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On December 19, 2007, the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District Board of Directors awarded $3 million in Climate
Protection Grants to Bay Area local governments and nonprofits for implementation
of innovative projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Over 80 applications
for funding were received, reflecting a tremendous amount of interest
in pursuing climate protection and a need for this type of funding. The
Air District is impressed by the overwhelming response to this grant program,
the high level of creativity and innovation in the applications, and the
demonstration of leadership our region is providing for the rest of the
country. Award recipients and respective funding amounts are listed below.
Congratulations
award recipients!
| Grant
Recipient |
Description
of Project |
Grant
Amount |
| Accountable Development
Coalition |
Promote green
building ordinances |
$ 30,000 |
| Acterra |
Neighborhood-based
home greening |
$ 60,000 |
| Alameda County
|
Develop climate
action plan |
$ 40,000 |
| Breathe California
|
Trip reduction
outreach in 3 schools in Milpitas |
$ 25,000 |
| Build It Green
|
Tracking system
for green rated homes |
$ 75,000 |
| Cities of Albany
and Piedmont |
Develop local
climate action plan for 2 cities |
$ 55,000 |
| City of Benicia
|
Develop local
climate action plan |
$ 40,000 |
| City of Berkeley
|
Sustainable energy
financing districts for solar |
$ 75,000 |
| City of Berkeley
|
Community-based
approach to implement climate plan |
$ 40,000 |
| City of El Cerrito
|
Seed-funding for
Municipal Energy Officer |
$ 75,000 |
| City of Fremont
|
Integrate climate
protection into general plan |
$ 70,962 |
| City of Hayward
|
Develop climate
action plan |
$ 40,000 |
| City of Lafayette
|
Integrate climate
protection into downtown plan |
$ 75,000 |
| City of Menlo
Park |
Develop local
climate action plan |
$ 25,000 |
| City of Mountain
View |
Integrate climate
protection into general plan |
$ 45,130 |
| City of Newark
|
Seed-funding for
Climate Protection Special Assistant |
$ 50,000 |
| City of Novato
|
Seed funding for
county-wide energy officer "circuit rider" |
$ 75,000 |
| City of Oakland
|
Develop municipal
energy action plan |
$ 40,000 |
| City of Richmond
|
Integrate climate
protection into general plan |
$ 74,987 |
| City of Rohnert
Park |
Municipal Efficiency
Coordinator position |
$ 75,000 |
| City of San Carlos
|
Integrate climate
protection into general plan |
$ 75,000 |
| City of San Leandro
|
Develop local
climate action plan |
$ 40,000 |
| City of San Mateo
|
Seed funding for
Community Energy Ed/Outreach Officer |
$ 40,000 |
| City of San Rafael
|
Develop local
climate action plan |
$ 25,000 |
| City of Santa
Rosa |
Utilize biomass
from wastewater technology |
$ 75,000 |
| City of Santa
Rosa |
Water conservation
in commercial laundry facilities |
$ 43,000 |
| City of Sebastopol
|
Replicate Solar
Sebastopol for all Sonoma County |
$ 73,360 |
| City of Sunnyvale
|
Seed-funding for
Sustainability Officer |
$ 55,550 |
| City of Vallejo
|
Integrate climate
protection into general plan |
$ 75,000 |
| Climate Protection
Campaign |
Explore getting
Sonoma to join Marin's Community Choice Aggregation |
$ 75,000 |
| Contra Costa County
|
Develop climate
action plan |
$ 40,000 |
| Earth Team |
Cool Schools |
$ 22,496 |
| Eco-city Builders
|
Innovative sustainable
development in Oakland |
$ 73,462 |
| ICLEI Local Governments
for Sustainability |
Early action handbook
for GHG reduction |
$ 52,109 |
| Marin Conservation
Corp |
School-based "cancel-a-car"
|
$ 25,000 |
| Marin County |
Community Choice
Aggregation to promote renewable energy |
$ 75,000 |
| Napa County Transportation
Authority |
Seed-funding for
"circuit rider" for Napa cities to do climate plans |
$ 75,000 |
| Redwood City |
Develop local
climate action plan |
$ 55,000 |
| San Mateo County
|
Seed-funding for
Municipal Energy Officer |
$ 75,000 |
| Santa Clara County
|
Seed-funding for
Utility Program Manager & Climate Coordinator |
$ 75,000 |
| SF Power |
Community-based
carbon-trading experiment |
$ 75,000 |
| Solar Living Institute
|
Train students
to install solar PV |
$ 24,900 |
| Sonoma County
|
Packaging, training
best practices for local governments |
$ 75,000 |
| Sonoma Ecology
Center |
Training 6th graders
to do home energy upgrades |
$ 25,000 |
| Strategic Energy
Innovations |
Helping local
governments of small, low-income communities reduce GHGs |
$ 75,000 |
| Strategic Energy
Innovations |
Youth-led energy
audits for affordable housing |
$ 25,000 |
| Sustainable Earth
Initiative |
Promote fleet
management tools to private fleets |
$ 75,000 |
| Sustainable Silicon
Valley |
Packaging, promoting
business best practices |
$ 75,000 |
| Town of Hillsborough
|
Integrate climate
protection into general plan |
$ 69,620 |
| Transportation
and Land Use Coalition |
LEED-type certification
for traffic reduction in new developments |
$ 75,000 |
| Transportation
and Land Use Coalition |
Pollution Punchcard
in schools for trip reduction |
$ 24,986 |
| Urban Releaf |
Heat island mitigation,
green jobs for youth |
$ 75,000 |
| Water Planet Alliance
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Technical support
for Community Choice Aggregation region-wide |
$ 74,438 |
The Air District will work closely
with grant recipients to monitor projects, track progress, and promote
best practices that emerge from this process.
Contact person
for the Climate Protection Grant Program:
Abby Young
ayoung@baaqmd.gov
(415) 749-4754
Additional Information
Grant
Program Guidelines
Presentation
made at grant program public workshops
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