Mini-Grant#: 21-18 Common Vision,Schools as Food Hubs/MamaWanda's Garden School Video Lessons,Ukiah,West
<br /> County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to create three video lessons to be included in the Mama Wanda Garden School Video
<br /> Curriculum that teaches elementary aged children about food,nutrition and waste through a series of 14 lessons in the garden.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-19 Bio-Link Depot,Inc.,Proactive Support for STEM Education in Underserved Schools within Alameda
<br /> County,Oakland,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to allow the existing core staff members to devote significant time
<br /> to developing an outreach strategy,so as to facilitate ongoing engagement,and prioritize the needs of underrepresented student and
<br /> teachers in STEM locally.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-20 Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda,CASA Youth Social Media Internship,Alameda,West
<br /> County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to provide monthly stipends to four teen interns who are tasked with developing a social
<br /> marketing strategy,creating content,interviewing people for testimonials create informal videos for social media platforms.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-21 Sharma Environmental Consulting,Source Reduction-Pollution for Schools in San Leandro Unified
<br /> School District,Fremont,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to provide source reduction through green cleaning
<br /> implementation to public schools in San Leandro Unified School District.
<br /> Mini-Grant#: 21-22 Sharma Environmental Consulting,Source Reduction-Pollution for Schools in Mountain House ESD
<br /> (Alameda County),Fremont,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to provide source reduction through green cleaning
<br /> implementation to public schools in Mountain House ESD(Alameda County).
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-23 Sharma Environmental Consulting,Source Reduction-Pollution for Schools in Oakland Unified School
<br /> District,Fremont,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to provide source reduction through green cleaning implementation
<br /> to public schools in Oakland Unified School District.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-24 Resilience Birthright,Inc.,Baby Resilience K-2 Food Waste Bank,Alameda,West County,$3,000.00-
<br /> Funds will be used to create an Earth Warrior-Superhero Resilience curriculum that can be used for Kindergarten-Second grade
<br /> incorporating Next Generation Science Standards,California Environmental Literacy Standards and Ocean and Climate Literacy
<br /> Essential Principles,specifically focusing on food waste prevention.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-25 Resilience Birthright,Inc.,Baby Resilience K-2 Food Waste Educational Videos and Lesson Plans,
<br /> Alameda,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to create an Earth Warrior-Superhero Resilience curriculum that can be used
<br /> for Kindergarten-Second grade incorporating Next Generation Science Standards,California Environmental Literacy Standards and
<br /> Ocean and Climate Literacy Essential Principles,specifically focusing on food waste prevention.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:21-26 Wee Poets,Wee Poets,Berkeley,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to produce 2,30-minute
<br /> videotapes that emphasize and promote source reduction,recycling and the purchase of recycled goods,stimulate children and adults
<br /> to be advocates for recycling.
<br /> The total 2021 Expenditure Plan budget of$100,000 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$76,040.00 in Mini-Grants was
<br /> approved.
<br /> Project Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 10 Project Grants to the following projects:
<br /> Project Grant#:21-27 Pleasanton Unified School District,PUSD Intern for AB 1826 and SB 1383,Pleasanton,East County,
<br /> $49,499.00-Funds from this grant will be used to develop and implement programs for Child Nutrition Services(CNS)department
<br /> and PUSD compliance with AB 1826 and SB 1383;train CNS staff at all school sites on practices to reduce food waste,recover edible
<br /> food and separate organics properly;support CNS sustainability communication efforts:preparation of reports,data analysis,
<br /> summaries,presentations,benchmarking and coordinate update to the website.
<br /> Project Grant#:21-28 Berkeley Unified School District,BUSD: Striving for Zero Waste,Berkeley,West County,$30,000.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to provide continued support for the Sustainability Coordinator Position;establish direct student
<br /> support and educational resources;strengthen district-level support structures for school-level leadership;advance communications
<br /> and coordination within district and with external community;provide continued infrastructural support.
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