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The Green Initiative Fund Jill Richardson TGIF Grants Manager TGIF History • In 2006, a group of students petitioned to add a quarterly lock-in fee creating a fund for projects that “reduce the University’s impact on the environment” • Students unanimously voted to approve the TGIF fee: – 75% of undergraduate students – 82% of graduate students • $2.60 per quarter, including summers • Generating approximately $182K per year Chancellor Henry Yang with former students and TGIF supporters, Betty Seto and Todd Haurin Uses of TGIF Funds • Account managed in Administrative Services • A percentage is transferred to the University’s student financial aid pool • Grants Manager Salary (.5 FTE) • Grant funding for campus projects – Approximately $160K per year – 80% for infrastructure – 20% for education/publicity TGIF Committee • Student-majority governing board (voting) – Student reps from EAB, GSA, AS, Bren School, and undergraduates at-large – One Academic Senate rep – One Administrative Services rep • Staff advisory board (non-voting) – Reps from BAP, Student Affairs, and Facilities – Grants Manager Mark Sentenac, TGIF Committee Chair Application Process • Call for proposals in fall with a late January deadline • Any UCSB student, staff, or faculty may submit a proposal • Must be affiliated with a UCSB department – Include letters of support • Student involvement encouraged Desired Proposals • Projects that are innovative • Projects that have measurable results (i.e. xx% decrease in electrical use) • Projects on-campus so students can see where their money is going • Projects that involve students • Projects that are self-sustaining beyond the initial grant – Committee tends not to fund projects for more than one year Award Process • Awards are determined and announced in early spring • Awardees receive official letters and project guidelines – Must read, sign, and return the form – Agreeing to the terms of the award 2006-07 Funding Cycle • 18 proposals submitted – Requesting a total of $490K • 10 proposals chosen for funding – Total of $150K awarded – 8 fully funded – 2 partially funded Adopt-A-Chemical • Chemical exchange program • Received $17,800 – Webmaster – Interns • Chemicals no longer needed in one lab can be “adopted” by another lab for free • Reduces the amount of chemicals EH&S must retrieve and dispose of Zero Waste: Ellison Hall • • • • • • Promoted reduction and reuse of materials Received $24,300 – Bins – Interns – Educational materials Created 9 recycling clusters throughout Ellison Hall (including e-waste and toner/ink cartridges) Four vermicomposting bins for food waste At a waste audit in April, they were diverting ~89% of their waste Ultimate goal: to become a netzero waste building by 2012 2007-08 Funding Cycle • 21 proposals submitted – Requesting a total of $530K • 13 finalists who gave presentations to the committee • 11 Projects were awarded grants – Approximately $145K handed out – Projects will commence in fall 2008 Project Examples • Green Chemistry – Project that reduces the amount of hazardous chemicals in chemistry lab experiments – Received $7,500 • Intern • Educational material – Will reduce waste disposed of by EH&S – Create a healthier working environment for students, researchers, and faculty • Solar Panels for the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) – Received $56,000 • PV panels • Installation • Educational materials – 7.6 kWh array – Will provide 30% of electricity for offices Project Monitoring • Quarterly reports – Just a quick summary – May occur more often if the Committee feels it’s necessary • Site visits by Committee • Final report – Outline provided – Including detailed budget • Final presentation and poster session – Invite the public – Starting next May 2009 Lessons Learned • Having a staff or faculty member on each project is essential • Have letters of support at time of application. • Appeals process needs to be written in bylaws, or an “all decisions are final” statement on the notification letters • Not a huge amount of money to work with – A lot of good projects were not able to be funded • Need more publicity – Increase diversity of project proposals • Just because you have the money, does not mean you HAVE to spend it all – If not entirely excited about a project, do not feel obligated to fund it – Money carries over to the following year Plans for Next Few Years • Fundraising – Working with Development on a matching account for small donations – Researching potential grants – Want to be able to fund larger, more impactful projects • Publicity – Student members give presentations at other student organization meetings – GM presenting to staff and faculty groups – Working with Orientation Programs to get the word out to incoming freshman – Press releases to student and staff/faculty newspapers • Asking students to increase the TGIF lock-in fee when they vote to continue TGIF in 2010 More Information • • • • • Last year’s application Complete list of projects Committee members Ballot language Bylaws http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/tgif Questions? • Contact me – (805) 893-8367 – Email: [email protected] • Committee Chair, Mark Sentenac – Email: [email protected] This concludes the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems Program.