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The total 2022 Expenditure Plan budget of$125,000 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$35,868.10 in Mini-Grants was
<br /> approved.
<br /> Proiect Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 9 Project Grants to the following projects:
<br /> Project Grant#: 22-14 Castro Valley Sanitary District,Castro Valley High School Composting Stations Part 3,Castro Valley,
<br /> West County,$23,800.00-Funds from this grant will be used to install 14 more stations around the campus at Castro Valley High
<br /> School by October 2022 to expand accessibility of source-separation to students and staff;support recent reduction in garbage service
<br /> so the school can maintain it.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-15 Fixit Clinic,San Lorenzo Loves Repairing,Berkeley,West County,$14,750.00-Funds from this grant
<br /> will be used to hold a Fixit Clinic at the San Lorenzo Library in which they will host additional repair-related activities.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-16 Food Shift,PAWsitive Food Recovery& Upcycling,Berkeley,West County,$20,000.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to improve and codify best practices in upcycling food production waste into commercial food products and provide
<br /> more job opportunities.
<br /> Project Grant#: 22-17 Resource Area for Teaching(RAFT),RAFT Diversion and Delivery of Hands-on STEAM Learning
<br /> Materials,San Jose,West County,$15,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to support the collection of donated materials
<br /> from Alameda County and San Ramon businesses for use as hands-on learning STEAM materials,which will be repurposed as hands-
<br /> on STEAM Project Kits and bulk creative reuse materials to be delivered to up to 5 schools.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-18 Center for Environmental Health,The Road to Reusables,Oakland,West County,$30,000.00-Funds
<br /> from this grant will be used to support the efforts to transition Alameda County K-12 schools to the most sustainable food ware
<br /> option-reusables-by starting the conversation through the lens of protecting children's health.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-19 The Berkeley Food Network,Deepening Youth Engagement in Food Recovery Program,Berkeley,
<br /> West County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to increase the capacity to rescue food and support the implementation
<br /> of SB 1383,while at the same time,educate and engage local youth in the work of food recovery and hunger relief.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-20 The Go Green Initiative Association,Developing District-Wide AB 341,AB 827 and SB 1383
<br /> Compliance Programs in Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District and Albany Unified School District,Pleasanton,East
<br /> County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to work with senior administrators to establish a District-level Green Team,
<br /> and train them in regularly scheduled meetings to evaluate their schools' compliance with AB 341,AB 827 and SB 1383 and
<br /> implement source reduction and achieve uncontaminated waste diversion.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-21 East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse,Community Education in Reuse and Repair,Oakland,West
<br /> County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to educate the community in the many ways items can be reused or repaired,
<br /> supply hands-on instruction and a physical space to create art and conduct repairs,make reuse and repair accessible to everyone in the
<br /> community,keep reusable materials out of the landfills,facilitate collection and redistribution of items which the community has
<br /> donated and make reusable or repairable goods available to those in need.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-22 The Go Green Initiative Association,Creating a Shareable Toolkit for School Districts: Data-Driven
<br /> Waste Reduction and Diversion Optimization,Pleasanton,East County,$13,200.00-Funds from this grant will be used to
<br /> provide incentives and support for Green Teams,quantify success and achieve school savings and develop a toolkit for replication in
<br /> other districts.
<br /> Project Grant#:22-23 Re-Up Refills,Waste Diversion Education Coordinator,Oakland,West County,$26,000.00-Funds from
<br /> this grant will be used to formalize the position of a Waste Diversion Education Coordinator within the organization,by helping
<br /> support the salary and materials budget for this position.
<br /> Project Grant#: 22-24 Race to Zero Waste,Coalition Building,San Francisco,West County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant
<br /> will be used to conduct outreach to cafes and restaurants to understand their needs,sticking points,challenges and possible past
<br /> attempts at reducing single-use service-ware.
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