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December 8,2009

Mr. John J. WhiteVice President Business Development & AdvocacyRebuilding Together National Office1899 L Street NW, Suite 1000Washington, DC 20036

Dear John:

This is a Letter of Support for Rebuilding Togethers grant application in response to the U.S. Departmentof Energys Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000148,Retrofit Ramp-up Program (Topic1), under the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program.

We request a single pass-through grant of $150,000to support our energy retrofit work over three years,but not a single incentive grant of an additional $25,000 to help support the hire of a Energy ProgramCoordinator, for a total of $150,000.

By combining these DOE funds with our cash donations and in-kind resources detailed below, we plan toprovide energy retrofits to low-income homes as follows:

Year Number of Energy

Retrofits

Number ofHomes to be

Rehabbed*

% of RehabbedHomes to Get

Retrofits**

1 8 8 100

2 8 8 100

3 8 8 100

Totals 24 24 100

Clustering Retrofits: Of the total number of energy retrofits planned over three years, 24_will beclustered in the following neighborhoods: northwest and southwest Decatur, Al 35601.

Use of Paid Contractors for Energy Retrofits: We expect to use a total of 6paid contractors over threeyears to assist us in our energy retrofit work.

Affiliate Profile

Founded in 1966, Rebuilding Together Morgan Countyis on track to complete 6 low-income home rehabprojects this year. Our typical project house averages 1,200 total square feet. We are funded in part by


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CAS Cares, Decatur Daily, Baker Foundation, Toray, Knights of Columbus and _individualcontributions..We also have strong working partnerships with Home Depot, Morgan County Builders Association,and_Nucor Steel.They provide client recruitment, volunteers, donated/discounted materials, homeownereducation, referrals and other services.

Leverage We Pledge to Deliver

To help meet the grant applications leverage goal,we pledge to commit the following resources over thethree-year term of the grant to those homes receiving at least a basic energy retrofit. These numbers arebased on recent experience and reasonable projections:

Total House-specific Contributions Over 3 Years (life of grant)

Leverage/Resource Average Unit Value

per House

Total No.

of Homes

Retrofitted

Fair Mkt

Value

Cash house sponsorships (from local

businesses and supporters)

$4,000______/house x __8__ = $32,000__

_Grants or other funds (e.g., CDBG) $1,000______/house x _5___ = $_5,000__

Donated skilled volunteer time (e.g.,electricians, carpenters and plumbers)

10_ hrs./house @ $60/hr. x 8 = $4,800___

Donated unskilled volunteer time 20__ volunteers/house x_8_ hrs./house @

$19.51/hr.

x 8 = $24,972.80___

Donated materials & supplies $_500____/house x 8 = $4,000___

Discounted materials & supplies $_1,000_____/house x 8 = $8,000___

Donated waste mgmt. services $_0_____/house x 8 = $_0__

Other basic project support items (e.g., porta-potties, permits, food, t-shirts)

$400______/house x 8 = $3,200___

Funds expended by other partners (e.g., NSP$$ by City Housing Dept., DOE Weatherization$$ by Weatherization Assistance Grantee)

$_0_____/house x 8 = $_0__

In-kind services from other partners (e.g.,energy audits by utility, sidewalk repair by City)

$___0___/house x 8 = $__0_

Subtotal $_77,172.8

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In-Kind Management, Capacity-building and Support Contributions Over 3 Years

Position Hours/Yr Unit Cost* # Yrs Fair Mkt

Value

Executive Director (Oversight andCapacity-building)

1040 x $15__/hr. x 3 = $46,800___

Optional Energy Program Coordinator

(Program Mgmt. and Capacity-building)0% Year 1N/A30%

Year 2x

x

$__/hr.$__/hr.

x

x

____hrs____hrs

=

=

$_0__$0___


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70% Year 3

Administrative Assistant (Support) N/A x $__/hr. x 3 = $_0__

[Other staff] N/A x $__/hr. x 3 = $_0__

__ Board and Committee Members

(Capacity-building)N/A x $19.51/hr. x 3 = $_0__

Office space, equipment and other assets n/a $____/year x 3 = $_0__

Subtotal $46,800__

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* Salary + fringe benefits for paid staff

Grand Total: $123,972.800

Because this letter is signed by an executive officer of our affiliate, it should also serve as the companionProject Support Letter required by DOE (per the FOA, page 13). If you have any questions or needfurther information, please contact me by phone at 256-353-4407 or by email [email protected].

Sincerely,

Jo Ann Harvey,Executive Director
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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