 Funding
for Go Green programs is available through grants, fundraisers, and loans.
Free and low cost materials are also available to stretch school dollars. Environmentally
and socially friendly fundraising organizations provide an alternative to traditional
school fundraising that may not be consistent with stewardship values.
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City of San José Go Green Mini-Grants
City of San José Go Green Schools Program
Environmental Services Department
Tower, 10th Floor
200 East Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113-1905
(408) 975-2533
www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/gogreen/mini-grants.asp
Go Green Mini-grants promote environmental stewardship in
San José K-12
public and private schools. They foster on-campus recycling and composting
programs and other sustainable environmental programs. Grants are intended
for projects that work directly with and benefit K-12 students. Examples of
past projects include paper recycling programs, school gardens, field trips
to connect children with nature, environmental education materials, and teacher
trainings. Teachers, principals, environmental or science club advisors, student
environmental or other leadership clubs or groups, custodians, parents and
PTAs and PTOs of San José K-12 schools, public or private, are eligible
and encouraged to apply. Grants range from $500 to $5,000.
City of San José Youth Watershed Education Grants
City of San José Youth Watershed Education Team
Environmental Services Department
Kara Novogradac
170 W. San Carlos St.
San José, CA. 95113
(408) 277-2807
www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/schools/schools_wsegrants.htm
Youth Watershed Education Grants are designed to promote understanding
and stewardship of the Santa Clara Basin Watershed among South Bay youth
in grades
K-12. Grant projects include youth education, curriculum development, adoption
and implementation of published watershed-based curricula, and teacher/youth
leader training. Eligible applicants/project managers should be educators
or youth leaders affiliated with a school or a charitable, nonprofit, nonsectarian
organization serving grades K-12 within the cities of San José, Santa
Clara, Milpitas, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, or Monte Sereno.
Grants range from $500 through $5,000.
Keep San Jose Beautiful
Beautification Grants
City of San José, Keep San José Beautiful
(408) 723-3754
www.sjbeautiful.org/beautification_grants.html
San José public and private non-sectarian schools and community
groups can apply for beautification grants ranging from $500-$3,500. Funding
is to
be matched by volunteer efforts and/or matching cash donations. Projects
must be within the city limits of San José. Funding is available for
projects which include:
- Theme, cultural or educational gardens
- Plants and materials to support the
plants
- Life Lab projects that teach science, nutrition and horticulture
California Department of Conservation
Community Outreach Grant Program
www.consrv.ca.gov/index/qh_grants.htm
Offers
grants to establish recycling programs.
Environmental Grantmakers Association
www.ega.org/funders/index.php
Association
of foundations which fund environmental projects; online directory of
environmental funding sources.
California Integrated Waste Management Board
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/grants
Grants
and loans for waste reduction projects, including waste tire playground
and rubberized asphalt concrete grants.
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov/print/programs/innovative/index.html
Grants
for educational reform and school improvement programs based on scientific
research. Compass Point Silicon Valley
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
600 Valley Way, Suite A
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 719.1400
Fax: (408) 719.1444
www.compasspoint.org/
Offers
professional development workshops, including several courses in beginning
grant-writing and fundraising for non-profit organizations, often on a sliding
scale fee basis. Also provides a funding library with print and electronic
resources available to the public for free on-site use. RAFT, Resource Area for Teaching
1355 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 451-1420
raft@raft.net
www.raft.net
Extremely low cost recycled
business surplus materials for schools and community groups for creative, hands-on
learning and play, available at warehouse store,
including books, office supplies, stickers, matte boards, refurbished computers,
furniture, Activity Kits, free Green Room Gatherings mini-classes, discounted
workshops and much more. KidMAX for California's Schools - CalMAX
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax/Kidmax.htm
State
program offering FREE and/or bargain-priced materials for schools. Educators
can obtain a variety of materials, donated by industry. Materials found might
include science supplies, art supplies, buckets, computers, binders or fabric. Greenraising
5737 Kanan Road #334
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(818) 442-4453
sales@greenraising.com
info@greenraising.com
www.greenraising.com
Provides help
with planning for environmentally-friendly fundraising, including webdrives
and catalog drives featuring fair trade chocolate and other items,
and green cleaning and office supplies. KidsGardening.Com - National Gardening Association
www.kidsgardening.com/
Grants and much more help with growing school gardens. See entry in School Gardens.
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