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Total Recycling Association -- $2,500 to conduct mattress recycling education Walnut Grove Elementary, Pleasanton -- $2,500 for the outdoor learning center Wee Poets -- $2,000 to produce "Recycling Our Throwaways" A total of $31,000 was awarded from the mini-grant total flmding allocation of $54,015 (including a $44,015 fund balance from the prior hvo fiscal years) leaving a fund balance of $23,015. "I"he Board has reissued the mini-grant application announcement and will entertain applications for mini-grants throughout the year. hi 2006, the funding cap for mini-grants of $2,500 increased the popularity of the mini-grants over prior years. The 3007 lxpenditure Plan recommends allocating $30,000 in new funding for the mini-grant program. Funds remaining from the 3006 mini-grant allocation can be used for mini-grants awarded in 3007. Project Grants The Education Advisory Board awarded ten project grants to the following projects: Amador High School, Pleasanton -- $35,906 for the recycling education program, including the purchase of recycling containers; Camp Arroyo -- $25,000 to support the campcrship program fro underprivileged youth; F,arth Team -- $12,000 to support Our Schools Our Planet as a sustainable schools video project for teens; Friends of Outdoor Recreation -- $20,000 to support catnperships at Catnp Arroyo for underprivileged youth; Hearst Elementary, Pleasanton -- $25,000 to support the schoolwide environmental classroom project, including recycling program infrastructure and garden supplies; Kids for the Bay -- $20,000 to bring the 4 R's Action Program- --Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot to thirty teachers and nine hundred students in low income, urban schools in Alameda County; North Oakland Community Charter School -- $16,730 to fund the Environmental Stewardship and Leadership initiative Livermore High School -- $15,000 for recycling stations to improve campus recycling. Pleasanton Unified School District -- $16,000 to fund the Environmental Awareness program recycling infrastructure project, including the purchase of recycling containers throughout the district; SF Environment -- $17,250 for the Food to Flowers Program for custodial stipends and project supplies for a lunchroom composting program; A total of $199,886 was awarded from the project grant total funding allocation of $225,000. In addition, the Board has made a tentative award of $20,000 to the Alameda County Fair to improve recycling and recycling education at the fairgrounds. Board Initiated Projects The Board solicited a proposal from the Chabot Space and Science Center to expand its environmental internship program to include more joh training elements and outreach to and participation from Cal State Fast Bay and the Peralta Community College District. $49,550 was awarded from the Board initiated projects total funding allocation of $65,000. ALARM Mitigation Projects Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, the 2006 Expenditure Plan allocated $10,000 for mitigation projects for landowners in the vicinity of the landfill. 'Che 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 2006 funding cycle. The Board will continue to communicate with ALARM regarding appropriate projects for funding. 2006 Funding Allocations "total Allocations for 3006 were as follows: Mini-grants $31,000 Project grants $199,886 Board initiated projects $49,550 ALARM mitigation projects $0 Fund administration _ __ _ - $ I S Oq0 Total 3006 Allocations $295,436 Pending Proposals Alameda County Fair $20,000 Cotal 3006 Expenditures $315,436