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Project Grant#: 18-47 The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse,Arming Teachers with Supplies,Oakland,West County,
<br /> $30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to supply schools with free materials through regular in-store giveaway to teachers and
<br /> three special Saturday morning Give-Away events throughout the year,plan and conduct reuse workshops and classes,expand the
<br /> Green Educator Program in store,online and throughout the bay area,encourage more frequent participation from current Green
<br /> Educators and promote waste prevention and diversion.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-48 Berkeley Unified School District,Striving for Zero Waste Across Berkeley Unified School District,
<br /> Phase II,Berkeley,West County,$15,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to support new and existing Green Teams,
<br /> coordinate infrastructure at all sites with a minimum of paper,bottles/cans recycling and cafeteria composting,support district-wide
<br /> initiatives that educate students about the 4R's and pilot test a Lunchtime Waste Program.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-49 Urban University,Single Moms at Work,Oakland,West County,$20,000.00-Funds from this grant will
<br /> be used to set single mothers on the pathway for successful social and economic mobility,strengthen opportunities for single mothers
<br /> to successfully transition from poverty through a continuum of care and create a safe and healthy environment for single mothers and
<br /> their children.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-50 Food Shift,The Food Shift Kitchen,Berkeley,West County,$40,000.00-Funds from this grant will be
<br /> used to increase the capacity to recover and redistribute food,improve job training programs and provide pathways to employment
<br /> and generate revenue to grow and sustain the program.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-51 Ecology Center,Zero Waste-Starting with SUDs,Berkeley,West County,$20,000.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to build literacy,foster stewardships,amplify the message and support youth development.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-52 Berkeley Food Network,Berkeley Food Network Hub Kitchen,Berkeley,West County,$18,000.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to increase the amount of edible food diverted from the waste stream in Berkeley,partner with
<br /> Replate,Daily Bread and other organizations working to divert food,cultivate new direct donor relationships,measure the amount of
<br /> recovered food to demonstrate an increase in the amount of food diverted and ensure that unusable recovered food goes next to
<br /> animals then to compost.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-53 Earth Team,3 Bin Network,Richmond,West County,$20,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to
<br /> present the 3 Bin Network to a total of 20-30 classes on 5 campuses,enroll 6 students as#BN paid interns from Oakland Tech,carry
<br /> on class presentations on 4 campuses,identify existing body on campus at 4 schools,and organize 3 cross training workshops.
<br /> Project Grant#: 18-54 Kid Scoop News,Altamont Education Advisory Board brings Kid Scoop News to the Tri-Valley,
<br /> Sonoma,West County,$12,500.00-Funds from this grant will be used to produce a one-half page monthly"Kid Scoop News Earth
<br /> Tip of the Month"focused on recycling and reuse and distribute to a minimum of five high need schools throughout the Tri-Valley
<br /> estimated at over 50 classrooms serving more than 1,500 students per year.
<br /> The total 2018 Expenditure Plan budget of$325,000 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$305,500.00 in Project Grants
<br /> was awarded.
<br /> Multi-Year Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 3 Multi-Year Grants in the 2018 cycle.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#: 18-55(1)Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District,Livermore Green Schools Project,Livermore,
<br /> East County,$40,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to develop a district wide approach to recycling education and improve
<br /> current waste separation practices,convene the LVJUSD Recycling Advisory Committee twice a school year to identify and
<br /> implement ways to meet the State goal and concomitant State mandates,collaborate to develop school site strategies for improving
<br /> waste separation practices,convene LVJUSD elementary science teachers to identify curricular needs for recycling education and to
<br /> continue to make Altamont Creek Elementary School a waste reduction model for the district.
<br /> Multi-Year Grant#: 18-56(1)Jennifer Abbe,Newark Green Schools Challenge,Alameda,West County,$25,000.00-Funds
<br /> from this grant will be used to provide technical assistance,tools and resources as needed,document diversion rate at each of the
<br /> public schools in Newark and identify opportunities for"right-sizing"service,meet with Green Teams at teach school as well as
<br /> expand the program to Newark private schools and preschools.
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