Quarter 2 Payment by April 1, 2024 Total Request $29,500 Quarter 2 Deliverables: April/May 2024 5 cohorts of After school apprenticeships ( 5 teachers & 25 students) Payment of teachers $4,000 and students $5500 of Orange County funds Completion of installations and payment of 50% balance to the contractors ( 60% of EPA matching funds $20,000 & 40% of Orange County Funds $15,000) 33% of Administration funds from Orange County $5,000 Quarter 3 Payment by July 1, 2024 Total Request $ 18,656 Quarter 3 Deliverables: 33% of Administration funds from Orange County $5,000 Payment to $4,156 To Penn State University Orange County funds Mid/late June 2024: 2nd Cohort of After school apprenticeships ( 5 teachers & 25 students) Payment of teachers $4,000 and students $5500 of Orange County funds DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Urban Sustainability Solutions Orange County Community Climate Action Grant Program Performance Agreement Page 11 of 10 Rev.1/24 ATTACHMENT “A” Orange County Certifications – FY 2023-2024 Community Climate Action Grant Performance Agreement Chief Contact, Administrators, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer I certify that I have provided a list of the chief contact, administrators, chief executive officer and chief financial officer for my agency with this Agreement and that I will keep it current to the County of Orange. The list should be in writing with the name, title, residential address; phone and email address and if possible, fax number. Officers and Board of Directors I certify that I have provided a current list of the Officers and Board of Directors with this Agreement and that we will continue to update the list as changes occur. The list should be in writing, with the name, physical address, mailing address and if possible, phone, fax and email address. Budget Submission I certify that I have provided a budget for the period to be covered by funding Orange County, and that any substantive changes made to this budget have been in advance authorized in writing by Orange County. Annual Financial Review I certify that I have provided a copy of the latest annual Financial Review for our agency and the budget adopted by the agency for the fiscal years encompassing this Agreement. If not, please explain on a separate sheet of paper. Alignment with Organization’s Mission I certify that the programs and services for which this funding is requested align with the mission of the organization. Intended Purpose I certify that the funds provided to the agency under the terms of this Agreement will be used for a public purpose and shall only be used for the purposes intended and any money not used for those purposes will be promptly returned to Orange County. Certified by: _______________________ Title: __________________________ Date: ___________ (Provider’s Signature) DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1/28/2024Chair Page 1 of 36 Orange County Community Climate Action Grant - Application 2023-24 SUBMISSION CHECKLIST Primary Applicant Organization: Urban Sustainability Solutions, Inc. Project Name: Growing More than Rain Gardens: Conservation-based Workforce Development for Underserved Students that Mitigates Flooding and Erosion of Low-Income Properties and Minimizes Sedimentation and Pollution of Surrounding Waterways Section Subsection Cover Page Applicant and Collaborator/Partner Contact Information Funding Request Summary Signed Application Cover Page Disclosure Signed Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest and Clause Applicant Organization and Collaborator Information Applicant organization’s Date of Incorporation (if applicable) Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (if applicable) Living Wage Schedule of Positions (if applicable) Project Information Project Name Project Description and Climate Plan Alignment Collaborator Information (if applicable) Criteria-Specific Sections 1-7 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Page 2 of 36 Attachments (A description of these items is available on page 13: “Description of Required Attachments.” Please contact us if it will not be possible to provide any of these required attachments at the time of application: aeckberg@orangecountync.g ov Applicant Organization’s Annual Budget and Proposed Project Budget (Use template provided) Applicable Financial Records to prove eligibility: IRS Federal Form 990 or Applicant Organization’s Tax Returns from 2022 Applicable Financial Records to prove eligibility of collaborator/partner (if they are receiving project funds): IRS Federal Form 990 or Tax Returns from 2022 List of members of organization’s Governing Board (if Board exists) Certificate of Insurance COVER PAGE Applicant Organization’s Contact Information Organization’s Legal Name: Urban Sustainability Solutions (USS) Physical Address: 1433 Major Hill Road Snow Camp, NC 27349 Mailing Address: 1433 Major Hill Road Snow Camp, NC 27349 Web Address: https://www.urbanss.org/ Telephone Number: (336)-266-4841 E-Mail: urbanss.org@gmail.com Tax ID Number: 88-3142713 Funding Request Summary Please list all Fiscal Year 23-24 Community Climate Action Grant funding requested for the project you are proposing and the proposed use of funds (please list project name only). Applicants will be asked to provide more details on their proposed project budget in the Budget Worksheets attachment. Project: Growing More than Rain Gardens (GMRG) Equipment Operations Personnel Total Stipends for all participants => 10 teachers + 50 after-school students ($800/teacher for training + afterschool program oversight; and $220/student completing the After School program). Meals/snack s for all teacher and student participants ($1000) 10 teachers ($8,000) + 50 students ($11,000) $20,000 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Page 3 of 36 To supply low-income households with 40% of individual project funds, in the form of contractor costs - because the EPA funding committed to the project only covers 60% of each installation’s cost. [Without this additional funding, low-income homeowners cannot afford the installation of practices.] Contractors required for Green Practice Installation $30,000 Administrative costs for Urban Sustainability Solutions, INC. Administrati ve costs to oversee and implement the GMRG program. $15,000 Analysis: Dr. Kevin Curry, Associate Professor at Penn State University will provide analysis of impact of the 5-day rain garden curriculum at the end of the grant cycle. Pretest, Mid-test and posttest data will be collected. The cost of managing the data collection and analysis will be $3000 for the grant cycle. $4,156 TOTAL $69,156 Briefly explain your proposed use of funds (2-4 sentences): DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Page 4 of 36 To the best of my knowledge and belief all information and data in this application is true and current. Signature: August 14, 2023 Applicant’s Authorized Signatory Date USS is requesting OCCCA grant funding to create a Green Infrastructure Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program for underserved youth and to fund 40% of the installation cost of Green Infrastructure on single family residences that are in neighborhoods that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice Program has designated as underserved and low income. We are seeking funding from OCCCA to pay stipends to 10 Orange-County public-school teachers ($800/per) and their 2023-24 students, 50 in total ($220/per) to administer and obtain after-school green-jobs training by job shadowing with Environmental Contractors who will be installing rain-gardens, rain-harvesting cisterns, riparian buffers, and other sustainable stormwater “best management practices” (BMP’s) on underserved/low-income properties suffering from flooding and erosion issues in Orange County. Note that the curriculum specifically targets students who have not performed at grade level in math and sciences; and that, based on direct past experience (see https://www.nacdnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NACD-2017-Denver-Durham.pdf), this hands-on curriculum leads to improved student performance in traditional STEM curricula and improves environmental literacy and stewardship. This year we’ve received funding from the NC DEQ 319 NPS Grant Program supported by the Environmental Protection Agency ($120,000). This funding only covers 60% of Green Infrastructure installation; thus, we are requesting $30,000 of OCCCA funds to cover the remaining 40% so that practices can be installed on low income properties. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Page 5 of 36 DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND NON- DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE Are any of the Board Members or employees of the organization which will be carrying out this project or their named project collaborators/partners or members of their immediate families, or their business associates: YES NO a) Employees of or closely related to employees of Orange County? b) Members of or closely related to members of the governing bodies of Orange County? c) Current beneficiaries of the program for which funds are being requested? d) Paid providers of goods or services to the program or having other financial interest in the program? If you have answered YES to any question or know of any other potential conflict of interest regarding your application, please provide a full explanation here: NON-DISCRIMINATION Provider agrees as part of consideration of the granting of funds by funding agencies to the parties hereto for themselves, their agents, officials, employees and servants agree not to discriminate in any manner of these basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, handicap, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, familial status or veterans status with reference to any activities carried out by the grantee, no matter how remote. The parties hereto further agree in all respects to conform to the provision and intent of Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance, as amended and the Orange County Anti-discrimination Policy. This provision is enforced by action for specific performance, injunctive relief, or other remedy as by law provided; this provision shall be binding on the grantees, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto with reference to the above subject manner. To the best of my knowledge and belief all of the above information is true and current. I acknowledge and understand that the existence of a potential conflict of interest does not necessarily make the program ineligible for funding, but the existence of an undisclosed conflict may result in the termination of any grant awarded. Signature: August 14, 2023 Applicant’s Authorized Signatory Date DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Telephone: 919 245-2626 Applicant Organization & Collaborator Information Please provide the following information about the primary applicant organization: Contact Information for Primary Contact, Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director, and Chief Financial Officer Primary Contact Name Michael G. Dupree Title Chairman and Founder Preferred phone number 336-266-4841 Email address urbanss.org@gmail.com Fax number (if applicable) n/a Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director Name Michael G. Dupree Title Chairman and Founder Preferred phone number 336-266-4841 Email address urbanss.org@gmail.com Fax number (if applicable) n/a Chief Financial Officer Name Michael M. Rooney Title Treasurer Preferred phone number 919-208-8448 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 736 Email address mmr30101971@gmail.com Fax number (if applicable) n/a 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): July/2022 2. Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (2-4 sentences): The mission of USS is to provide an urban ecosystem services program that: 1) educates and trains youth about important environmental issues, and 2) improves water and indoor air quality via instituting Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Practices (https://www.urbanss.org/misson-goals). We involve local youth and teachers in local, state, and federally-funded sustainability projects that improve air and water quality for low- income households. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 836 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (2-4 sentences): USS Chairman Michael Dupree and board member Linda Schmalbeck have combined 40+ yrs experience teaching in public schools, including Title-1 schools like Lowe’s Grove Middle School (95% minority, majority Black), where Dupree established a student-run agribusiness & 2 academic clubs. Schmalbeck taught AP Environmental Science, Climate Change Biology and Research Experience courses for nearly 20 years at the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham, NC ( https://www.endobiodiversity.org/people/linda-schmalbeck). In 2013, Dupree and Schmalbeck collaborated to develop the Energy & Sustainability curriculum for the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics. Unit 6, Stormwater Management helps students understand the use of stormwater control measures (SCMs) to improve water quality. This unit was incorporated into the Bionomic Education Training Center (BETC) program and was successful in Durham County. Since 2013 and while working for Durham County, Dupree obtained and implemented hundreds of thousands of dollars for the BETC program: https://www.dconc.gov/county- departments/departments-f-z/soil-water-conservation-district/ag- economic/betc-bionomic-educational-training-center). Dupree also helped create Durham’s Impaired Stream Improvement (ISIP) program (https://www.dconc.gov/county- departments/departments-f-z/soil-water-conservation- district/community-conservation-assistance-program), which expanded the use of available state and federal funds for stormwater bmp installations to low-income homeowners by providing the matching funding (25-40%) required by these grant entities (https://www.durhamcommunityengagement.org/durham_county _s_impaired_stream_improvement_program_isip_and_communit y_conservation_assistance_program). Education Chair Suzy Schmalbeck is an Asian woman with a Masters degree in education who spent 6.5 years teaching socially and emotionally disadvantaged children; and Vice Chair Robboy has served as visiting pathologist at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania (https://www.urbanss.org/about). 4. Living Wage: Does this organization pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) YES (we will, but we are currently 100% volunteer-run). If yes, is this organization an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? (Yes / No) If no, please briefly explain. No, but we will be as soon as we hire our first employee. 5. Schedule of Positions: a. Number of Full-Time Paid Positions: 0 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 936 a. Number of Part-Time Paid Positions: 0 a. Number of volunteers: 8 Average hours worked per volunteer per month 33 (= [20 hrs/month for 7 volunteers + 80 hrs/month for Mike Dupree]/8) Collaborators: Please provide the following information about all significant collaborators and partners whether or not they will be receiving grant funding for this project. Feel free to copy and paste Questions “a” through ”e” as needed if you have more than one significant collaborator/partner: a. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): Burt’s Bees, founded 1984 and incorporated in 1991. Burt’s Bees (Greater Good) Foundation, founded and incorporated in 2007 (https://www.burtsbees.co.th/about- us/13/outreach). b. Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (2-4 sentences): “Burt’s Bees Foundation supports honeybee health and biodiversity and initiatives that protect Nature and reconnect people to it.” c. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (2-4 sentences): Burt’s Bees Foundation has provided the first $10,000 in 2023 seed funding for USS’s Public Education Rain Garden Design and Installation program. These Burt’s Bees funds are being used to pay 3 Durham County public school teachers, who piloted the program (BETC) in Durham County, to train 7 Orange County public school teachers in the program, pay for their certification in rain-garden design and installation via the NC Cooperative Extension, and cover the costs of materials to install two rain-gardens as stormwater control measures on area low- income properties that suffer from erosion due to stormwater runoff. As part of their training commitment, these teachers and their administrators pledge to incorporate the 5-day rain-garden curriculum into their classroom instruction. The Burt’s Bees Foundation has provided $3.5 million in grants to the Triangle Community. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1036 d. Living Wage: Does this organization pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) Yes. The average employee at Burt's Bees makes $44,876 per year or $21.57/hour. If yes, is this organization an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? (Yes / No) If no, please briefly explain. No. Burt’s Bees (BB) headquarters is located at 211 W Pettigrew St, Durham, NC 27701 (though the teachers BB is funding via USS all teach in Orange County) e. Schedule of Positions: a. Number of Full-Time Paid Positions: 380 (https://www.zoominfo.com/c/burts-bees/5931790) a. Number of Part-Time Paid Positions: 70 (https://www.zippia.com/burt-s-bees-careers-17650/) a. Number of volunteers: n/a Average hours worked per volunteer per month Employees that work for Burt’s Bees put in more than 2500 volunteer hours in 2020 towards saving the bees (https://ghs- voice.com/2020/03/02 /burts-bees-greater- good-foundation-by- mary-bush/). a. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), December/1970 (https://www.epa.gov/) b. Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (2-4 sentences): The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. Nearly half of the EPA’s budget goes into grants to state environmental programs, non-profits, educational institutions, and others. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1136 c. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (2-4 sentences): The NC DEQ 319 NPS grant fund supported by the EPA has awarded USS $120,000 to cover the cost of 60% of the installation of Green Infrastructure practices for citizens who reside in the Bolin Creek watershed of Orange County. From regulating auto emissions to banning the use of DDT; from cleaning up toxic waste to protecting the ozone layer; from increasing recycling to revitalizing inner-city brownfields, EPA's achievements have resulted in cleaner air, purer water, and better protected land. This page provides links to reports, speeches, websites and other information about EPA's achievements through its history: https://www.epa.gov/history/epa-history-documents-about- agency-accomplishments#. Here’s the link to the EPA’s FY 2022- 2026 Data Quality Records: https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/fy -2022-2026-data-quality- records. d. Living Wage: Does this organization pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) No. The lowest federal salary level employed by the EPA is a GS-2, which has a beginning salary of $28,658.00 per year (https://www.epa.go v/careers/about- epa-salaries). If yes, is this organization an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? (Yes / No) If no, please briefly explain. e. Schedule of Positions: a. Number of Full-Time Paid Positions: The EPA employs 15,000+ individuals from diverse backgrounds in a full range of career fields and positions (https://www.epa.gov/careers/what-kind-people-work-epa#). a. Number of Part-Time Paid Positions: 274 (https://www.federalpay.org/employees/environmental- protection-agency) DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1236 a. Number of volunteers: The EPA has thousands of volunteers in numerous capacities. For example, see https://www.epa.gov /careers/volunteer- unpaid-internship- opportunities- currently-open-epa and https://www.epa.gov /epastudies/volunte er-study and https://www.epa.gov /careers/opportuniti es-students-and- recent-graduates. Average hours worked per volunteer per month 20-40 hours/week for unpaid internships and virtual opportunities; 5-10 hours/month for scientific studies. a. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): Carrboro Stormwater Management/Public Works, 2017 (https://townofcarrboro.org/287/Stormwater) b. Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (2-4 sentences): To adhere to environmental regulations including: the Town’s requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program; the listing of Bolin Creek on the State Impaired Waters list; and the ongoing implementation of the Jordan Lake Rules; but also to better address drainage, flooding, and infrastructure concerns and resilience in consideration of hydrologic (precipitation and runoff) changes associated with climate change. c. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (2-4 sentences): Growing recognition that stormwater management in Carrboro is a community-wide challenge - and that the current stormwater program and funding level do not adequately address the challenge - led Carrboro to create a Stormwater Utility in 2017, funded by property owner fees based on the amount of impervious surface on each property. The Stormwater Utility was established to deliver a range of services in recognition of the Town’s responsibilities and goals. A new rate structure was established in June, 2018 to provide dedicated funding to the Utility. A list of successful stream restoration and sustainable stormwater management projects completed over the last 5 years can be found here: https://townofcarrboro.org/2308/Stormwater-Projects. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1336 d. Living Wage: Does this organization pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) Yes (https://indyweek.co m/news/orange/tow ns-of-chapel-hill- and-carrboro- recertify-as-living- wage-employers/). If yes, is this organization an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? (Yes / No) If no, please briefly explain. Yes. e. Schedule of Positions: a. Number of Full-Time Paid Positions: 12 (https://townofcarrboro.org/287/Stormwater) a. Number of Part-Time Paid Positions: n/a a. Number of volunteers: >50 (for example, see http://www.carrboror ec.org/1119/8820/St ormwater-Advisory- Commission and https://townofcarrbo ro.org/2478/Stormw ater-Volunteer- Events) Average hours worked per volunteer per month 5 a. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): Triangle Community Foundation, 1983 (https://trianglecf.org/) b. Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (2-4 sentences): “By working with dedicated donors and strong nonprofits, we are able to guide gifts in a strategic way to fill in gaps, reduce inequities, and solve the region’s most pressing challenges.” c. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (2-4 sentences): So far this year, TCF has provided USS $20,000 in grant funds to provide trainings and fund a pilot apprenticeship program for 25 students in Wake County. The OCCCA funds we are requesting would mimic this program being funded in Wake County and would support 50 students in Orange County. TCF manages over $273M in assets and stewards 800 philanthropic funds. Over $7.5 million has been invested in TCF’s impact areas: Cultural Arts, Sustainable Communities, Capacity Building, and Education and Youth through Fund for the Triangle since 2013 (https://trianglecf.org/the-foundation/). DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1436 d. Living Wage: Does this organization pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) Yes If yes, is this organization an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? (Yes / No) If no, please briefly explain. No. This organization is headquartered at 800 Park Offices Dr, Suite 201, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. e. Schedule of Positions: a. Number of Full-Time Paid Positions: 21 (https://trianglecf.org/the-foundation/staff/) a. Number of Part-Time Paid Positions: n/a a. Number of volunteers: 30+ (https://trianglecf.o rg/the- foundation/board- of-directors/ and https://trianglecf.or g/the- foundation/leaders hip-council/) Average hours worked per volunteer per month 20+ (https://trianglecf.o rg/the- foundation/advisor y-committees/) b. Applicant organization’s Purpose/Mission (2-4 sentences): The City of Raleigh Stormwater Engineering Services manage the stormwater system in Raleigh with a mission to implement projects and services to: • Maintain pipes; • Protect water resources and aquatic life; • Prevent streambank erosion; and, • Reduce flooding impacts. c. Please provide a brief description of your organization’s past achievements in carrying out similar projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables (2-4 sentences): The City of Raleigh Stormwater Management Design Manual was created in January, 2002: https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal- prod/COR16/StormwaterDesignManual.pdf. Raleigh’s work in climate action began in 2007, when Raleigh’s City Council endorsed the US Conference of Mayors ’Climate Protection Agreement, which committed the City to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (https://raleighnc.gov/climate-action-and- sustainability/raleighs-history-climate-action). DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1536 d. Living Wage: Does this organization pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) Yes If yes, is this organization an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? (Yes / No) If no, please briefly explain. No, because the organization/depart ment is located in the City of Raleigh. e. Schedule of Positions: a. Number of Full-Time Paid Positions: 220+ (https://raleighnc.gov/directory?action=search&department=Engineerin g%20Services) a. Number of Part-Time Paid Positions: n/a a. Number of volunteers: n/a Average hours worked per volunteer per month n/a Project Information *Please submit for each project if applying for funding for more than one project. 6. Project Name: Growing More than Rain Gardens (GMRG): Growing More than Rain Gardens: Conservation-based Workforce Development for Underserved Students that Mitigates Flooding and Erosion of Low-Income Properties and Minimizes Sedimentation and Pollution of Surrounding Waterways DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1636 7. Please briefly describe the proposed project and the target population to benefit from the program. How many people will benefit? (100-300 words) The direct beneficiaries = 10 teachers + 50 of their students + 10 low-income property owners = 70 people, of which ~70% will be minority and/or low-income (see discussion below). Indirect beneficiaries (from reduction in air and water pollution and associated state and federal fees) = the entire population of Orange county = ~150,000 people (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/orangecountynorthcarolina). Secondary Indirect beneficiaries (from reduction in air and water pollution and associated federal fees) = the entire state of North Carolina = 10.7 million people (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/NC/PST045222). 8. Please choose the best description for the type of project: ☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: New ☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Repair ☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Replacement X Communication/Education X Natural Systems Management/Restoration ☐ Circular Economy/Waste reduction ☐ Analysis/Plan ☐ Other (Please describe): 9. Please choose the primary climate change mitigation focus for this project (select all that apply): X Energy Efficiency ☐ Renewable Energy ☐ Beneficial Electrification X Carbon Sequestration X Other (Please describe): reduction of erosion, sedimentation and pollution (E-coli, Nitrogen, Phosphorous) of our waterways using best stormwater management practices that direct stormwater runoff to vegetation that naturally filters these pollutants and reduces the velocity of stormwater runoff (and, therefore, associated erosion and sedimentation); this vegetative sequestration of stormwater runoff will also reduce flooding and increasing water levels of our streams and lakes due to global warming and increased rain fall. 10. Has your organization or have your collaborators/partners completed projects of this type in the past? If so, what funds were used? X Yes X Funding used (Please describe): Hundreds of thousands of dollars were obtained and implemented by USS founder and chairman, Michael Dupree, for the pilot program called BETC that was implemented (and is still in existence) in Durham, County: https://www.nacdnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NACD- 2017-Denver-Durham.pdf . The GMRG program described herein is a replica of the BETC program. ☐ No DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1736 11. If this project is not selected for funding in this round, what other funding might be used to support it within the next 5 years? X Other capital or operational funds (We will continue to apply for funding toward this end.) ☐ None. This is a unique opportunity. ☐ Unknown (please describe): 12. Please select the jurisdiction(s) where your project is focused and briefly state how your project aligns with the relevant Climate Action Plans (2-4 sentences). Please name the action items from each relevant plan that best align with your proposed project: X Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community-Climate- Action-Plan X Chapel Hill: https://www.sustainchapelhill.org/featured/2020/2/18/climate- action-and-response-plan X Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment with the Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities. This proposed project aligns with the above plan(s) in the following ways: Carrboro and Chapel Hill: “to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while raising the community’s awareness of and involvement in solutions to global climate change and a post-carbon energy future, adaptation to changes, and enhancement of ecosystem resilience.” Recommendations are provided around the themes of “community integration” and “ecosystem protection and restoration”, among others. In addition to climate change mitigation, the preferred results outlined by Carrboro’s plan include “financial savings, the creation of new jobs, improved air quality and public health, and healthier forests and streams.” Our program outlined herein addresses all of these. Orange County: 1) “Providing for safety and welfare of all Orange County residents” and 2) “long-range planning for county needs (capital investment plan)” - these are among Orange County commissioners’ top priorities, and our program outlined herein serves them both. In particular, our program addresses Orange County’s goals to 1) “Implement planning and economic development policies which create a balanced, dynamic local economy, and which promote diversity, sustainable growth, and enhanced revenue while embracing community values; 2) “Create, preserve, and protect a natural environment that includes clean water, clean air, wildlife, important natural lands, and sustainable energy for present and future generations”; and 3) “Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity, education at all levels, libraries, parks, recreation, and animal welfare.” DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1836 Collaborators and Partners In some projects, collaborators and partners provide essential capacity and connections. If collaborators or partners are an essential part of your project whether or not they are receiving grant funds, please use this section to provide more details. If you are not working with collaborators or partners, please feel free to write N/A in this section and move to the Social Justice and Racial Equity section. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 1936 13. Please describe one or more key partnerships/collaborations that add the most value to the success of the proposed project: 1) Burt’s Bees has provided $10,000 in funding to begin the USS program. USS will hire 3 Durham public school teachers - who participated in the program called BETC in Durham, NC (https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/soil- water-conservation-district/ag-economic/betc-bionomic-educational- training-center) - to train 7 Orange County public school teachers in the coming school year. The Orange County teachers will learn how to incorporate the stormwater management education curriculum into the classroom and obtain certification in rain-garden design and installation via the NC Cooperative Extension. As part of the program, these teachers commit to teaching the curricula to their students, thereby expanding the program and installing new bmp installations and/or maintaining existing ones in the community. In addition to 1) acknowledging the holistic approaches required to meaningfully and sustainably remediate our increasing stormwater issues and 2) the benefits of connecting youth with native plants and engaging teachers and students in community service, Burt’s Bees’ intimate appreciation of the history of the BETC program, it’s founder (USS Chairman Mike Dupree) and the USS board of directors (https://www.urbanss.org/about) provided the jump start USS needed. Teacher training begins this fall. As an extension of the program started with Burt’s Bees funding, the OCCCA funding we are requesting herein will be used to expand the program in Orange County, by paying stipends to 10 more Orange County public school teachers to be trained to conduct an afterschool program for ~5 students per teacher (50 students total), all of whom will receive stipends via OCCCA funds to complete the program, including at least one stormwater bmp installation (per group) on an underserved property in the community. 2) We have been awarded a $120,000 NC DEQ 319 NPS grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to cover 60% of the costs of bmp installations in the Bolin Creek watershed of Orange County. The OCCCA grant funding requested herein covers the remaining 40% that is required for these bmp’s to be installed. Without the OCCCA funds we will not be able to install practices on 10 low-income Orange County properties in Bolin Creek. 3) We are partnering with the Carrboro Stormwater Manager of Public Works, who will be assisting us with six Education and Outreach events to contact underserved property owners in Bolin Creek. 4) We have received $20,000 from the Triangle Community Foundation to train Wake County public school teachers and students to install stormwater bmp’s in the City of Raleigh, the supplies for which are being funded by the City of Raleigh Stormwater Engineering Services. This is important because Wake, Durham, Orange, and other counties share their waterways, regardless of who drinks from them, so that holistically installing sustainable stormwater best management practices across the Triangle exponentially extends the benefits to all. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2036 Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity 14. Who will directly or indirectly benefit from your project? Please be as specific as possible on the characteristics of those who will benefit including, gender, race, age, income level and geographic location. Also, what are the demographics of the area where your project takes place? Does your project help to address any racial disparities in the location it is proposed for? Please list any data sources used and show the steps of any calculations: 1) We will focus efforts in the areas identified as underserved by the NC DEQ Community Mapping system which is part of the Environmental Justice Program. https://ncdenr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.h tml?id=1eb0fbe2bcfb4cccb3cc212af8a0b8c8 2) We have contacted teachers at CW Stanford Middle School that are serving students from the area highlighted below. According to NC DEQ, 66.31% of the population is minority and 56.04% are low income. This area does not qualify for EPA funding, but we hope to have teachers engaged in the program serving this community with this funding. 3)This second area from which we have contacted teachers and are willing to participate is located near Carrboro Elementary School. According to NC DEQ, 32.26 % are minority and 45.69% are low income. This area qualifies for the EPA funding. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2136 4)The third area that has been identified is in the Tom’s Creek area of Carrboro. This area has flooding and we are working with fixed-income elderly and low-income minorities in this watershed to assist with developing flood resilience. We have clipped an image from the NC Flood Risk Information System to highlight this area of Orange County: https://fris.nc.gov/fris/Index.aspx?FIPS=135&ST=NC&user=General%20Publi c. The Orange County public school teachers who are trained will be encouraged to train additional teachers in sustainable stormwater landscaping and engineering within their school. The program also enables them to connect with other teachers throughout the Triangle, facilitating the much needed cross- district communication and collaboration required to holistically tackle the stormwater issues we all face. Currently, these are white female teachers in their thirties, earning public school teacher’s salaries (~$50,000/year, https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Durham-Public-Schools/salaries/Teacher/North- Carolina#:~:text=Average), and the teach at 97%-minority and 100%- economically disadvantaged Southern School of Energy and Sustainability (https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north- carolina/districts/durham-public-schools/southern-school-of-energy-and- sustainabi-14394) and 79%-minority and 41%-economically disadvantaged Northern High School (https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high- schools/north-carolina/districts/durham-public-schools/northern-high-school- 14393) in Durham County. The Orange County public school teachers who are trained in sustainable stormwater management and become certified in rain- garden design and installation via the North Carolina Cooperative Extension will also receive stipends to implement the program with students after school. As these teachers will not be recruited until the funding for them is received, we do not know their races, genders, ages, income levels, etc. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2236 1) The students (at least 5/teacher/year) who are paid to be trained and to *implement* sustainable stormwater best management practices in Orange County, bringing often much-needed income to their families while bringing themselves pride and practical participation in their own communities. We target non-academic/core teachers and students (those who do not plan to continue their academic educations after high school). At least 60% of non-academic students across the country are Black or Hispanic (https://hechingerreport.org/how-career-and-technical-education- shuts-out-black-and-latino-students-from-high-paying-professions/ ; see also https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2014/09/09/the- troubled-history-of-vocational-education). So we anticipate that at least 60% of the 50 Orange-County students (or 30 students) will be Black or Hispanic. As the vast majority of students enrolled in non- college-prep courses across the country are also low-income (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1085026), we anticipate that most if not all of the 50 students benefiting from the program outlined herein will be from low-income families. All participating students range in age from 15 to 19. 2) All low-income property owners who receive much-needed sustainable stormwater bmp installations will be direct beneificiaries of the program, thereby reducing flooding/erosion, increasing useable outdoor space on their properties, and reducing moisture and mold and improving air quality. All of the bmp installations supported by our program outlined herein will be on low- income/underserved properties in Orange County; thus, the percentage of low-income residents who benefit from this part of the project is 100%. Given that 23.8% of the poverty population in the United States is black, 28% is Hispanic, and 4.3% is Asian ( https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/poverty-rates-for- blacks-and-hispanics-reached-historic-lows-in-2019.html), we anticipate that at least 56%, or more than half, of the bmp’s installed and maintained by this program will be on properties owned by these nonwhite minorities. The majority of low-income homeowners in Orange County are also elderly (65+ years), and we anticipate 50% or more of the properties we serve in Tom's Creek to be owned by people over 65 years old: https://partnershipsinaging.unc.edu/wp- content/uploads/sites/11698/2018/12/2018-Orange-County-Senior- Housing-Report_FINAL-2.pdf. 3) In the long term, all those who live within the waterway into which flows the stormwater from the properties where bmp’s are installed by USS teachers and students This is because the stormwater runoff where USS bmp’s are installed will be naturally filtered by plants rather than directed (as currently) across polluted roofs and roads straight into the nearest stream or creek. The resulting reduction in E.coli, nitrogen and phosphorous pollutants will, in combination, render these impaired Orange County waterways safe for wildlife, swimming and eating fish from. In addition, this reduction in pollution stands to save Orange County taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in required federal cleanup fees. Based on the United States Census Bureau’s data for Orange County (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/orangecountynorthcaro lina/PST045222) and a population of ~150,000, this amounts to 18,000 black people (12%); 12,000 Hispanic people (8%); 13,500 Asian people (9%); 103.500 White people (69%); 78,000 females (52%); 72,000 males (48%), 18,000 persons in poverty (12%); and a median age of 35.1 years. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2336 Regarding racial disparities addressed by this project: please see above. The students served are predominantly black, hispanic, and low income - a population that has been historically pushed into nonacademic classes in their public education The low-income properties receiving stormwater control interventions are predominantly owned by non-white minorities who have historically lacked the quality of stormwater and other public utilities enjoyed by wealthier, white, tax-supported neighborhoods and Homeowners’ Associations. 15. Please describe any ways in which low‐income or marginalized communities/households were engaged in the creation of this project proposal: This program was piloted in Durham County under the name of BETC (Bionomic Education and Training Center) at Southern School of Sustainability and Engineering (https://www.dpsnc.net/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4& PageID=1&ViewID=6446ee88-d30c-497e-9316- 3f8874b3e108&FlexDataID=1712) and extended to Northern High School, Lowe’s Grove Middle School, and others in Durham, NC, utilizing Durham public school teachers of occupational course of study (OCS) or exceptional children (EC) students, the majority of whom were from low-income or marginalized communities. In addition to the demographics cited for Southern and Northern high schools in 14.1 above, the Lowe’s Grove Middle School (LGMS) student population is 95% minority, including 53% Black, 35% Hispanic, and 6% White; and LGMS enrolls 56% economically disadvantaged children (https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/north-carolina/lowe-s-grove- middle-265336). Students, teachers and the low-income teachers of the properties where BETC bmp’s were installed were all involved in shaping the program as USS is employing it today. 16. Please describe any potential negative side effects of the project and describe the steps you are taking/will take to eliminate or minimize these impacts to any low‐income or marginalized communities/households: The only negative side effect we foresee is a lack of long-term maintenance on the stormwater best management practices installed by USS teachers and students. To ensure long-term maintenance, our contract requires that the property owner commit to maintaining their bmp for 5 years. To ensure this, USS will continue to apply for funding to pay USS teachers and their students to perform site checks and provide maintenance services (weeding, replanting, etc.) every 1-2 years into perpetuity for USS installations on low-income properties, reducing homeowner maintenance costs to zero. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2436 17. Are the impacted residents already aware of the potential positive and negative impacts of your project and the steps you are taking? If not, please describe your plan to engage with them and how you will act based on their input: We are working with the Carrboro Stormwater Manager and the Stormwater Advisory Commission to conduct six education and outreach events in areas that have stormwater-challenged properties in Orange County. Teachers and students enrolled in the after-school program funded by OCCCA will also be involved in selection and outreach for the most effective bmp installation sites in the underserved communities. 18. During and after the project, what will your continued engagement with the community be? To ensure long-term bmp maintenance, our contract requires property owners to commit to maintaining their bmp for 5 years. To ensure this, USS will continue to seek funding and pay USS teachers and their afterschool (and/or summer) students to perform site checks and provide Green Infrastructure maintenance services every 1-2 years into perpetuity for bmp installations on low-income properties. It is our goal to have community funding so that we can offer Green Infrastructure Apprenticeships to our youth and they can assist property owners with maintenance, enabling USS’s continued and long-term, in- person engagement with these residents and their community. 19. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to Social Justice and Racial Equity: Though the program will install real projects that will reduce CO2 emissions, sedimentation, erosion and waterway pollution in real time, its biggest benefit is the important, practical, job-ready skills it provides participating public school teachers and students, who can’t help but educate others and expand the public’s understanding and use of these sustainable stormwater best management practices. In addition to their environmental benefits, these bmp’s also beautify the neighborhood with native and flowering plants that have historically only been associated with wealthier (and generally white) neighborhoods and homeowners’ associations. Criterion 2 - Emissions Reduced DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2536 20. How many tons of greenhouse gas emissions will your project reduce/avoid each year? Please list any data sources used and show the steps of any calculations. Feel free to submit in a separate document if clearly labelled: Because carbon-sequestration research to date has concentrated on urban canopies provided by trees, very few quantitative studies have been conducted regarding non-arboreal plants, many of which have substantial CO2-absorption capacities. We know that ferns, lilies, yucca, and other rain-garden plants reduce CO2 in their immediate vicinities by 10% or more (https://8billiontrees.com/trees/how-much-co2-does-a-tree-absorb/). In fact, Scientific American credits the small-leaved Azolla fern with cooling the entire Earth when it was overheated with greenhouse gases 55 million years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-the-fern-that-cooled-the-planet- do-it-again/. A 2022 study conducted by an international team of scientists (including one from NC State) showed that planting virgin ivy plants globally on bare urban walls and roofs could capture over 3.5 billion tons of CO2 annually (https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/5/1683), amounting to 6.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions and rendering the Green-Walls-and-Roofs concept an applicable technology for decelerating global warming. The MDPI study referenced above calculates the average CO2 capture per ivy-covered house to be 1.001018 tons/gallons(household gas consumption)/year - or as much as 1,120 tons of CO2 capture per year (assuming 562 gallons gas consumption/adult/year and 2 adults/household, https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/gas-costs-hundreds- more-for-average-american/). This number should approximate the amount of CO2 captured by one 3280 ft2 rain garden or vegetative riparian (stream-side) buffer (given that the average house has 1580 ft2 exterior walls + 1700 ft2 roof: https://sidingauthority.com/estimation-calculator/ and https://bmroofing.com/how-much-does-the-average-roof-replacement-cost/, respectively). We are applying for enough funding herein for 10 such-sized raingardens/riparian-buffers installations (1 project/group for 10 afterschool cohorts of 1 teacher + 5 students). As such, the installations put in the ground via direct use of this OCCCA funding should sequester as much as 11,200 tons of carbon capture per year (10 groups x 1120 tons CO2/installation). At the bare minimum, and because UrbanSS bmp’s utilize native grasses, it is important to consider recent scientific studies demonstrating that one acre of native prairie grass can store up to 5 tons of carbon in its roots/soil per year (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/08/19/climate- change-prairie/; see also https://grownative.org/learn/native-plants-store- carbon/ and https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/grasslands-more- reliable-carbon-sink-than-trees). One acre of water-absorbing vegetative stormwater bmp installations (rain gardens, riparian buffers, etc.) will, therefore, store at least this much; so, at the bare minimum, the vegetative bmp’s enabled by the OCCCA funding we request here will sequester 50 tons of CO2 per year (5 tons/acre/year x 10 installations). As stated by Steven Apfelbaum in Every Child Can Help Fight Climate Change by Playing in the Dirt, “Scientific analyses show that recapturing atmospheric carbon into soil and plant communities is the easiest and least expensive method for mitigating climate change and that it provides many other economic, cultural, and ecological benefits. Restoring soils in currently farmed land can rein in 10 to 15 percent of the annual carbon emissions Americans create. Replanting native grasslands and restoring drained wetlands can reduce carbon emissions up to another 20 percent” (https://kidsgardening.org/soil-can-help-fight-climate-change-kids- need-to-get-dirty-and-learn-about-soil-2/). Finally, for sites where riparian buffers are called for, the teachers and students will plant site-dependent native trees, In one year, a mature live tree can absorb more than 48 pounds of carbon dioxide (https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/trees-are-climate-change-carbon-storage-heroes). Depending on the project and location, riparian buffers installed by this program may require anywhere from 2 to 20 trees. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2636 21. For how many years will this emissions reduction take place as a result of your project? Please consider the expected lifetime of the technology/program/impact etc. Most often bmp installations last 10 to 20 years depending on the practice and the maintenance. Some bmp installations enabled by this funding will remain literally into perpetuity, such as riparian buffers. Other practices have annual maintenance services that are required. This maintenance service area is going to be an area for new entrepreneurial opportunities in the Triangle. This is why USS is working to train teachers and students for these new Green jobs careers. 22. Please describe the location of the emissions reduction. Where would fossil fuels have been burned if not for your project? For projects creating electricity usage reductions, it can be difficult to determine the location of the power produced. Please feel free to state “Grid- tied electricity reduction” Plants absorb CO2 from the water and soil as well as the atmosphere. Most vegetative CO2 capture is attributed to gasoline and oil emissions from automobiles and fossil fuel consumption for energy production. In addition, animals and plants produce CO2 that is released into the atmosphere and absorbed by plants for energy. All three of these sources have been increasing exponentially as the human population and its need for energy consumption grow. USS bmp installations target low-income residential properties that have been historically underserved when it comes to stormwater management, causing flooding and erosion of their properties. But these areas also suffer from soil and ground-water contamination due to industrial use and/or disposal near or previously on their properties (https://abc11.com/water- contamination-forever-chemicals-pfas-clean/13165340/). While identifying the low-income sites on which to install stormwater bmp’s, we are collaborating with Orange County Stormwater Management to prioritize sites with the highest need in relation to all of the above factors, including 7 dry-cleaning-contaminated sites in Orange County (https://indyweek.com/news/archives-news/state- investigating-dry-cleaning-chemical-contamination-near-weaver- street-business/). 23. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to the amount of emissions that it will reduce or avoid. In addition to the direct CO2 emissions reduction and carbon sequestration enabled by our project, our installation of stormwater bmp’s - including site-dependent rain gardens, riparian buffers, and rainwater-storing cisterns - will substantially reduce sedimentation and pollution (nitrogen and phosphorous) of the surrounding waterways by bypassing impermeable surfaces (roofs and roads) and directing stormwater runoff to vegetation whose roots stabilize the soil and slow the flow of stormwater runoff (https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological- sciences/riparian-buffers). Healthy waterways are integral to reducing the effects of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions moving forward: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-environ-110615- 085856. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2736 Criterion 3 - Efficient use of Funds 1. Please estimate the impact of your project per grant dollar requested. This cost per unit of impact must reflect the total program budget divided by the total impact of the project described in this application. If the proposed project is new, please write N/A in the first column of the table below, and just fill out the second column. Actual Annual Project Costs (If your proposed project expands or accelerates an ongoing effort) Projected Project Costs Total Cost of Project $69,156 $69,156 Unit of Impact: Total # of tons of greenhouse gases reduced 50-11000 tons/year (per question 20 above) => 5,525 tons (average)/year for 8 years minimum => 44,200 tons CO2 captured 44,200 tons of CO2 captured Cost Per Ton of GHG’s Reduced $69,156 / 44,200 tons ~$1.53/ton of reduced GHG’s Unit of Impact: Total # of individuals served/benefitted Direct: 10 teachers + 50 students + 10 low- income property owners Indirect: 150,000 Orange County residents = 70 (Direct Beneficiaries) = 150,000 (Indirect Beneficiaries/Orange County Population) => even more when you consider neighboring, downstream counties. Cost Per Individual Served/Benefitted Direct: $970/individual Indirect: 0.45/individual Direct: $970/person Indirect: 0.45/person Other Unit of Impact: Please describe here pounds of N2 and P2 reduction to impaired waterways this will be calculated after the bmp’s are installed DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2836 Cost Per Unit of Impact $104 per lb. N $170 per lb. P $75,000 EPA +OCCCA Other Unit of Impact: Please describe here costs to repair structures otherwise damaged by flooding and erosion (if not for the bmp’s installed) incalculable Cost Per Unit of Impact No cost incalculable (Please feel free to add rows if necessary to show any additional units of impact.) 24. Please describe any avoided financial costs or savings related to the project and over what period of time those costs will be avoided/reduced: Many low-income/underserved properties in Tom’s Creek of Carrboro suffer from flooding and erosion that threatens their homes’ physical structures. Eliminating persistent stormwater issues on their properties can prevent their homes from requiring structural repairs that can cost tens of thousands of dollars, thereby avoiding those costs for years, decades, or into perpetuity. Holistically bypassing roads and roofs for vegetative bmp’s that naturally filter the stormwater that otherwise pollutes surrounding waterways and drinking water sources could save hundreds of thousands of dollars in 1) damage to personal and public property that might otherwise be caused by high-volume fast-flowing stormwater; 2) utilities costs associated with filtering drinking water from otherwise polluted drinking-water sources; 3) recreational income (fishing, tubing) that are negatively impacted by high water- pollution levels, 4) environmental costs related to the dependence of human quality of life and native wildlife and plants on healthy waterways, 5) costs of social services for students who may otherwise be unprepared for the work force after high-school (the stipends these students receive for participation in the program often go toward maintaining their families). DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 2936 25. Does your project accelerate or expand on existing programs that already show positive impact? Yes. The program employed by Urban Sustainability Solutions (USS) was piloted under the name of BETC (Bionomic Education and Training Center) at Southern School of Sustainability and Engineering (https://www.dpsnc.net/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&Pa geID=1&ViewID=6446ee88-d30c-497e-9316- 3f8874b3e108&FlexDataID=1712) and extended to Northern High School and Lowe’s Grove Middle School in Durham, NC, utilizing Durham public school teachers of non-academic/core classes and their students, the majority of whom were from low-income or marginalized communities. Nearly identical to the program we have outlined here for Orange County, Durham’s BETC program pays students & teachers to design and install stormwater control measures throughout Durham County. and continues to prosper today: https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/soil- water-conservation-district/ag-economic/betc-bionomic-educational- training-center. USS Chairman Michael Dupree and board member Linda Schmalbeck (then a science faculty member of the North Carolina School of Science and Math (NCSSM)) collaborated to develop and implement the curricula at NCSSM, after which Dupree - while working for Durham County - partnered with DPS to incorporate the program into Durham Public Schools: https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/soil-water- conservation-district/ag-economic/betc-bionomic-educational-training- center). Dupree also helped create Durham’s Impaired Stream Improvement (ISIP) program (https://www.dconc.gov/county- departments/departments-f-z/soil-water-conservation-district/community- conservation-assistance-program), employing Durham youth for Environmental Services provided to low -income people of color. 26. Does your project also take advantage of other funding sources? Yes. We have obtained $120K from the EPA (for 60% cost-share on the bmp’s in the Bolin Creek watershed); we have obtained $10,000 from the Burt’s Bees Foundation to train 7 teachers in Orange County. Because of the nature of this project as a piece in the holistic sustainable stormwater management puzzle that extends throughout the Triangle, the state of North Carolina, and beyond, our synergistic work in neighboring Durham and Wake Counties must also be considered. 27. Would your proposed project help you to take advantage of funding from other sources besides this grant in the future? Funding from the OCCCA grant will enable USS to better assist low income households in Orange County in three ways: 1) Leverage EPA funds to be spent in low income areas; 2) Pay teachers, students to job shadow environmental contractors who are installing sustainable stormwater best management practices in Orange County; 3) Allow our organization to use the OCCCA funds as matching funds towards other grants that we are pursuing. 28. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to the efficient use of grant funds: We are a volunteer BOD, and we have volunteers who assist with our programs. We believe in minimizing expenses so that we can offer a greater number of Triangle citizens our services. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3036 Criterion 4 - Capacity of Applicant 29. Please describe any projects that you have completed successfully in the past which are similar to the project you are proposing: Please see our answer to question numbers 3, 13, 15 and 25 above. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3136 30. If you are proposing to collaborate with other organizations on this project, please briefly describe their relevant experience to the project and/or the target population: The founder of Burt’s Bees Foundation has supported the BETC program throughout its existence and on behalf of numerous organizations, including Don’t Waste Durham, Green New Deal for Durham Coalition, Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, NC Sierra Club (Headwaters Group), New Hope Audubon Society, People’s Alliance Economic Justice Team, People’s Alliance Environmental and Climate Justice, Sunrise Durham Hub, The Climate Reality Project (Durham Chapter), and Toxic Free NC (https://indyweek.com/news/durham/cow-buffers-and-a-bit-of- controversy/, Burt’s Bees founder Matt Kopac’s signed letter to the Durham County manager and commissioners is available upon request). We credit this connection with the welcome support we received from the Burt’s Bees Foundation when we requested an invitation to apply for their funding. The Environmental Protection Agency is a federal government organization whose mission is to conserve and protect the health of our environment, and whose interest in successfully supporting green infrastructure practices throughout NC and the United States is legally required: https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/green- infrastructure-funding-opportunities. The goal of the Triangle Community Foundation is to “generate economically and environmentally resilient communities” (https://trianglecf.org/impact/sustainable-communities/), toward which they have been successfully funding projects since 1983 (https://trianglecf.org/the-foundation/). We have partnered with Jeanette O’Connor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanette -o-connor-8b617251/), director of Lands and Waters Southand she has agreed to be one of our landscape contractors and to incorporate and oversee bmp plantings by USS teachers and children. Frank Brown, owner at CFB Contracting LLC in Selma, North Carolina (https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-brown-b3801210/), is our site-preparation contractor, who has worked for over 12 years with the BETC program in Durham County. Our cistern installer is Demetrius Thompson, owner of Triangle Outdoor Living and Landscaping (https://www.linkedin.com/in/demetrius -thompson-87a3a766/) in Durham, NC. His company recently hired a public-school graduate in Person County who participated in the BETC program in 2021. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3236 31. Please describe any other relevant expertise or capacity to carry out the project in your application: We have expounded at great length on USS board members’ and volunteer’s passion and incredibly relevant expertise and capacity to carry out the project described herein in our answers to the questions above and would be delighted to discuss this and other aspects of this grant application at greater length with grant reviewers upon request by email, phone, or in person. Criterion 5 - Local Economic Development 32. How many Orange County residents are employed by your organization? None, as we are currently 100% volunteer run. However, we will be seeking future employees from Orange County. We will, of course, be using OCCCA funds to pay teachers and students trained within the program described herein. 33. What percent of project materials will be purchased from sources within Orange County or North Carolina? We have partnered with Jeanette O’Connor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanette -o-connor-8b617251/), director of Lands and Waters South and she has agreed to be one of our landscape contractors and to incorporate and oversee bmp plantings by USS teachers and children. Frank Brown, owner at CFB Contracting LLC in Selma, North Carolina (https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-brown-b3801210/), is our site- preparation contractor, who has worked for over 10 years with the BETC program in Durham County. Our cistern installer is Demetrius Thompson, owner of Triangle Outdoor Living and Landscaping in Durham, NC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/demetrius -thompson-87a3a766/). It is safe to say that 100% of our project materials will be purchased from sources within North Carolina, with at least 75% (landscaping materials) purchased from within Orange County. 34. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to local economic development. The students (and teachers) trained in the USS program will receive practical, real-world work experience in sustainable stormwater and landscape engineering, providing them with job- ready skills that they can utilize to obtain employment after school, during summers, and upon graduation.. Criterion 6 - Amount and Duration of Engagement DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3336 35. Please describe how you will engage with and/or educate project participants. Please see above, regarding training of Orange County public school teachers and students. USS Chairman Mike Dupree and Education Committee Chair Suzy Schmalbeck are both former school teachers with backgrounds in special education and sustainable practices. These two board members are overseeing the program, scheduling teacher trainings and related project installations (including oversight of contractors and supplies), and ensuring teachers and students are paid for their training and labor. In addition, Chairpeople Dupree and Schmalbeck, along with USS teachers and partners, are identifying underserved, stormwater- challenged Orange County properties and meeting with residents to explain the program and organize bmp installations that will benefit their properties and communities. USS teachers and students will engage with underserved property owners during bmp installations and maintenance, enabling multigenerational community building. 36. How will you measure the success of that engagement or educational effort? The students will take a pretest survey and a mid-test survey to measure any improvements in knowledge. After participating in the job shadowing of the installation of Green Infrastructure they will complete a posttest to measure progress in understanding the sustainable STEM concepts they are implementing and how they envision their place in their community as a result. Landowners will participate in a survey conducted by Carrboro Stormwater Staff to measure customer satisfaction. USS will also speak with landowners annually to monitor the GI practices and photo document the site. Furthermore, with OCCCA funding, USS will fund a study in the Penn State University laboratory of Dr. Kevin Curry to scientifically analyze and quantify the environmental, student and community benefits of the 5-day rain garden curriculum at the end of the grant cycle, including pre-test, mid-test and post-test data collected from student participants. 37. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to the amount, or quality, or length of engagement and/or education that your project will produce. USS will continue their relationship with the property owners who participate in the program by returning every year to perform monitoring services to ensure that every bmp continues to function as intended. USS will continue to work with participating public-school teachers and students to ensure that future students and low-income residents benefit from the program. Criterion 7 - Time to Complete 38. How much time will your project require to demonstrate the positive impacts you describe? 12 months. As soon as we receive funding, we will collaborate with existing contacts within Orange County to recruit teachers to participate in the training and develop their afterschool program. Training will begin as soon as each cohort is full, with afterschool programs (incorporating Orange County students) starting in the Spring. The BMP installations required for teacher/student training will occur in both the spring of 2024 and the Fall semester of 2024. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3436 Submission Guidance Applications are to be submitted as email attachments to Orange County Sustainability Programs Manager, Amy Eckberg at aeckberg@orangecountync.gov. Please also CC the lead staff member supporting the Commission of the Environment, Wesley Poole at wpoole@orangecountync.gov. The Application Submittal Deadline for the Fiscal Year 23-24 round of the Community Climate Action Grant is Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5pm. Please note that late, handwritten, or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Submit all documents including attachments in PDF format. This will ensure the original content and formatting is preserved. Digital signatures on applications are accepted. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities or those in need of technical assistance are available upon request. Please contact the Orange County Sustainability Programs Manager, Amy Eckberg (919- 245-2626, aeckberg@orangecountync.gov) to discuss what is needed. ATTACHMENTS Description of Required Attachments a) Applicant Organization’s Budget and Project Budget Please complete the provided budget worksheets for your organization and your proposed project or submit your own budget file (as long as it contains the same information, and in a similar format, as requested in the provided worksheets. Please explain other in your budget). The Budget Worksheets file is available for download from the County website here. Please submit the budget in PDF form as well as in the original editable Excel format. b) IRS Federal Form 990 or 2022 Tax Returns A copy of the applicant organization’s most recent Form 990 or IRS Tax Returns is required to determine eligibility. The specific form depends upon the applicant organization’s financial activity. Review the IRS ’guide, for more details. For Form 990-N (e-postcard) filers, include a copy of the postcard, with the organization’s application materials. c) List of Board of Directors (if applicable) Provide the following information about each board of director’s member: name, telephone number, and address, of each member and the list must identify the principal officers of the governing body, and length of term. Please feel free to use the template provided in Table 2 of the appendix or your own format. d) Certificate of Liability Insurance A copy of the applicant organization’s current certificate, from the organization’s insurance carrier. Table 1 below outlines insurance types and minimums required, for each jurisdiction. If exempt from Worker’s Compensation compliance, include a statement explaining why, with the applicant organization’s application materials. NOTE: Proof of insurance is not required at the time of application submission. If your agency is approved for funding, documentation of insurance must be provided to the jurisdiction awarding the funding when the contract is awarded. The insurance certificate should reflect the funding jurisdiction as an additional insured party and certificate DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3536 holder and provide coverage for the duration of the funding period (two years, beginning as early as October 1, 2023). If proof of insurance can only be written for one year, an update will be required for all ongoing projects. Renewal certificates must be sent to the jurisdiction 30 days prior to any expiration date, cancellation or modification of any stipulated insurance coverage. NOTE: Upon request, insurance requirements may be reviewed on a case by case basis by the County. Please contact the staff identified on the Submission Requirements on Page 15 if you have questions or would like to request a review of your insurance requirements. APPENDIX Table 1. Forms of Liability Insurance and Minimum Policy Amounts Required INSURANCE ORANGE COUNTY3 Worker's Compensation1 Limits for Coverage A - Statutory State NC, for each employee Limits for Coverage B - Employers Liability of: $500,000 each accident, $500,000 Bodily Injury by Disease (BID).for each employee $500,000 for BID limit Commercial General Liability $1 million Each Occurrence $2 million Aggregate Automobile Liability $1 million Each Occurrence Professional Liability $1 million Each Occurrence $2 million Aggregate Sexual Abuse & Molestation $1 million Each Occurrence $2 million Aggregate Cyber Liability $1 million Each Occurrence $2 million Aggregate Environmental/Pollution Liability (Required if demolition, use of hazardous material or environmentally sensitive) $1 million Each Occurrence ▪ Visit the NC Industrial Commission’s website for more information regarding Coverage A. Also, note that if an agency uses subcontractors, it must require subcontractors to have workmen’s compensation insurance. ▪ Please visit Orange County’s Risk Management page for more information about the County’s Minimum Insurance Requirements. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E 3636 Table 2 - Contact Information for Board of Directors and Officers of the Board Name (also title and term length if Officer) Physical Address Mailing Address Phone number Email address Fax number (if applicable) Michael G. Dupree, Founder and Chair 1433 Major Hill Road; Snow Camp, NC 27349 same 336-266-4841 michaelgdupr ee@gmail.co m Stanley J. Robboy, MD, Vice Chair 316 Circle Park Place; Chapel Hill, NC 27517- 8163 same 919-968-9773 stanleyrobboy @duke.edu Mike Rooney, Ph.D., Treasurer & Grants Committee Chair 1120 Iredell Street; Durham, NC 27705 same 919-699-9881 Mmr3010197 1@gmail.co m James Dupree, Secretary & Outreach 1007 Braxton Ct., Raleigh, NC 27606 same 336-269-3036 jamesmdupre e3@gmail.co m Abigail Hall, Outreach Committee Chair 1007 Braxton Ct., Raleigh, NC 27606 same 336-908-6346 abigailrdupree @gmail.com Sabine Schmalbeck, Outreach 302 Old Franklin Grove, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 same 919-475-3476 Schmalbeck.Sa bine@gmail.c om Suzy Schmalbeck, Education Committee Chair 302 Old Franklin Grove,Chapel Hill, NC 27514 same 919-452-9046 skschmalbeck @gmail.com Officers serve 1year terms with a maximum of 6 consecutive years in a position. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Applicant Organization's Budget Actual Total for Previous Year Estimated Total for Current Year Projected Total for Next Year Percent Change 2,108$ 4,000$ 5,000$ 25% -$ -$ 15,700$ 0 -$ -$ 69,156$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ 120,000.00$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 Private Foundation Grants BB & TCF -$ 30,000.00$ -$ (1.00)$ Other Revenue: please briefly explain here -$ -$ 42,000$ 0 Landowner contributions 40% who are not low income 2,108$ 34,000$ 251,856$ 641% -$ 11,500$ 29,000$ 152% 677$ 5,600$ 32,600$ 482% 43$ 1,200$ 1,000$ -17% -$ -$ 4,156$ 0 180,000$ 0 720$ 18,300$ 246,756$ 1248% 1,388$ 15,700$ 5,100$ -68% Generated Revenue (fees, sales, etc) Roll over fund AGENCY EXPENSES Total Organization Revenue (Most recent complete calendar year or fiscal year) ORGANIZATION REVENUE Private Donations Urban Sustainability Solutions, INC. Ending Date:DecemberStarting date: January ORGANIZATION NAME: Local Government Grants (Please list separately): OCCCA Other Expenses: Contractors to Install GI Practices Total Agency Expenses Supplies & Equipment Penn State Educational Research Data Analysis SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR PERIOD: Other Government Grants Triangle United Way State Government/ NC DEQ 319 NPS/EPA Federal Government (CDBG/HOME/etc.) Burt's Bees Foundation & Triangle Community Foundation Compensation ( teacher & student stipends) Grant Admistration (USS overhead & Insurance) FY 2018-19 Agency Budget DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Proposed Project Budget Use for all projects Actual Total for Previous Year Estimated Total for Current Year Projected Total for Next Year Percent Change -$ 4,000$ 5,000$ 25% -$ -$ 1,200$ 0 -$ -$ 69,156$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 -$ -$ 120,000.00$ 0 -$ -$ -$ 0 Private Foundation Grants BB Foundation -$ 10,000.00$ -$ (1.00)$ Other Revenue: please briefly explain here -$ -$ 42,000$ 0 Landowners contributions 40% who are not low income -$ 14,000$ 237,356$ 1595% -$ 6,000$ 19,000$ 217% -$ 5,600$ 32,600$ 482% -$ 1,200$ 1,000$ -17% -$ -$ 4,156$ 0 -$ -$ 180,000$ 0 -$ 12,800$ 236,756$ 1750% -$ 1,200$ 600$ -50%SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR PERIOD: Total Project Expenses Penn State Educational Research Data Analysis Other Expenses: Contractors to install GI practi Federal Government (CDBG/HOME/etc.) Supplies & Equipment Total Project Revenue PROJECT EXPENSES Compensation/ Teacher & Student stipends Grant Administration ( USS overhead & Insurance Other Government Grants Triangle United Way State Government/ NC DEQ 319 NPS/EPA Private Donations Project Generated Revenue: Roll over funding Local Government Grants (Please list separately): Orange County Community Climate Action Grant PROJECT REVENUE PROJECT NAME:Orange County Program Use only if project is ongoing FY 2018-19 Program Budget DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:December 12, 2023 Action Agenda Item No.6-b SUBJECT: Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) – FY 2023-24 Project Selection for General Applicants and Schools DEPARTMENT: County Manager ATTACHMENT(S): 1) CCAG 2023-24 Project Descriptions, Scoring, and Comments for General Applicants and Schools 2) CCAG Project Status Summary Including Estimated GHG Reductions INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Eckberg, (919) 245-2626 PURPOSE: To: 1) Receive the grant project funding recommendations from the Commission for the Environment (CFE) and the Human Relations Commission (HRC) for the FY 2023-24 Orange County Community Climate Action Grant Program; and 2) Approve funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY 2023-24 as outlined in the attached report. BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2019-20 budget, the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC) created the Orange County Climate Action Fund dedicated to accelerating climate change mitigation actions in Orange County. This decision was motivated in part to help the County meet the climate change mitigation goals set by the Board in recent years: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions community-wide by 26 percent by 2025 (from 2005 levels). Transition to a 100% renewable energy-based economy by 2050 Newly adopted Climate Action Plan (November 2023) For the 2023-24 funding cycle, $564,085 in funding was budgeted to support climate action projects that will benefit Orange County residents both socially and financially. Following the direction of the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC), the process for soliciting and selecting projects to receive funding was conducted through a formal Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) program. For this grant cycle, the BOCC reserved half of the total funding for this grant program ($282,042.50) to be awarded to projects submitted by either of Orange County's two public school districts. The remaining half ($282,042.50) was to be made available to all other eligible general applicants in this round. 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E The Community Climate Action grant program received eleven (11) applications in this round from a variety of general applicants representing non-profit and public organizations whose total requests added up to $614,540. Two (2) projects totaling $557,959 were submitted from the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools districts. Grant applications were completed over the summer and reviewed and scored by the Commission for the Environment (CFE) and the Human Relations Commission (HRC). In fall 2023, each of these Commissions voted to forward their final scoring and comments to the BOCC. The following is a rank-order summary table of the combined project scoring and recommendations. More details on each project are available in Attachment 1: General Applications: Name Project Name Description Amount Requested Recommended Funding level Rank Total Score out of 26 Points Habitat for Humanity Supplemental Weatherization Habitat’s Home Preservation program support. $55,000 $55,000 1 21 Urban Sustainability Solutions Growing More than Rain Gardens Create a Green Infrastructure Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program $69,156 $69,156 2 21 Town of Chapel Hill LED Lighting Upgrades LED Lighting Upgrade for Hargraves Community Center Basketball Court $95,000 $0 3 20 Hillsborough United Church of Christ Solar Panel Project Rooftop Solar Installation $10,000 $10,000 4 20 Binkley Baptist Church Let There Be (clean energy) Light! Install 50 solar panels $49,046 $49,036 5 18 EMPOWERment Rooftop solar on PEACH apartments Rooftop solar installation $134,562 $61,623 6 18 Club Nova Big Impact Small Footprint Support Installation of garden, greenhouse, terrace. $37,227 $37,227 7 17 Eco‐Institute at Sanctuary Farm Community Garden Cooperative Expand Community Garden Cooperative and create a new Training Program $50,800 $0 8 17 The Arts Center Haven for Outdoor Eco‐Classroom Solar Powered Shelter with 16 places to charge up, explore, create, and learn. $41,729 $0 9 17 St. Thomas More Catholic Church EV Charging Station EV Charging Station Installation $22,030 $0 10 16 Triangle ECycling The e is for Equity. Discount eBike with Voucher Pilot Program $50,000.00 $0 11 13 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E School Applications: Name Project Description Amount Requested Recommended Funding Level Rank Total Score out of 26 Points Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools LED Lights LED Campus Lighting Changeover $270,000 $94,014 1 17 Orange County Schools Solar 54 Panel Solar Pedestal with Battery Storage $287,959 $188,029 2 11 * All projects were placed in rank order by CFE and HRC voting. Attachment 2 provides a status summary including estimates of GHG emissions avoided annually from projects that have been approved by the Community Climate Action Grant program to date. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Community Climate Action Grant Tax funding of $564,085 in FY 2023- 24, intends to identify impactful projects and distribute these funds promptly to accelerate action on the urgent issue of climate change and to help further stimulate the local economy. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. Social Justice and Racial Equity is the most heavily-weighted factor in scoring projects proposed through this grant program, ensuring that the equitable distribution of funds and the repair of environmental inequities are a central element of each funded project. Local investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy in Orange County provides direct reduction of monthly energy bills and supports jobs and investments in clean energy technologies. GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, policies, and decisions. Fair treatment means that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies. Reducing energy usage from the electric grid improves air quality impacts. Improving local air quality helps to protect the health of vulnerable populations in Orange County whose health is disproportionately affected by ground-level ozone and other emissions. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impacts are applicable to this item: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption; 3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream impacts on the environment. 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Investing in local climate change mitigation actions will conserve energy, reduce resource consumption, and increase the use of renewable resources. RESULTANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY Assess and where possible mitigate adverse impacts created to the natural resources of the site and adjoining area. Minimize production of greenhouse gases. The Climate Action Fund will continue to support high-impact projects which will improve local air quality and minimize the local production of greenhouse gases, reducing Orange County's contribution to the adverse impacts of climate change on human and natural resources both inside and outside of the County. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) Receive the grant project funding recommendations from the Human Relations Commission and the Commission for the Environment for the FY 2023-24 Orange County Community Climate Action Grant Program; and 2) Approve funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY 2023-24. 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Telephone: (919)245‐2625 Attachment 1 Date: December 12, 2023 To: Board of Orange County Commissioners From: Amy Eckberg, Sustainability Programs Manager RE: Orange County Community Climate Action Grant ‐ Project Descriptions, Scoring, and Comments for General and School Applicants For the 2023‐24 funding cycle of the Orange County Community Climate Action Grant program, $564,085 in funding was budgeted to support climate action projects that benefit Orange County residents both socially and financially. For this grant cycle, the Board of Orange County Commissioners reserved half of the total funding for this grant program ($282,042.50) to be awarded to projects submitted by either of Orange County’s two public school districts. The remaining half ($282,042.50) was to be made available to all other eligible “general” applicants. Based on feedback received from the Board, a concerted effort to publicize the grant opportunity was made this year. A UNC‐Chapel Hill Eco Studio intern helped support our community engagement efforts through phone calls, flyer distribution and “door to door” canvassing of local businesses, churches, and community groups. A special info graphic announcing the grant was distributed via social media, Orange County TV screens, website, and weekly happenings email. A targeted mass email went out to community groups, churches, nonprofits and small businesses announcing the grant opportunity. As a result of all these outreach efforts, we received the most grant applications ever received since the inception of the grant and many new applicants! The Community Climate Action grant program received 11 “general” applications in this round from a variety of nonprofit and public organizations whose total requests add up to almost $615,000. In addition, both school districts submitted applications totaling almost $558,000. Following the scoring and eligibility guidelines of the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC), the applications were reviewed and scored by the Commission for the Environment (CFE) and the Human Relations Commission (HRC). The BOCC asked the Human Relations Commission to score the applications on the Social Justice and Racial Equity criterion, as this pertains to their expertise and because the racial representation of the CFE as a whole does not reflect the racial diversity of Orange County. The following is a rank‐order summary table of the combined project scoring and recommendations. A full table showing the scores for each project on each of the 7 scoring elements is included in the Appendix. 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E General Applications: Name Project Name Description Amount Requested Recommended Funding level Rank Total Score out of 26 Points Habitat for Humanity Supplemental Weatherization Habitat’s Home Preservation program support. $55,000 $55,000 1 21 Urban Sustainability Solutions Growing More than Rain Gardens Create a Green Infrastructure Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program $69,156 $69,156 2 21 Town of Chapel Hill LED Lighting Upgrades LED Lighting Upgrade for Hargraves Community Center Basketball Court $95,000 $0 3 20 Hillsborough United Church of Christ Solar Panel Project Rooftop Solar Installation $10,000 $10,000 4 20 Binkley Baptist Church Let There Be (clean energy) Light! Install 50 solar panels $49,046 $49,036 5 18 EMPOWERment Rooftop solar on PEACH apartments Rooftop solar installation $134,562 $61,623 6 18 Club Nova Big Impact Small Footprint Support Installation of garden, greenhouse, terrace. $37,227 $37,227 7 17 Eco‐Institute at Sanctuary Farm Community Garden Cooperative Expand Community Garden Cooperative and create a new Training Program $50,800 $0 8 17 The Arts Center Haven for Outdoor Eco‐Classroom Solar Powered Shelter with 16 places to charge up, explore, create, and learn. $41,729 $0 9 17 St. Thomas More Catholic Church EV Charging Station EV Charging Station Installation $22,030 $0 10 16 Triangle ECycling The e is for Equity. Discount eBike with Voucher Pilot Program $50,000.00 $0 11 13 School Applications: Name Project Description Amount Requested Recommended Funding Level Rank Total Score out of 26 Points Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools LED Lights LED Campus Lighting Changeover $270,000 $94,014 1 17 Orange County Schools Solar 54 Panel Solar Pedestal with Battery Storage $287,959 $188,029 2 11 Below is a set of expanded details for each proposed project, in rank order per HRC and CFE scoring. The quoted text was pulled directly from various sections of the submitted applications. Also summarized below are the comments from the HRC and the CFE, along with scores and funding recommendations. #1 Ranked Project – Habitat for Humanity Applicant (Collaborators): Habitat for Humanity Funding Requested: $55,000 Recommended Funding Level: $55,000 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 21 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Project Description: Habitat for Humanity of Orange County proposes to use $55,000 in Orange County Climate Action Grant Funds to provide supplemental weatherization services on five homes being repaired through the organization’s Home Preservation program in the coming year. Habitat’s Home Preservation program serves Orange County residents who own their homes but are unable to afford necessary repairs due to low or fixed incomes. Of this amount, $50,000 will go towards the direct cost of the weatherization projects, including materials, subcontractor labor, and direct construction staff labor. The remaining $5,000 is a 10% overhead charge for support staff and other costs to administer the program. Project Benefits: Funds will increase the energy efficiency of homes through projects such as repair or replacement of aging HVAC systems, repair or replacement of drafty windows, and the addition of insulation in crawl spaces and attics. Of the repair applications that Habitat receives, about half are for these types of weatherization projects. Increasing the energy efficiency of aging homes can immediately create savings for Orange County homeowners while reducing the demand on the power grid or removing gas and oil furnaces. Habitat considers this work to preserve the affordable housing stock that already exists in our County to be essential and urgent. Once these properties are sold and often redeveloped, they will likely never be affordable again. Reviewer Comments: We are pleased to continue supporting this community leader in their efforts to provide energy efficiency services for low‐income residents in Orange County. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $733 #2 Ranked Project – Urban Sustainability Solutions Applicant (Collaborators): Burts Bees Foundation, NC DEQ/EPA, Carrboro Stormwater/Public Works, Triangle Community Foundation Funding Requested: $69,156 Recommended Funding Level: $69,156 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 21 Project Description: Urban Sustainability Solutions is requesting grant funding to create a Green Infrastructure Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program for underserved youth and to fund 40% of the installation cost of Green Infrastructure on single family residences that are in neighborhoods that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice Program has designated as underserved and low income. Project Benefits: Students will obtain after‐school green‐jobs training by job shadowing with environmental contractors who will be installing rain gardens, rain‐harvesting cisterns, riparian buffers, and other sustainable stormwater “best management practices” (BMP’s) on underserved/low‐income properties suffering from flooding and erosion issues in Orange County. The curriculum specifically targets students who have not performed at grade level in math and sciences. Based on direct past experience this hands‐on curriculum leads to improved student performance in traditional STEM curricula and improves environmental literacy and stewardship. Reviewer Comments: We are pleased to support this project as it builds on work previously started in neighboring Durham County. Additionally, we are excited to receive an application that is focused on nature‐ based climate solutions that engage young people in our community. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $191 #3 Ranked Project – Town of Chapel Hill Applicant (Collaborators): The Hargraves Community Center Funding Requested: $95,000 Recommended Funding Level: $0 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 20 7 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Project Description: The requested funds will be used to purchase and install new LED light fixtures to replace the existing, less efficient metal halide fixtures at the Hargraves Community Center outdoor basketball court. Hargraves Community Center is located in Chapel Hill’s largest historically black neighborhood and is part of the NC Civil Rights Trail. In addition to the emissions reductions, this retrofit would enhance safety, improve neighborhood relations, and minimize maintenance and energy costs. Project Benefits: This proposed upgrade would provide both better lighting and better quality of life. Carbon emissions will be reduced through improved energy efficiency, and this new lighting system will significantly reduce spill light and glare while also allowing the lights to be consistently turned off each night by 11 pm. This has biodiversity benefits (especially for migrating birds in spring and fall) and would benefit neighbors by reducing light spillage, glare, and noise after 11 pm. Reviewer Comments: This initiative is supported, however funding was not recommended this year as there were many community applicants that had not received funding from the CCAG program in the past. This project’s benefits included lighting areas that are not currently lit and reduced energy consumption due to timers which also reduced nighttime light pollution. We encourage Chapel Hill to continue to pursue this effort. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $956 #4 Ranked Project – Hillsborough United Church of Christ Applicant (Collaborators): N/A Funding Requested: $10,000 Recommended Funding Level: $10,000 Total Score (Out of 25 pts): 20 Project Description: The project is to add solar panels to provide green energy for our building. This project is part of a long‐term vision to dramatically reduce our carbon footprint and to live out part of our calling and mission to care for creation. As a smaller faith community, we have wanted to move toward solar but the costs have made it prohibitive for a congregation of our size. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the inclusion of faith communities for the federal rebate, it began to be a real possibility. Project Benefits: This project indirectly benefits the wider community by reducing the use of fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. The project over its lifetime will have the equivalent impact of planting 4,987 trees, creating nearly 160 new acres of forest land and will have the same impact of not driving fossil fueled cars for 481,470 miles. These benefits directly help Hillsborough but also our world as we all move to do our part to reduce the harmful impacts of climate change. We hope at the completion of this project we can share with other congregations our success and that solar is a real possibility for them as well. Reviewer Comments: We are pleased that this project utilized funding from additional sources beyond the CCAG furthering their larger sustainability efforts and that there is intentional community focus on awareness of renewable impacts. We are also happy to support an organization in the northern portion of Orange County. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $126 #5 Ranked Project – Binkley Baptist Church Applicant (Collaborators): N/A Funding Requested: $49,036 Recommended Funding Level: $49,036 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 18 Project Description: With this grant we wish to install 46 solar panels (18.86 DC Net‐metered) with an annual production of 23,905 kWh/year to reduce Binkley’s energy‐generated carbon emissions by more than 32,500 lbs/year. By doing so, Binkley will demonstrate its continuing commitment to do all we can as a 8 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E multiracial/multiethnic congregation to care for the Earth and reduce the impacts of climate change which are felt most acutely by poor and marginalized people. Project Benefits: This project will directly benefit the multiracial/multiethnic congregation, the preschool, and day care program for low‐income families, and the many community users of the church, such as AA, Al anon groups and others. In total, approximately 500 people/week will benefit from the ‘clean energy’ generated by the added panels. In addition, our Earth Ministry team is active in all of the towns within Orange County providing education and outreach for the community, our congregation and user groups about the positives of solar energy for the climate, and other topics such as waste‐diversion, global climate change, and environmental issues. Reviewer Comments: We are excited to support a community organization that is also leveraging the Solarize the Triangle program for additional cost savings. We love the community outreach portion of this application and believe their engagement with the broader community has great potential to reach individuals outside of the direct Binkley Baptist community to educate and inform the community about climate change, programs such as Solarize the Triangle and promoting sustainable practices. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $122 #6 Ranked Project – EMPOWER‐ment Applicant (Collaborators): SolarEquity Funding Requested: $134,562 Recommended Funding Level: $61,623 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 18 Project Description: The funds provided by Orange County's Community Climate Action Grant Program will go directly towards installing rooftop solar on EmPOWERment's PEACH Apartments located in Chapel Hill. The funds will cover 18.1% of operations, 100% of equipment, and 100% of personnel costs. Project Benefits: EmPOWERment Inc. (EI) is building an apartment building. As a partner, SolarEquity will install rooftop solar on the PEACH Apartments, a rental complex for ten low‐income and very low‐income families. Installing rooftop solar will mitigate carbon emissions while decreasing the target population’s energy burden. Reviewer Comments: We are excited about this project and recognize that EMPOWERment is in the early stages of construction with opportunity to seek additional funds through the next CCAG round of funding and/or other outlets to support the remaining funding need. We feel strongly that the final outcome of this project should emphasize any savings received going directly to the tenants of the PEACH apartments through reduced utility expense. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $106 #7 Ranked Project – Club Nova Applicant (Collaborators): Carrboro Farmers’ Market, NC Botanical Garden Funding Requested: $37,227 Recommended Funding Level: $37,227 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 17 Project Description: Club Nova will use funds for completing plans for our garden, greenhouse, and terrace to grow our own vegetables and herbs; purchasing materials for these areas including accessible raised beds and planters, purchasing an energy efficient stackable washer and dryer that utilizes less water and sanitizes reusable items such as dish clothes, cloth napkins, and towels. 9 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Project Benefits: Club Nova works with individuals living with serious mental illness. We anticipate at least 100 members will directly benefit from our project. Our project includes minimizing the greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing our carbon footprint through accelerating and expanding the following: Plant based diet, food waste reduction plan, composting, growing our own vegetables and herbs, increasing local purchasing, recycling, utilizing reusable products/items (i.e. cloth napkins and limiting one time use items), and capturing and reusing rainwater. Our members will benefit from a healthier, sustainable diet and from being part of a larger focus to make a significant, positive impact on climate change. Reviewer Comments: We are pleased to support an organization that supports an underserved population within our County. We also love that this population will have a voice in the voting and execution of this project. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $116 #8 Ranked Project – Eco‐Institute at Sanctuary Farm Applicant (Collaborators): N/A Funding Requested: $50,800 Recommended Funding Level: $0 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 17 Project Description: Funds will be used to expand the existing Community Garden Cooperative and to create a new Community Garden Training Program by providing scholarships for residents from low‐income households and/or marginalized communities. Funds will also be used to hire Orange County Farmers and Gardeners as guest teachers. Project Benefits: Participants learn to grow organic food while engaging in intergenerational conversations about climate resilience. Climate resilient gardening includes practices like increasing native plant diversity, composting household food waste, improving soil health, growing heat tolerant vegetable crops, and using stormwater management practices. Participants are invited to bring their household compost, which serves as fertilizer for the garden. We share in the labor and share in the harvest. Participants go home with a basket full of fresh, healthy garden produce each week. This reduces their dependence on the industrial food system. Reviewer Comments: Recommended not funding due to limited public benefit and uncertainty due to community being served. Suggest that the organization seek other philanthropic funding sources. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $not estimated #9 Ranked Project – The ArtsCenter Applicant (Collaborators): N/A Funding Requested: $41,729 Recommended Funding Level: $0 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 17 Project Description: At our new home, we have an enclosed garden space that we will turn into an Outdoor Eco‐ Classroom. This outdoor learning center will educate patrons of all ages on our rooftop solar system as well as other eco‐ friendly projects they can incorporate into their lives from outdoor hydroponics to garden art created using recycled materials. The learning center of this classroom will be Haven, a solar powered shelter in the sun with 16 places to charge up, explore, create and learn. Haven is made by the NC based company, Spotlight Solar. The structure was designed in Raleigh and is manufactured in Sanford, NC. Project Benefits: This project will help us educate the community about our solar project made possible through previous funding The ArtsCenter received last year through the Orange County Community Climate Action Grant Program. This shelter will offer our community a solar workspace, a solar classroom and a solar charging station 10 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E for up to 16 devices. By adding signage to Haven with QR codes that link to our website, we can share how both Haven and our full rooftop solar system are positively impacting our community. By amplifying our commitment to green design and initiatives, Haven will become the focal point of our Outdoor Eco‐Classroom. Our youth will learn creative ways they can incorporate ecofriendly life choices into their day‐to‐day routines. Making our commitment to the environment more visible, individuals and businesses alike will be inspired to adopt similar initiatives, specifically solar. Reviewer Comments: This project did not offer a significant amount of GHG reduction for the expenditure and therefore we did not recommend funding. We would like to encourage the ArtsCenter to continue to apply for funding for impactful projects that are highly visible to the community and that provide educational opportunities. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $1,354 #10 Ranked Project – St Thomas More Catholic Church Applicant (Collaborators): N/A Funding Requested: $22,030 Recommended Funding Level: $0 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 16 Project Description: Installation of an EV charging Station in the church/parish center area that would be freely accessible to visitors on campus. Equipment costs are for parts and equipment. Personnel costs are for installation and project associated labor. Project Benefits: The station will be located in the parking area of the building where most meetings and activities happen making it accessible to any visitor on campus with an EV. EV chargers offset fossil fuels that would be burned by internal combustion engines in fuel engine vehicles. The EV charger station would be tied to the solar array to be installed on the building roof later this year, therefore offsetting electric grid electricity generated by fossil fuel plants in NC. Reviewer Comments: In the future, this grant would be more likely to receive recommendation for funding if the project were expanded to offer benefits to those beyond the St. Thomas More community due to the nature of the time it takes to complete a full charge. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $225 #11 Ranked Project – Triangle ECycling Applicant (Collaborators): Bike Walk NC, Carolina Tarwheels, City of Raleigh, Chapel Hill Cycling, Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill Funding Requested: $50,000 Recommended Funding Level: $0 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 13 Project Description: To purchase 25‐30 electronic bikes and sell them to Orange County residents at below market prices. Half of the bikes will be sold to qualified low‐income residents using a discount voucher program to promote social justice and racial equity. This pilot program will raise awareness of ebikes as a healthy, environmentally friendly way of reducing car trips and commuting, including accessing public transportation for work and school. It will be the first step in making Orange County a leader in the national ebike voucher movement.” Project Benefits: The people who purchase the ebikes will benefit most directly. Indirectly the community will benefit from reduced GHG emissions. This is a small pilot program but OC residents will benefit from the increased use of ebikes as they are proven to replace cars for short “around town” trips and provide a way to commute from 11 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E home and work for public transportation riders. The positive impact on air quality and traffic congestion are benefits that can be shared by all. Reviewer Comments: Recommend not funding at this time. We support the idea and would love to see this concept considered further in future grant cycles with additional information on the specific logistics of this proposal further described. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $791 #1 Ranked School Project – Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Applicant (Collaborators): Funding Requested: $270,000 Recommended Funding Level: $94,014 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 17 Project Description: Funds will be used to accelerate LED campus lighting changeovers on school district’s campuses – specifically, to fund 50% or more of the cost to complete this work at Carrboro High School. Project Benefits: To provide the latest lighting technology to reduce energy usage while providing superior lighting for students, staff and campus visitors. Over 500 students and 100 staff will benefit each day. There is an on‐going benefit of eliminating lighting maintenance which is very significant. The project accelerates and expands the LED campus lighting project. Reviewer Comments: These funds may be spent over the next 2 years and although we cannot fully fund either project, we are in full support of these projects. The allocation of school funds is split 1/3 CHCCS and 2/3 OCS due to the fact that OCS has not been able to apply for and receive funding over the past two grant cycles. Since the creation of the Community Climate Action Grant, CHCCS has received $525,075 more than OCS. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $93 #2 Ranked School Project – Orange County Schools Applicant (Collaborators): Funding Requested: $287,959 Recommended Funding Level: $188,029 Total Score (Out of 26 pts): 11 Project Description: To add a second 54‐panel solar pedestal and battery bank storage which can generate power for four EV chargers, stadium lights at Orange Middle School and irrigation pumps for athletic fields at Orange High School while creating a battery bank of storage sufficient to sell energy back to Duke Energy. Project Benefits: Solar power reduces operating expenses of the schools and provides opportunity for overall budget cost reductions, while also generating revenue to offset utility expenses. Off the grid energy production creates resiliency and opportunities for educating about solar power within the schools. Reviewer Comments: These funds may be spent over the next 2 years and although we cannot fully fund either project, we are in full support of these projects. The allocation of school funds is split 1/3 CHCCS and 2/3 OCS due to the fact that OCS has not been able to apply for and receive funding over the past two grant cycles. Since the creation of the Community Climate Action Grant, CHCCS has received $525,075 more than OCS. Grant Dollars Requested Per Metric Ton of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced During Project Lifetime: $340 12 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Appendix: Full Scoring Table: General Applications: Name Project Funding Requested Social Justice Racial Equity GHG Emissions Reduced Efficient Use of Funds Capacity of Applicant Local Economic Develop‐ ment Amount Duration of Engage‐ ment Time to Complete Total Score out of 26 Points Final Rank Out of 6 points Out of 4 points Out of 4 points Out of 3 points Out of 3 points Out of 3 points Out of 3 points Habitat for Humanity Supplemental Weatherization $55,000.00 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 21 1 Urban Sustainability Solutions Growing More than Rain Gardens $69,156.00 6 2 3 3 2 3 2 21 2 Town of Chapel Hill LED Lighting Upgrades $95,000.00 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 20 3 Hillsborough United Church of Christ Solar Panel Project $10,000.00 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 20 4 Binkley Baptist Church Let There Be (Clean Energy) Light! $49,036.02 4 3 3 3 1 2 2 18 5 EMPOWERment Rooftop Solar on PEACH Apartments $134,562.00 5 3 3 2 2 1 2 18 6 Club Nova Big Impact Small Footprint $37,227.38 5 1 2 3 2 2 2 17 7 Eco‐Institute at Sanctuary Farm Community Garden Cooperative $50,800.00 6 1 1 3 2 2 2 17 8 The Arts Center Haven for Outdoor Eco‐Classroom $41,729.00 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 17 9 St. Thomas More Catholic Church EV Charging Station $22,030.00 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 16 10 Triangle ECycling The e is for Equity $50,000.00 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 13 11 School Applications: Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools LED Lights $270,000 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 17 1 Orange County Schools Solar Panel $287,959 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 11 2 13 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E Attachment 2 ‐ Community Climate Action Grant Project Status * 54 Panel bi‐facial solar pedestal and two EV chargers; ** Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill High School and Morris Grove and Northside Elementary receiving solar (installation August 2024) Fiscal Year Project Organization Award Amount Estimated Annual GHG Reduction metric tons CO2e Project Status 19‐20 Solar for Schools* Orange County Schools$150,000 82In progress19‐20 Solar for Schools** Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools $150,000 194In progress19‐20 Supplemental Weatherization Orange County$150,000 22 In progress19‐20 LED Light Campaign* Orange County$19,272 10.5 COMPLETED 20‐21 Tree Planting Program Town of Chapel Hill$40,000 533lbsPlanting trees now20‐21 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Town of Chapel Hill$18,500 6COMPLETED20‐21 Cedar Falls Park LED Light Conversion Town of Chapel Hill$128,057 9 COMPLETED20‐21 Cane Creek Reservoir 352.4 kW Solar OWASA$75,000 119 COMPLETED20‐21 Water heater replacements NAACP$122,100 26 In progress20‐21 Solar Panels on Affordable Habitat Homes Habitat for Humanity of Orange County $95,000 43 COMPLETED 21‐22 Low Income HVAC Replacement Rebuilding Together of the Triangle $113,000 34 In progress21‐22 Neighborhood Energy Resiliency ProjectNC Sustainable Energy Association $90,000 10 In progress21‐22 Food Waste Monitor Eno River Farmer’s Market$4,000 37COMPLETED21‐22 Food Waste Monitor Town of Carrboro$3,765 44 In progress21‐22 Bike Rack and EV Charging Station The ArtsCenter$17,000 6COMPLETED21‐22 203 Project Solar Array and Green RoofTown of Carrboro$40,567 See FY 22‐23In progress21‐22 Solar for Schools Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools $250,00 See FY 19‐20In progress 22‐23 Habitat Rooftop Solar Habitat for Humanity$100,000 70In progress22‐23 Weatherization Rebuilding Together of the Triangle $25,00026 In progress22‐23 Food Waste Monitors Eno River Farmers’ Market$4,500 37 In progress22‐23 203 Solar Project Town of Carrboro$40,575 23In progress22‐23 Fleet Electrification Project Town of Chapel Hill$50,000 33 In progress22‐23 Solar Roof The ArtsCenter$55,000 28 COMPLETED22‐23 Emission Reductions Through HVAC Replacements Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools $275,075 80 In progress 14DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE WILL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS. 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