Spring Grants

These projects were funded during our Spring grant cycle, where projects receive more than $5,000 for projects that take between one to three years to complete. 

Custodial Staff Outreach 2010-2011

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Conduct an outreach/education campaign between custodial staff and building occupants.

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Cal Habitat Restoration Student Leadership Training

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Program to train students to promote and lead volunteer habitat restoration events.

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Teaching, Learning, and Change (TLC)

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Create year-long career training and mentoring effort for students and staff.

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End the Cycle - Sustainable Laundry Campaign

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Implement a sustainable laundry education campaign in the residence halls.

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Compost Alliance - Bringing Compost to Campus Buildings

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The Compost Alliance designs and implements campus building composting systems in collaboration with Physical Plant-Campus Services, which oversees both Custodial Services and Campus Recycling & Refuse Services. This system was piloted in 10 campus buildings and includes service, set-up, equipment, and educational outreach.

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Waste Reduction in the Cal Greeks Community

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This project aims to reduce the volume of solid waste generated by the Cal Greek community through composting, recycling, and the ReUSE program.

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Bring Your Own Mug (BYOM)

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Reduce purchase and disposal of single-use coffee cups on campus through the use of a campaign titled “Bring Your Own Mug” (BYOM).

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Campus Bicycle Initiative

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Educational campaign for increasing bicycling as a mode of transportation and knowledge regarding safe bicycling habits; expansion of BicyCal's services.

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ASUC Green Certification

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Encouraging and educating student groups about ways their groups can reduce their environmental footprint both on and off-campus.

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Mobilizing Sustainability at Berkeley - The Greening Operations (GO!) Team

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Fund a group of students to provide building audits and green event outreach on a case-by-case basis.

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