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Community POWER
Round 9 & 10 Update
Laurie Gustafson, Program Manager
April 28, 2010
A program of the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board
Round 9 Summary
19 Grants Awarded in 19 Grants Awarded in 20092009
Reached over 4,700 Reached over 4,700 peoplepeople
All having success with All having success with reduce, reuse, reduce, reuse, recycling behavior recycling behavior change educationchange education
List of Round 9 GranteesList of Round 9 Grantees
Camp Fire USA Camp Fire USA
CommonBond Communities CommonBond Communities
Dakota County Technical College Dakota County Technical College Foundation Foundation
Discovery Center, Orono Community Discovery Center, Orono Community EducationEducation
District 2 Community CouncilDistrict 2 Community Council
Ecopaulitans: Randolph Heights Ecopaulitans: Randolph Heights Elementary School and Capitol Hill Elementary School and Capitol Hill School School
Garlough Elementary Magnet School Garlough Elementary Magnet School Parent Teacher OrganizationParent Teacher Organization
Hamline Midway EldersHamline Midway Elders
Hastings Middle SchoolHastings Middle School
International Spanish Language AcademyInternational Spanish Language Academy
Juxtaposition Arts Juxtaposition Arts
Library Foundation of Carver CountyLibrary Foundation of Carver County
River Valleys Girl Scouts River Valleys Girl Scouts
Rosemount United Methodist ChurchRosemount United Methodist Church
St. Clements Episcopal ChurchSt. Clements Episcopal Church
Transfiguration Catholic Church and Transfiguration Catholic Church and SchoolSchool
Urban Arts AcademyUrban Arts Academy
Victory Neighborhood OrganizationVictory Neighborhood Organization
West Side Citizens OrganizationWest Side Citizens Organization
Transfiguration Church and Transfiguration Church and School School Washington CountyWashington County
Integrated into all aspects of the Integrated into all aspects of the
church and school:church and school: At annual fall festival, hosted a At annual fall festival, hosted a
composting booth and increased composting booth and increased event recycling event recycling
America Recycles Day booth at America Recycles Day booth at Mass servicesMass services
Educated students and families Educated students and families through education and action (food through education and action (food to hogs)to hogs)
249 families have pledged reduce 249 families have pledged reduce wastewaste
District 2 Community Council District 2 Community Council Ramsey CountyRamsey County
Focused on residents of the Roosevelt Focused on residents of the Roosevelt Homes Housing ComplexHomes Housing Complex
Reached over 300 residents by Reached over 300 residents by door knocking, hosting recycling door knocking, hosting recycling education activities, and hands-on education activities, and hands-on trainingtraining
Taught composting garden and Taught composting garden and kitchen wastekitchen waste
Helped residents use the internet to Helped residents use the internet to “opt out” of yellow page phone “opt out” of yellow page phone deliveriesdeliveries
Dakota County Technical College Dakota County Technical College Dakota CountyDakota County
Students teaching students Students teaching students and community outreach:and community outreach:
Students partnered with the Students partnered with the Rosemount Salvation Army Rosemount Salvation Army Food Shelf and Valley Food Shelf and Valley Natural Foods to provide Natural Foods to provide reusable grocery bags to reusable grocery bags to food shelf recipients and food shelf recipients and encourage them to bring encourage them to bring back when they need it back when they need it refilled. refilled.
Teach students about Teach students about reduce, reuse, recycling at reduce, reuse, recycling at home and on campushome and on campus
Round 10 SummaryRound 10 Summary
Funding for 14 grants plus 4 additional through Funding for 14 grants plus 4 additional through Hennepin County’s processHennepin County’s process
Received 44 applications, requesting $441,928Received 44 applications, requesting $441,928 31 have been invited to submit a full proposal, 31 have been invited to submit a full proposal,
requesting $309,424requesting $309,424 Proposals are due May 10Proposals are due May 10 Final decision will be made by June 1Final decision will be made by June 1 Project duration is August 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011Project duration is August 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011
Goals for 2010-2011Goals for 2010-2011
Consistent and ongoing promotion of Community Consistent and ongoing promotion of Community POWERPOWER
Build on the work of past granteesBuild on the work of past grantees Identify and implement program efficienciesIdentify and implement program efficiencies