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Mini-Grant #: 25-16 Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT), Material Diversion and Delivery Program, Alameda, West County,
<br />$5,000.00 - Funds will be used to provide standards-aligned, hands-on STEAM Project Kits and creative reuse materials to up to two
<br />Title-1 schools, extended learning sites and nonprofits in Alameda County.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-17 Race to Zero Waste, Zero-Waste Station Pop-Up Program, South San Francisco, West County, $5,000.00
<br />- Funds will be used to provide training, support, and the materials for award winning Zero Waste Stations to organizations,
<br />community groups, schools or other entities to help them meet their goals of educating their community on reducing waste, diverting
<br />waste at community events and of collecting items to reuse through the “Fourth Bin.”
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-18 Spokeland, Spokeland Program Bike Build Expansion, Oakland, West County, $5,000.00 - Funds will be
<br />used to supplement existing funding for two programs: Bike Build and Do-It-Together. The funding will ensure the success of the
<br />operations through compensating the mechanics (staff), purchasing operational supplies and covering a portion of the rent necessary
<br />for the space where tools, bikes, and bike parts are stored.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-19 Rotary Nature Center Friends, Rotary Nature Center Friends, Albany, West County, $5,000.00 - Funds
<br />will be used to expand the educational outreach and promote waste prevention and recycling initiatives at Lake Merritt, by enhancing
<br />waste management practices through hands-on learning and community engagement.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-20 Rock Paper Scissors, Textile Reuse Initiative, Oakland, West County, $5,000.00 - Funds will be used to
<br />teach sustainable practices around material sourcing, offer classes on mending and upcycling existing garments, raise awareness and
<br />better pipelines to textile recycling based on California’s Senate Bill 707 and replace the stock of vintage sewing machines with more
<br />modern, refurbished machines.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-21 urban university, Single Moms Sewing Project, Oakland, West County, $5,000.00 - Funds will be used to
<br />offer a 12 week job training component that creates community awareness of the impact of fashion on the environment; mitigates the
<br />impact of landfill operations through upcycling clothing textiles into new consumer products; offers the City of Oakland a community
<br />based solution to the emerging problem of fast fashion.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-22 Bay Area Redwood, Reclaimed Wood Compost Bins for Forestr Community Spaces, Hayward, West
<br />County, $4,000.00 - Funds will be used to create 30 Reclaimed Wood Compost Bins utilized in 6 community parks, gardens and
<br />educational spaces overseen by Forestr.org-several of these spaces are in low-income and disadvantaged communities in the
<br />unincorporated areas around Hayward.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-23 Keep Oakland Beautiful, Oakland’s Food Bins for Climate Change, Oakland, West County, $5,000.00 -
<br />Funds will be used to create district wide awareness of food waste prevention and composting through education, fun student-led
<br />campaigns, community involvement, and school-level leadership initiatives by clearly communicating the benefits of reducing food
<br />waste, making composting convenient and encouraging positive behavioral change through strategies including competitions, rewards
<br />and beautifully designed reminders.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-24 Oakland Asian Cultural Center, OACC’s Landfill Footprint One Plate at a Time, Oakland, West County,
<br />$5,000.00 - Funds will be used to decrease the amount of trash the center generates and transform our center’s disposable culture into
<br />a reusable culture, ultimately becoming a model for this cultural change within the Oakland Chinatown Community.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-25 Local Ecology and Agriculture Fremont (LEAF), Creative Reuse Crafting Classes, Fremont, West
<br />County, $5,000.00 - Funds will be used to offer 12 crafting and fiber art classes focused on sustainable living, waste prevention, and
<br />repair to become familiar with making and mending using second hand craft supplies.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-26 Emery Unified School District, EUSD Green Team Rewards Program (6-12), Emeryville, West County,
<br />$3,000.00 - Funds will be used to revitalize an existing incentive model that encourages academic excellence while fostering
<br />environmental stewardship among students in grades 6-12.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-27 WasteWhat, Improving Messaging and Signage to Educate Consumers on the Multi-Dimensional
<br />Benefits of Reducing Household Waste, Oakland, West County, $5,000.00 - Funds will be used to change the culture and behavior
<br />of consumption and how it relates to waste and other environmental impacts.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-28 WasteWhat, Facilities and Circular Packaging Upgrades to Divert More Single-Use Waste in Alameda
<br />County, Oakland, West County, $4,750.00 - Funds will be used to continue to create alternative, climate-conscious choices for
<br />essential home-good, also furthering the mission of community education in the ethos of refill, bulk-buying and waste reduction.
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<br />Mini-Grant #: 25-29 Alameda Green Schools Challenge, Alameda County Green Schools Challenge, Alameda, West County,
<br />$5,000.00 - Funds will be used to provide direct technical assistance to district child nutrition directors, district facility managers,
<br />custodial staff and faculty; classroom instruction in waste reduction, recycling and composting provided by a credentialed teacher with
<br />expertise in Zero Waste; student green team training.
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