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Project Grant#: 14-68 Earth Team,Sustainable Youth Waste Action,Berkeley,West County,$20,726.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to take a comprehensive and long-term approach to Environmental Education by increasing contact hours with
<br /> students and teachers during the entire school year, focusing investments of time and resources in selected core schools. Typical
<br /> program components include: in class science investigations,service learning projects,community field trips,after school internships,
<br /> assembly presentations an advanced internship(Sustainability Advisors). Goals of this project would be to educate students and
<br /> increase awareness on campus and in the greater community about the importance of natural resource conservation,engage students to
<br /> take action and increase students leadership skills,and connect with students with other schools to increase entrepreneurial and
<br /> leadership skills and promote environmental stewardship and advocacy for the practice of the 4 R's.
<br /> The total 2014 Expenditure Plan budget of$265,000 for Project Grants was approved by the Board along with the option to
<br /> carry over all unexpended funds from previous grant years and expend if necessary. A total of$357,079.26 in Project Grants
<br /> was awarded.
<br /> Multi-Year Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 2 Multi-Year Grants in the 2014 grant cycle.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#:12-75(3)East Bay Children's Book Project,Bags and Bins for Books,Oakland,West County,$4,000.00—
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to build at least 10 more book collection stands to keep increasing the number of drop off locations
<br /> in Oakland,Alameda, Berkeley and Orinda. Future plans are to expand locations to San Leandro,Albany,Lafayette and others.
<br /> Remaining funds will be used to purchase another 1000 reusable canvas bags to be handed out at back to school 2012 and at the
<br /> annual Read Across America event.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#: 13-65(2)Castro Valley Sanitary District(CVSan),Multi-Family Food Scrap Recycling in Castro Valley,
<br /> Castro Valley,East County,$5,266.65-Funds from this grant will be used to provide access to the third(organics including food
<br /> scrap recycling)of three primary municipal solid waste services(organics,recycling,and garbage)and education that single-family
<br /> residences have appreciated in Castro Valley for over 10 years.
<br /> The total 2014 Expenditure Plan budget of$10,000 for Multi-Year Grants was approved by the Board along with the option to
<br /> carry over all unexpended funds from previous grant years and expend if necessary. A total of$9,266.66 in Multi-Year
<br /> Grants was awarded.
<br /> Board Initiated Projects
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 1 Board Initiated Project Grant in the 2014 grant cycle.
<br /> Board Initiated Grant#: B-I County of Alameda,Science in the Park—Event sponsorship,Hayward,West County,$1,000.00
<br /> —Sponsorship donation made to County of Alameda to help support the event"Science in the Park"on October 4,2014.
<br /> The total 2014 Expenditure Plan budget of$60,000 for Board Initiated Grants was approved by the Board along with the
<br /> option to carry over all unexpended funds from previous grant years and expend if necessary. A total of$1,000 in Board
<br /> Initiated Grants was awarded.
<br /> 2014 Funding Allocations
<br /> ALARM Mitigation Projects Total Allocations for 2014 were as follows:
<br /> Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement,the 2014 Board Communications, website $120.00
<br /> Expenditure Plan set aside$10,000 for mitigation projects for Mini-Grants $114,220.44
<br /> landowners in the vicinity of the landfill. The Education Project Grants $357,079.26
<br /> Advisory Board corresponded with ALARM(Altamont
<br /> Landowners Against Rural Mismanagement)to notify them of Multi-Year Grants $9,266.65
<br /> the available funding.No applications were submitted for Board Initiated Project Grants $1,000.00
<br /> consideration during the 2014 funding cycle. The Board will ALARM mitigation projects $10,000.00
<br /> continue to communicate with ALARM regarding appropriate Fund administration $30,000.00
<br /> projects for funding. Total 2014 Allocations $500,000.00
<br /> Total 2014 Expenditures $521,686.36
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