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2026/2027 Expenditure Plan <br /> Altamont Settlement Agreement <br /> Education Advisory Board December 5,2025 <br /> Assumptions <br /> U The environmental education community perceives a need <br /> for diversion education programs and can develop grant <br /> proposals that meet the goals and objectives of the parties <br /> to the settlement agreement and the Education Advisory <br /> Board. <br /> U The Education Advisory Board can identify appropriate <br /> partners for enhancing or developing job training programs <br /> in waste prevention and recycling. <br /> Constraints <br /> U COVID pandemic has required flexibility and adaptability <br /> in required timelines and milestones. <br /> U Teachers and others involved in environmental education <br /> are very busy and may not respond to grant solicitations. <br /> U Other funding agencies,such as the Alameda County <br /> Waste Management Authority and Source Reduction and <br /> Recycling Board may have differing priorities that <br /> dominate the program offerings. <br /> U The Education Account has limited funds that must be <br /> stretched over a large service area. <br /> Proposed Allocations <br /> Board communications,website $5,000 <br /> Mini-grants $150,000 <br /> Project grants $300,000 <br /> Board initiated projects $50,000 <br /> Multi-year grants $70,000 <br /> ALARM mitigation projects* $0 <br /> Staff Support $30,000 <br /> Fund management and support $12,625 <br /> TOTAL $617,625 <br /> All unexpended funds from previous grant years will be <br /> carried over and,if necessary,applied to the 2027-2028 grant <br /> year. <br /> *ALARM fund has reached maximum amount of$100,000 <br /> Page 2 <br />