Specifications

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6.1.4 Strategy:)Pursue*Grants*that*Reduce*GHG*Emissions*in*Building*Projects*

At!the!UW,!individuals!pursue!grant!funding!for!their!specific!research!with!dem‐

onstrated!success,!but!as!an!institution!the!UW!has!shown!much!less!proclivity!

to! pursue! federal,! state! or! other! grants! that! fund! sustainability! or! energy! effi‐

ciency!goals.!!An!area!of!specific!interest!is!grants!for!implementing!Climate!Ac‐

tion! Plan! goals! associated! with! building! projects.!! Pursuing! grants! that! support!

building!projects!requires!unique!expertise!and!close!coordination!with!between!

the!Capital!Projects!office,!Office!of! Research! and! OPB.!! Increasing! our! success!

with!obtaining!grants! requires! charging!an!office!with!coordinating! responsibil‐

ity.!!

Proposed& Actions:& Pursue! grants! that! can! contribute! funds! for! reducing! GHG!

emissions!in!building!projects.!!

6.1.5 *Strategy:)Establish*a*Student*Green*Fee*

Many! institutions! have! successfully! implemented! a! student‐funded! green! fee.!!

These! initiatives! have! generally! come! from! students! and! initial! conversations!

suggest! significant! student! support.! ! The! Evergreen! State! College! currently!

charges!a!$1.00/credit!clean!energy!fee!and!Western!Washington!University!as‐

sesses! $0.70/credit‐hour,! to! a! maximum! of! $7.00.!!As! an! example,! a!

$5.00/quarter!fee!assessed!to!each!undergraduate!and!graduate!student!would!

generate! about! $700,000! annually! to! support! Climate! Action! Plan! initiatives.!!

Student!fees!also!create!an! effective!mechanism!to!integrate!students!into!the!

decision!making!process,!raising!the!visibility!and!educational!dimensions!of!the!

overall! program.! ! Students! will! need! to! organize! this! effort! and! gain! approval!

through!a!student!body!election.!

Proposed&Action:&Create!process!to!establish!a!Student!Green!Fee!

6.1.6 Strategy:)Establish*a)Faculty*and*Staff*Green*Fund*

When!faculty!and!staff!contribute!directly!to!the!goals!of!the!Climate!Action!

Plan,!not!only!do!they!feel!invested!in!helping!the!University!achieve!ambitious!

climate!action!goals,!but!they!also!gain!a!sense!of!parity!and!shared!commit‐

ment,!side‐by‐side!with!students.!!The!success!of!this!funding!option!will!relate!

directly!to!how!this!group!believes!the!funding!is!being!utilized.!!A!powerful!way!

pursue grants

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PROPOSAL

EMISSION REDUCTION

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student green fee

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green fund