Grant Services.

TARGET SECTORS:

• Waste prevention and recycling programs that serve schools (recycling supplies, program materials and other education activities such as field trips);
• Projects in: waste prevention, source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and procurement of recycled content products;
• We are especially interested in supporting school projects in food waste prevention, food donation, and organics separation pursuant to Senate Bill 1383;
• We prioritize projects that provide a learning opportunity for students and/or the community and projects that result in high quality recovered materials and products;
• Priority will be given to programs that change the culture/behavior of waste prevention and recycling in schools;
• Community education through waste prevention, source-separation and recycling education programs;
• Job training and internships in the field of waste prevention and recycling. This grant year, we will not be considering grants for job training programs in general retail or construction.
• The grant objectives for the mini-grants and project grants should be accomplished within the 2022-2023 grant year. 

 
Note:The Board will not fund hand dryers, water stations, battery chargers, document readers or gardening equipment.

2022 Grant Guidelines
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Mini-grants

The mini-grant program awards between $500-$3,000 to all eligible projects that meet award criteria up to the funding allocation amount. In 2021-22, mini-grants supported environmental science programs and school recycling and composting infrastructure projects.

Meeting date:

March 30, 2022
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​5:30 PM PDT

Project grants

The project grant program would award competitive grants up to $50,000 for projects that would make significant contributions to the development of sustainable diversion education programs and job training in waste prevention and recycling. Types of projects could include: curriculum development, district-wide diversion education programs, job training programs, and community-based programs.

Meeting date:

​April 19, 2022
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4:00 PM PDT

Meeting information can be found on our Facebook page or send us an email!

Multiple Year grants

Multiple year grants allow applicants for the project grant program, to propose multiple year grants for up to three years of on-going support.

Meeting date:

​April 19, 2022

4:00 PM PDT

Meeting information can be found on our Facebook page or send us an email!

Report Forms.

2021 Final Report Form
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Progress Report Form
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