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Mini-Grant#:23-15 Berkeley Unified School District,Zero Waste in BUSD Administrative Buildings,Berkeley,West County,
<br /> $3,000.00-Funds will be used to provide staff in the administrative buildings with the knowledge and tools to separate their waste
<br /> appropriately.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:23-16 Urban University,Single Moms Sewing Project,Oakland,West County,$4,000.00-Funds will be used to
<br /> engage unhoused single mothers in the area of sustainability through learning workshops and the making of upcycled products sourced
<br /> from clothing textiles donated to the resale employment social enterprise.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:23-17 San Lorenzo Family Help Center,Decreasing food waste and defeating hunger in 2023,San Lorenzo,
<br /> West County,$4,000.00-Funds will be used to expand the food recovery program by 50%to provide additional food for pantry
<br /> clients and reduce food waste.
<br /> Mini-Grant#:23-18 Wee Poets,Post COVID-19 Recycling,Berkeley,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to produce 2,
<br /> 30-minute videotapes about recycling.
<br /> The total 2023 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$69,900.00 in Mini-Grants was
<br /> approved.
<br /> Project Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 12 Project Grants to the following projects:
<br /> Project Grant#:23-19 Lions Center for the Visually Impaired,You Can Do It Too! LCVI Reduce,Reuse,Recycle Awareness,
<br /> Pittsburg,West County,$4,700.00-Funds from this grant will be used to host the 2"d annual event on November 15,2023,to expand
<br /> awareness and education within our target population in the Alameda County Community about the benefits and environmental
<br /> protection and preservation that starts with You Too.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-20 Resilience Birthright,Inc.,Storytime with Resilience&4 More Chapters 3rd-51'grade,Alameda,West
<br /> County,$10,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to add four more chapters and characters to the Baby resilience and Friends
<br /> book,targeting grades 3-5 and creating more educational materials in various media forms.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-21 Race to Zero Waste,Reusable Foodware and Education Project through Coalition Building(2nd year),
<br /> South San Francisco,West County,$30,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to expand reusables through the empowerment
<br /> of student groups continues Race to Zero Waste's proven ability to engage communities in circular economics practices,waste
<br /> diversion,and deliver on zero waste goals through local alliances and well-run public outreach.The plan is to continue the project and
<br /> expand to 3-5 other restaurants,cafes or food trucks in the areas around CSU East Bay and Ohlone College.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-22 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 foodware option-
<br /> reusables-by starting the conversation through the lens of protecting children's health.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-23 The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse,Casts to Classrooms,Oakland,West County,$30,000.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to conduct outreach to businesses and manufacturers to solicit donations of discarded materials;to
<br /> divert reusable materials from the landfill by collecting discarded items from business and manufacturers;to source and provide
<br /> reusable materials to educators at low or no cost;to provide hands on instruction and a physical space for arts and craft workshops,
<br /> and repair workshops,with the goal of educating the community in the many ways items can be reused or repaired.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-24 Nancy Deming,K-12 Infrastructure Support,Richmond,West County,$12,000.00-Funds from this
<br /> grant will be used to cover additional time that goes beyond Nancy's available OUSD hours so that she can focus on resources and
<br /> materials in the category of social infrastructure as well as to provide and offer these resources and materials to other school districts
<br /> in Alameda County.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-25 Fixit Clinic,Spotlight San Leandro: Resilience Through Repair,Berkeley,West County,$14,750.00-
<br /> Funds from this grant will be used to establish,deploy and maintain a true ethos of repair through all aspects of San Leandro through
<br /> students and residents,but beyond that to the staff in municipal government,the school system,public works and the library.
<br /> Project Grant#:23-26 Math Science Nucleus,The Science of Compost,Education and Practical Application in Schools,
<br /> Fremont,West County,$15,000.00-Funds from this grant will be used to promote sustainable organic waste management practices
<br /> and provide students of Mattos Elementary with the hands-on experience of compost science and its applications.
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