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Project Grant#: 17-47 Food Shift,The Food Shift Kitchen,Berkeley,West County,$10,000.00-Funds from this grant will be
<br /> used to establish critical infrastructure needed to process and distribute surplus food.Using fresh fruits and vegetables from farms,
<br /> grocers,and distributors that would otherwise be discarded due to imperfections,the Food Shift Kitchen will create nutritious food
<br /> products,which will be sold throughout the community and provided to food insecure communities.
<br /> Project Grant#: 17-48 Ecology Center,Plastic Free Bay Area and Beyond,Berkeley,West County,$16,222.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to launch a pilot investigation project that utilizes GPS tracking devices to follow our plastics from the bay area to
<br /> Asia,produce a written summary,PowerPoint presentation and community forum to highlight key findings,offer a series of 5 free
<br /> community events and trains 24 teen scholars who will conduct community outreach.
<br /> Project Grant#: 17-49 Zero Waste USA,Z-Team Zero Waste Activist Training,Phase 2,Sebastopol,West County,
<br /> $14,748.00-Funds from this grant will be used to implement Phase 2 of the Z-Team Zero Waste awareness training series offered to
<br /> Alameda County and San Ramon non-profits.We plan to approach 75-100 groups,hold 50 trainings and train at least 500 people.
<br /> Most will be face-to-face though webinars offered to very small groups and those with scheduling issues.
<br /> Project Grant#: 17-50 Waste Food Reduction Committee,Expanding Capacity for Waste Food Reduction in Alameda
<br /> County,Berkeley,West County,$14,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to develop recommendations for CalRecycle's
<br /> stakeholder input and rulemaking process for SB 1383 related to edible food recovery,explore opportunities to replicate successful
<br /> food recovery models and create a crowd-sourced map and database of Food Assistance Organizations, Food Recovery Organizations
<br /> and Wasted Food Prevention and Recovery Resources.
<br /> Project Grant#: 17-51 Paul Patterson,Manure Diversion and Conversion to Soil Amendments,Dublin,East County,
<br /> $8,772.00-Funds from this grant will be used to divert one ton of each greens,browns and herbivore wastes from reaching Altamont
<br /> Landfill every month and produce just under one ton of finished soil each and every month.Funds will also be used to elevate the
<br /> awareness of vermicomposting and the value of worms in the ecosystem.
<br /> Project Grant#: 17-52 Montera Middle School,TranforMontera Recycling,Oakland,West County,$4,022.92-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to purchase 2 Pavilion recycling stations with Landfill,Recycling and Compost clearly marked to take their place
<br /> on campus.
<br /> The total 2017 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$330,582.92 in Project Grants
<br /> was awarded.
<br /> Multi-Year Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 3 Board Initiated Project Grant in the 2017 cycle.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#:16-68(2)San Leandro Green Schools Challenge,San Leandro Green Schools Challenge,Alameda,West
<br /> County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to document the diversion rate at each of the public schools in San Leandro
<br /> and identify opportunities for"right-sizing"service for recycling,compost and trash.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#:16-69(2)San Lorenzo Green Schools Challenge,San Lorenzo Green Schools Challenge,Alameda,West
<br /> County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to document the diversion rate at each of the public schools in San Lorenzo
<br /> and identify opportunities for"right-sizing"service for recycling,compost and trash.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#:14-51(3)Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda,The 90 Percent Challenge,Alameda,West
<br /> County,$10,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to work with all 4'grade teachers to sign up classrooms for the Davis Street
<br /> Transfer Station tour,work with all 5th grade teachers to implement the Student Action Project,sign up the Rock Steady Juggling
<br /> school assembly for each school,and ensure that all middle and high schools are participating in the Service Learning Waste
<br /> Reduction Project.
<br /> The total 2017 Expenditure Plan budget of$60,000 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$70,000.00 in Multi-Year
<br /> Grants was awarded.
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