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Grant Recipients
Annually, the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation receives requests for funding in excess of $30,000. Below is a list of the most recent grantees. The Foundation has funded programs ranging from hosting an environmental summit for Scouts to purchasing water-monitoring equipment to help a community learn more about the water quality in their streams, to supporting classroom environmental education activities.
Applicant |
Awarded Amount |
Year |
Program Title |
Performance Measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Coast | $1,924 | 2006 | By Land and Sea: The Origin of Marine Debris - Projection equipment to show educational materials | |
| Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia | $2,571 | 2006 | Annual Outdoor Classroom Symposium | |
| Georgia Association of Water Professionals | $2,000 | 2006 | Guidebooks on Georgia's Water Resources | |
| Keep Covington Newton Beautiful | $2,000 | 2006 | Workbooks for environmental puppet show | |
| Keep Our Mountains Beautiful | $2,000 | 2006 | Refrigerator magnets to promote recycling program | |
| Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful | $1,979 | 2006 | Provide free tarps to the public for secured loads campaign | |
| Keep Sandy Springs North Fulton Beautiful | $2,000 | 2006 | Purchase Adopt-A-Road Signs for the community | |
| Keep Tift Beautiful | $2,000 | 2006 | Provide "Recycling Rover " trailer for schools | |
| Tybee Beautification Association | $2,000 | 2006 | Beach cigarette litter abatement campaign | |
| Heartland Academy | $2,000 | 2006 | Provide equipment for three outdoor classrooms for students with emotional/behavioral disorders | |
| Keep DeKalb Beautiful | $1,500 | 2006 | Provide trash receptacles and beautification at Marta bus stops | |
| Zoo Atlanta | $1,650 | 2006 | Support "Think Green" Day | |
Athens-Clarke County |
$2,000 | 2005 | Puppet show for nonpoint source pollution | |
| Cochran Mill Nature Center | $1,000 | 2005 | Enviroscape for schools | |
| Keep Cobb Beautiful | $2,700 | 2005 | Build educational library for preK-8th grade | |
| Keep Marietta Beautiful | $1,000 | 2005 | Electronics/ Computer Recycling Day | |
| Keep Roswell Beautiful | $1,250 | 2005 | Water quality conferences | |
| Keep Sandy Springs North Fulton Beautiful | $2,000 | 2005 | Training video for puppet show volunteers | |
| Cochran Mill Nature Center | $1,450 | 2004 | Bring environmental education into schools | |
| Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia | $1,500 | 2004 | Symposium on outdoor teaching areas | |
| Garden Club of Georgia | $2,000 | 2004 | Duplication of anti-litter video | |
| GWPCA | $2,000 | 2004 | Oxygen test kits for metro Atlanta teachers | |
| Keep Bartow Beautiful | $700 | 2004 | Sound system for puppet show | |
| Snellville | $600 | 2004 | Furnish community room at recycling center | |
| Keep Liberty County Beautiful | $2,000 | 2003 | Community
Wide Anti-Litter Campaign Purchase supplies and training materials to support public education efforts during Driver Education Classes and other community outreach opportunities. |
Using KAB’s Litter Index a “pre and post” assessment of littering will be conducted along county roads and highways. |
| Keep Walton Beautiful, Inc. | $1,100 | 2003 | Environmental
Fair 2003 Purchase exhibit tents and supplies for the fair |
Record the number of attendees at the fair and conduct post-event evaluation surveys. |
| Keep Sandy Springs/North Fulton Beautiful | $2,000 | 2003 | Nonpoint
Pollution Prevention Produce and air two (2) thirty-second Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for use on TV, Cable, and the Fulton County Government Access Networks to promote the Affiliate’s nonpoint pollution prevention program. |
Track the increase number of requests to participate in, and use, the Affiliates Nonpoint Pollution Prevention resources. Track requests for storm drain stenciling kits, teacher training, and Water Tool kit usage. |
| Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful | $1,000 | 2003 | Green Schools Implement a program promoting environmental stewardship and community involvement that facilitates school beautification and recycling programs. |
Track the number of schools and students that participate in the program as well as the number of “green” events held by participating schools. |
| Keep Hall Beautiful, Inc. | $2,000 | 2003 | Litter
Prevention Campaign Develop and distribute bilingual posters, flyers, and brochures promoting litter prevention; sponsor community cleanups, and implement an aggressive code enforcement program. |
Track the number of volunteers recruited, the media coverage gained, and the number of code enforcement citations issued. KAB’s litter index will also be used. |
| Keep Paulding Beautiful | $1,000 | 2003 | K-5 Litter
Control Program Invigorate programs like Adopt-A-Mile and special litter pickups by providing educational classes and develop a Public Service Announcement (PSA). |
Monitor the volunteer participation rate and the air time devoted to airing the PSA |
| Keep Forsyth County Beautiful | $2,000 | 2003 | Form a
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Junior Program Implement an environmental awareness and environmental awareness program for K-12 Students and get them involved in KFCB functions. |
Track the number of students, teachers, and parents involved in the program and the number of service projects completed by the KFCB Junior Group. |
Keep Bainbridge-Decatur County Beautiful |
$2,000 |
2002
|
Mother
Earth Puppets |
Monitor community and student feedback by gauging interest in the puppet show as well as increased waste reduction and recycling rates in the community. |
Keep Crisp Beautiful |
$1,000 |
2002
|
KAB
Promotion in Schools |
Track the increased tonnage of clothes recycled as a result of student and teacher promotion and the number of classrooms constructing a Liberty Garden. |
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful |
$2,000
|
2002
|
Vermiculture
Project |
Measure the reduction in the amount of food waste being disposed from the schools participating in the program. |
Keep Roswell Beautiful |
$2,000 |
2002
|
Teacher
Workshops |
Track the number of workshop participants and the number of educators who use the curriculum presented at the workshops during the 2002-03 school year. |
Keep Walton Beautiful |
$1,500
|
2002
|
Environmental
Fair |
Track the number of participants attending the fair and survey a representative sample to determine what they learned and how future fair programs might be improved. |
Keep Atlanta Beautiful
|
$2,000
|
2001
|
Public Education Promote and establish "Clean Teams." Purchase supplemental education and promotional materials to promote Keep Atlanta Beautiful and proper waste management practices. |
Number of individuals joining "Clean Teams." Number of presentations given and individuals reached. Litter Index study and school & community feedback forms.
|
Keep Columbus Beautiful
|
$2,000
|
2001
|
Litter Campaign Purchase media ad time to promote litter prevention as part of a comprehensive litter prevention campaign. |
Number of volunteer participants recruited. Amount of on-air coverage of campaign. Amount of trash left after "Litter Free" events and overall litter reduction in the community.
|
Keep Madison Beautiful
|
$1,900
|
2001
|
Environmental
Summit
|
Participation at the Summit and the number of Scouts earning an environmental patch.
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Keep Sandy Springs-North Fulton Beautiful
|
$2,000
|
2001
|
Puppet
Show
|
Number of students reached and increased participation in other community environmental events.
|
Upper Oconee Watershed Network
|
$2,000
|
2001
|
Stream
Monitoring
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Increased number of workshop participants and increased number of "adopted spots" for water quality monitoring. Documentation of baseline data and local water quality concerns, increased communication, and removal of streams from 303d list.
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