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Project Grant#:22-25 San Lorenzo Unified School District,Maximize Resource Recovery,San Lorenzo,West County, $50,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to maximize diversion efforts,provide custodians the proper equipment needed to collect and transport the sorted materials to the appropriate service containers and provide a learning environment that is both welcoming and sustaining. The total 2022 Expenditure Plan budget of$280,000 for Project Grants was approved by the Board along with the option to carry over all unexpended funds from previous grant years and expend if necessary. A total of$304,423.00 in Project Grants was awarded. Multi-Year Grants The Education Advisory Board awarded 3 Multi-Year Grants in the 2022 cycle. Multi-Year Grant#: 22-26(1)Kid Scoop News,Urgently Needed Waste Prevention Education Project to meet SB 1383, Sonoma,West County,$50,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to get Earth Tips pages and activity books into the hands of district curriculum coordinators and key educators at each school as a response to the school requests for resources to restart their waste prevention and sorting culture. Multi-Year Grant#: 22-27(1)Ecology Center,Zero Waste Youth Job Training,Berkeley,West County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to inspire and engage youth ages 15-24 to be the next generation of environmental justice advocates by preparing them to tackle plastic waste through community engagement,education and advocacy. It will also urge Berkeley to phase out single-use plastic bags from grocery stores and restaurants. Multi-Year Grant#: 22-28(1)The Go Green Initiative Association, Institutionalizing AB 341, 1826 and SB 1383 in Hayward Unified School District(HUSD),Berkeley,West County,$50,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to implement a source reduction and waste diversion program that ensure high-quality,uncontaminated streams of recovered materials,recycling and organics throughout Hayward Unified School District(HUSD);provide bins for the lunch area on campus;provide educational tools and training to teachers, students and administrators;create leadership opportunities for students;create a sustainable Integrated Waste Management program. The total 2022 Expenditure Plan budget of$85,000 for Multi-Year Grants was approved by the Board along with the option to carry over all unexpended funds from previous grant years and expend if necessary. A total of$130,000.00 in Multi-Year Grants was awarded. ALARM Mitigation Proiects Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement,the 2022 Expenditure Plan set aside$0 for mitigation projects for landowners in the vicinity of the landfill.The Education Advisory Board corresponded with ALARM(Altamont Landowners Against Rural Mismanagement)to notify them of the available funding.No applications were submitted for consideration during the 2022 funding cycle.The Board will continue to communicate with ALARM regarding appropriate projects for funding.