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