Campus Sustainability Grants
UC Davis, November 28, 2007
The Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee is pleased to announce it will provide $18,475 to support nine new projects fostering a more sustainable campus through research, education or planning.
The recipients of the fall 2007 competition for Campus Sustainability Grants are:
- Increasing Engagement in the Campus Food System ($2800)
- Pathways to Sustainable Living Practices at the On-Campus Tri-Co-Operatives ($2000)
- Construction and Maintenance of a Urine Diversion Composting Toilet ($1400)
- The PES Salad Bowl Garden: Aesthetic and Sustainable Food Raising on Campus ($1800)
- Buildings and Grounds and Design 199 Waste Reduction Campaign ($2385)
- Solar Electrification of the UC Davis Community Bike Cooperative, The Bike Church ($3800)
- UC Davis Tri-Co-Operative Community Gardens Greenhouse ($1450)
- Arboretum All-Stars: Sustainable Horticulture Publication for the UC Davis Arboretum ($2340)
- Sustainable Transportation Film Festival ($500)
More about each of these project can be seen here.
Ranging in size from $1200 to $10,000, 17 proposals asking for more than $60,000 were submitted in response to the fall 2007 competition, demonstrating the excitement this campus has for sustainability projects and also the lack of funding to support such endeavors. The Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee would like to acknowledge the innovative ideas and hard work that went into preparing all the proposals.
This is the second year of the biannual grant program. Last year the Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee granted $11,250 to seven projects. This year Vice Chancellor of Administration Stan Nosek more than doubled the amount allocated to the program. "It is very encouraging to see examples of leadership efforts in the area of sustainability and especially rewarding to see examples of students, faculty and staff working together to further this goal."
The spring 2008 program solicitation will open in April for projects during the June 2008-09 period. The criteria and program structure should be very similar to that of the fall competition, but applicants should check sustainability.ucdavis.edu for more details at the beginning of spring quarter.
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