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Project Grant #: 25-36 Orta Kitchen Garden, Zero waste packaging process streamlining and internship, Berkeley, West
<br />County, $15,710.00- Funds from this grant will be used to set up an initial internship position that would train young people to use
<br />and manage plastic-free packaging; show them real life examples of how a plastic-free supply chain works; help change the culture of
<br />plastic-wrapped everything by giving a concrete counter example; give the intern the tools and contacts to bring plastic-free packaging
<br />to other organizations.
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<br />Project Grant #: 25-37 San Lorenzo Help Center, Improving health outcomes through food recovery, San Lorenzo, West
<br />County, $6,000.00- Funds from this grant will be used to provide 75% of the pantry food support recovered or rescued food; increase
<br />food access to low income families by utilizing the mobile pantry and extending pantry hours at the warehouse; educate the
<br />community food waste generators, volunteers and clients as well as legislators, in supporting the program with food donations and
<br />funding, to understand the impact on the planet an decrease organic food waste.
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<br />Project Grant #: 25-38 Emery Unified School District, Emery Unified School District Club Facilitator, Emeryville, West
<br />County, $20,000.00- Funds from this grant will be used to teach students zero waste principles, ecological stewardship, and
<br />sustainable behaviors through hands on activities in lunch monitoring, composting and waste reduction initiatives; strengthen the
<br />partnership between EUSD and the City of Emeryville; ensure all students have an opportunity to participate in environmental
<br />education and hands on sustainability projects, regardless of grade.
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<br />Project Grant #: 25-39 Laurel District Association, SCRAP: Sustainable Composting, Recycling, Arts & Puppetry, Oakland,
<br />West County, $8,000.00- Funds from this grant will be used to directly promote waste reduction by educating attendees on proper
<br />waste sorting, composting methods, recycling practice and the creative reuse of materials through an interactive “Sort It Out!” puppet
<br />booth, featuring “Compton the Compost Pile.”
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<br />Project Grant #: 25-40 Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project, ANV’s Community Kitchen: A Beacon of Sustainability,
<br />Oakland, West County, $15,000.00- Funds from this grant will be used to purchase 300 sets (fork, knife and spoon_ of reusable
<br />silverware, 200 mugs, 200 iced coffee cups, 200 trays and 400 plates to reduce waste at West Oakland Farm Park; provide waste
<br />reduction and sustainability education to the Oakland community by designing and installing signage around the kitchen that details
<br />educational information and suggested sustainability-at-home actions; host at least 300 people in the kitchen from opening until June
<br />2026.
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<br />Project Grant #: 25-41 Waterside Workshops, Waterside Workshops’ Climate Action Project, Berkeley, West County,
<br />$15,000.00- Funds from this grant will be used to manage 2 paid part time Alameda County youth interns (ages 14-24) to comprise the
<br />Climate Action Team and will partner with StopWaste.org to design and implement a waste management system for its three buildings
<br />and the Berkeley Aquatic Park thus allowing the Climate Action Team to train staff and community members to precent waste and
<br />recycle appropriately.
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<br />The total 2025 Expenditure Plan budget of $286,000 for Project 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 $238,072.00 in Project Grants
<br />was awarded.
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<br />Multi-Year Grants
<br />The Education Advisory Board awarded 1 Multi-Year Grants in the 2025 cycle.
<br />Multi-Year Grant #: 25-43(1) Oakland Public Education Fund c/o Homies Empowerment, Homies Empowerment Food
<br />Ecosystem Development, Oakland, West County, $40,000.00- Funds from this grant will be used to target the critical issue of food
<br />insecurity in East Oakland by addressing the gap in local food systems by creating a community-driven food ecosystem that empowers
<br />residents through access, ownership and education.
<br />The total 2025 Expenditure Plan budget of $110,040 for Multi-Year Grants was approved by the Board along with the option
<br />to carry over all unexpended funds from previous grant years and expend if necessary. A total of $40,000.00 in Multi-Year
<br />Grants was awarded.
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<br />ALARM Mitigation Projects
<br />Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, the 2025 Expenditure Plan set aside $0 for mitigation projects for landowners in the
<br />vicinity of the landfill. The Education Advisory Board corresponded with ALARM (Altamont Landowners Against Rural
<br />Mismanagement) to notify them of the available funding. No applications were submitted for consideration during the 2025 funding
<br />cycle. The Board will continue to communicate with ALARM regarding appropriate projects for funding.
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