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Mini-Grant#: 15-43 San Lorenzo Green Schools Challenge,Custodial Equipment for San Lorenzo Green Schools Challenge,
<br /> Alameda,West County,$3,000.00—Funds will be used to purchase 10 rolling carts, 10 double dollies, 10 green bins for double
<br /> dollies and 10 boxes of clear plastic bags. These items will aide in the districtwide roll-out of the San Lorenzo Green Schools
<br /> Challenge and promote centralized recycling.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-44 Cragmont Elementary School PTA/Green Team,Outdoor sorting stations for Cragmont Elementary,
<br /> Berkeley,West County,$1,600.00—Funds will be used to purchase 3 sorting bins,signage and chains and locks to create an outdoor
<br /> sorting station.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-45 Martin Luther King Middle School-PTA Green Team,Hallway recycling bins and biodegradable
<br /> compost bags for King Middle School,Berkeley,West County,$1,450.00—Funds will be used to purchase 8 blue standing
<br /> recycling bins with lids and compost bags that are biodegradable.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-46 Ranch Las Positas Elementary School,Hydration Station,Livermore,East County,$2,070.09—Funds will
<br /> be used to purchase and install an outdoor hydration station at Rancho Las Positas Elementary School.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-47 Oxford Elementary School of Berkeley,Plastic Pollution Reduction Project,Berkeley,West County,
<br /> $860.00—Funds will be used to purchase 48 stainless steel small plates,three 34 piece stainless steel flatware sets and three set of 6
<br /> anodized aluminum tumblers. These items will teach students the value of reuse and bring awareness to the concept of waste
<br /> reduction. Students will also be responsible for washing,which will provide an opportunity to discuss the concepts of water
<br /> consumption and conservation.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-48 Junction Avenue K-8 School,Hydration Station,Livermore,East County,$1,513.91—Funds will be used
<br /> to purchase and install a hydration station in a multi-purpose room at Junction Avenue K-8 School.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-49 Open Heart Kitchen,Hot Meal Programs and the Children's Weekend Lunch Program,Livermore,East
<br /> County,$3,000.00—Funds will be used to reduce waste from the food programs and educate people on ways to recycle in their daily
<br /> lives. The grant will provide bio-degradable containers for the Children's Weekend Lunch program and for the Hot Meals program.
<br /> Funds will be used for bio-degradable products in the food programs to help reduce waste. Educational ideas will be printed on
<br /> recycled paper and sent out in box lunches on how to recycle at home. Recycling classes will also be given at six senior sites.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 15-50 City of Dublin,Mixed Recycling Decals:A Picture is worth 1,000 words,Dublin,East County,$3,000.00—
<br /> Funds will be used to a)create bi-lingual,image heavy mixed recycling decals that can be used for both indoor and outdoor recycling
<br /> containers b)modify the existing bi-lingual mixed recycling container recycling posters to include an indoor recycling container in
<br /> addition to the outdoor bins and carts currently shown. The main objective is to provide these resources to businesses that need them.
<br /> The total 2015 Expenditure Plan budget of$130,000 for Mini-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$123,473.10 in Mini-Grants
<br /> was approved.
<br /> Project Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 18 Project Grants to the following projects:
<br /> Project Grant#: 15-51 Math Science Nucleus,Food Waste and Restoration:Masonic Home and East Bay Hills,Fremont,
<br /> West County,$15,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to select schools and evaluate different ways of integrating composting
<br /> with science on site. MSN staff will help schools erect bins,and show how to use them for science and landscaping. The grant would
<br /> provide funds to work at each site,include equipment needed for both teaching science and composting. MSN will monitor the school
<br /> throughout the year and provide onsite,online,and phone consultation to insure that food waste and grass clippings are integrated into
<br /> their recipe.
<br /> Project Grant#: 15-52 Paul Patterson,Manure Diversion and Conservation to Soil Amendments,Dublin,East County,
<br /> $8,800.00-Funds from this grant will be used to divert over one ton each of greens,browns,and herbivore wastes from reaching the
<br /> landfill every month and produce just under one ton finished soil each and every month starting September 2015. Another goal of this
<br /> project is to elevate the awareness of vermicomposting and the value of worms in our ecosystem. By teaching and having educational
<br /> workshops children and adults will learn the how to's of vermicomposting and preservation of soil fertility without the use of
<br /> petrochemical products.
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