Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Pollution Prevention
2 Awarded Grants: Regional Pollution Prevention Leadership Grants
(2% Discretionary Funds)
1996-2000
Purpose: Used for projects of particular Regional interest.
Fiscal Year 2000 Awards
Fiscal Year 1997/98 Awards
Fiscal Year 1996 Awards
| Grantee | Project Description | Amount | Grantee Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year 2000 Awards | |||
| Association of Bay Area Governments | Bay Area Dioxins Pollution Prevention Project: Support Bay Area cities research, develop, and implement pollution prevention projects to reduce dioxin emissions. Will develop detailed project plans for 3-6 cities, provide technical assistance to implement demonstration projects, and measure and disseminate results. | $75,000 | Jennifer Krebs ABAG (510) 464-7977 |
| Environmental Finance Center Region 9 | Local Government Mini-Grants Program: EFC9 will conduct a competive small grants program to encourage local government agencies to join together to provide outreach and technical assistance to small business sectors. | $66,000 | Samual Doctors (510) 885-3554 Sara Diefendorf (415) 664-4715 |
| Ecology Action | Point of Purchase Display: Ecology Action proposes to produce and disseminate additional Professional Wetcleaning Brochures and to evaluate their impact on consumer demand for professional wetcleaning. | $10,000 (added to previous $100,000) |
Anna Hirst (831) 526-5925 x30 |
| Grantee | Project Description | Amount | Grantee Contact |
| Fiscal Year 1997/98 Awards | |||
| Sustainable Cotton Project | Biologial Agricultural Systems in Cotton (BASIC): To expand BASIC to more farmers in the Madera-Merced-Northern Fresno area, and to the Lemoore Naval Air Station in Kings County. Will develop new materials (videos, workshops, etc.) in addition to their existing means of getting the word out (field days, newsletters, etc.) | $59,216 (in addition, Ag. Initiative is supplying funds to bring total to $110,000) |
Joanne Baumgartner (916) 589-2686 www.sustainable cotton.org  |
| Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission X999996 |
Integrated Farm Planning: Goal is to expand current Integrated Farm Planning (IFP) implementation to entire crush district. They would use the existing farmer to farmer infrastructure to promote an environmental "point system" for IFP adoption. They would develop the point system (based on an Ontario model) to help farmers evaluate their current level of IFP implementation, and encourage farmers to develop Environmental Farm Plans to improve Implementation. Deliverables include point system, self-assessment workbook, and 20 workshops. | $100,000 | Cliff Ohmart (209) 367-4727 www.lodiwine.com |
| County Sanitation District of L.A. County | Lindane Usage Reduction in L.A. County: Lindane is a prescription pesticide used for controlling head lice and scabies. It is a PBT chemical that poses a concern for area POTWs. The grantee will develop an outreach programs for consumers, school nurses, HMOs, and doctors to recommend alternative control measures. | $80,000 | Ann Heil (562) 699-7411 x2950 |
| Grantee ID Number | Project Description | Amount | Grantee Contact |
| Fiscal Year 1996 Awards | |||
| Tides Foundation/ Sustainable Conservation | Promoting solutions to the problems stemming from copper brake pads. | $90,000 | Elizabeth O'Brien (415) 288-0380 email: suscon@igc.org |
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