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Project Grant#: 13-52 Earth Team,Waste Action Project: Green Tours for Green Jobs,Berkeley,West County,$19,186.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to fund a field trip component of Earth Team's Waste Action Project which currently services
<br /> Alameda County and West Contra Costa Middle and High Schools,in partnership with Bay Area Green Tours"Zero Waste"program
<br /> that will act as a service provic.er.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-53 Cycles of Change,The Bikery,Oakland,West County,$20,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to
<br /> (1)incorporate recycling as a regular act in the shop to introduce and normalize the culture of recycling and reuse as an everyday
<br /> practice.All staff and volunteers will be trained in the employment of reuse and recycling.These practices will be integrated as part of
<br /> the Earn-a-Bike and Bike-Go-Round curriculums,(2)Develop a system in The Bikery that makes recycling and reuse relevant to the
<br /> community,relay economic benefits,connect to environmental impacts here and in other countries of origin,and provide signage in
<br /> different languages,(3)Build and grow reliable sources of recycled bikes,so the bikes can be continued to reuse and redistribute
<br /> affordable,sustainable transportation in the community and beyond.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-54 Livermore High School,Installing Dyson Airblades,Livermore,East County,$10,000.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to purchase Dyson Airblades and install them in student and staff restrooms. Successful implementation of the
<br /> hand dryers will eliminate the use of paper towels inside all restrooms,cut down on custodial time spent refilling paper dispensers,
<br /> and reduce the amount of paper towels taken to the landfill.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-55 Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs(Green Schools Initiative),Striving for Zero Waste,Berkeley,
<br /> West County,$32,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to form and train Green Teams at(7)remaining schools and provide
<br /> ongoing less-intensive support to existing Green Teams at(8)other schools,which will be responsible for planning and implementing
<br /> waste efforts in this and future years.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-56 Food Shift,FEED(Feeding Empowerment,Ending Dependency),Oakland,West County,$10,000.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to create job training and cultivate self-sufficiency for individuals in the high poverty
<br /> neighborhoods of West Oakland,develop revenue-generating business models that utilize excess nutritious food which would
<br /> otherwise go to waste,and increase access to the ability to purchase and education about nutritious foods in Oakland's food deserts.
<br /> Workers will pick up excess food from farms and businesses and assist in running,managing and redistributing food at a monthly
<br /> "Peoples Farmers Market"in communities that have limited access to nutritious foods.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-57 Food Shift,Food Shift and Oakland Unified School District(OUSD)Food Recovery Program,
<br /> Oakland,West County,$23,834.58-Funds from this grant will be used to pilot a sustainable,replicable food recovery and donation
<br /> program which will eventually be incorporated into all schools within the OUSD.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-58 American High School,Ban the single use bottle,Fremont,West County,$8,875.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to purchase (5)drinking fountains with combination bottle filling stations and replace old dysfunctional drinking
<br /> fountains. This will reduce the number of single use drink bottles on campus.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-59 Chabot Space and Science Center,My Year of Trash,Oakland,West County,$5,000.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to(1)engage 50 teens in waste,waste diversion and 4R's topics over the course of a year,resulting in deeply
<br /> informed citizens who implement best practices in their own and in their families lives and become stakeholders to change,(2)to
<br /> deliver hands-on waste prevention,diversion and recycling education and awareness to the wide range of children,teens and families
<br /> who book Chabot-to-Go and/or visit Chabot Space&Science Center.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-60 Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School,Code Green,Alameda,West County,$10,520.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to purchase recycle bins,compost bins and other items needed to enhance the Code Green project. A Code
<br /> Green team will be established to review and evaluate the environmental programs on campus. Funds will also be used to teach
<br /> students, faculty and staff how to sort their waste into landfill,recycle and compost. Lessons and activities will teach about recycling
<br /> and will be incorporated into classroom lessons and outside activities.The goal is for students to understand the importance of
<br /> recycling
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-61 City of Dublin,Dublin 4R Challenge—Year 3,Dublin,East County,$8,950.00-Funds from this grant
<br /> will be used to complete year(3)by funding additional recycling infrastructure,teaching tools,equipment,curriculum and outreach
<br /> support. There are(10)schools in the Dublin Unified School District,including(6)elementary schools,(2)middle schools,and(2)
<br /> high schools serving over 6,000 students throughout the City of Dublin. The timeframe of this program will allow the City and
<br /> District to focus their efforts on ensuring that the program continues to build on the success of year one and two to help ensure that the
<br /> program is firmly established at each school,while allowing the district to slowly absorb the ongoing operating costs of program
<br /> implementation.
<br /> Project Grant#: 13-62 Alameda Point Collaborative,Salvaged Materials Construction Project,Alameda,West County,
<br /> $7,302.00-Funds from this grant will be used to purchase salvaged and reclaimed building materials to construct a nursery building.
<br /> This grant will also create job training and employment opportunities focused on preparation and installation of salvaged building
<br /> materials for formerly homeless adults living in Alameda Point Collaborative.
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