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.
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
El Cerrito
City of 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
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
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.