Dream Corps
For Support Of The Retrofit America's Cities Program
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/15/2010
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Oakland-based Green for All works in collaboration with businesses, local government, labor organizations, and communities to advocate for programs that increase jobs and opportunities in green energy sector, especially for under-served communities of color. Federal and state investment in energy efficiency creates opportunities for communities most in need of green jobs while advancing climate change goals. Buildings are the second highest emitters of greenhouse gases after transportation. In the 2010-2012 budget cycle, utilities received authorization for $3.1 billion for energy efficiency programs, 42 percent higher than the prior three-year cycle. This presents a remarkable opportunity. Through the Retrofit California Project, Green for All will engage the California Public Utility Commission and other utilities to ensure that high-road green jobs are created as energy efficiency projects are executed. This advances the Hewlett Foundations goals reducing reliance on fossil fuels and building a sustained base of support for environmental issues.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.thedreamcorps.org
Address
436 14th Street Suite 920, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for Frontlines First Program
Green For All, an initiative of Dream Corps, works to ensure that climate and clean-energy policies are well-designed and deliver economic, job creation, and public health benefits equitably. This grant will support Green For All’s Frontlines First program, which includes communications, advocacy, and collaboration efforts geared toward ensuring that the transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy benefits low-income communities and communities of color.
for communications and organizing efforts in support of implementing state clean power policies
Fossil fuel companies are waging concerted PR campaigns, attempting to raise concerns among low-income communities and people of color about potential increases in electricity and transportation costs. Green For All, an initiative of Dream Corps, works to ensure that climate and clean-energy policies are well-designed and deliver economic, job creation, and public health benefits equitably. This grant will support the organization’s engagement of communities of color in shaping strong Clean Power Plan state compliance plans. Green For All will specifically draw on efforts that have already been successful in some states.
for support of the Retrofit America's Cities program
In order to phase out dirty sources of electricity, like coal, markets for energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy must be increased. Green For All promotes new policies to finance energy efficiency retrofits of existing multifamily affordable housing. Using previous Hewlett funding, Green For All secured a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a demonstration project in Oregon. With continued support, Green For All would launch the demonstration project, document and publicize the benefits, and replicate it in at least two other areas to build momentum for adoption of the policy nationally.
