UC Berkeley
For Workforce And Equity Issues In The Clean Energy Transition
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/1/2016
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The University of California Center for Labor Research and Education will provide technical assistance, policy analysis, and research support to the BlueGreen Alliance and other labor and community organizations working on clean energy transition at the federal level and in selected states. The Center will support efforts to encourage the participation of workers and under-served communities in developing and advocating for climate and energy policies that address their needs, thus strengthening the coalition in support of climate action.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.berkeley.edu
Address
Sponsored Projects Office
1608 Fourth Street, Suite 220, Berkeley, CA, 94710-5940, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for a teaching and research hub that will support high-quality content and online programing
The mission of the Berkeley School of Education at UC Berkeley is to advance excellence and equity at all levels of public education. The school encompasses diverse students and faculty who are committed to equity and excellence in education as researchers, professional educators, leaders, and innovators. Students and faculty seek to address crucial and complex problems in education that hinder students’ ability to thrive. This grant will support the implementation of an online professional certification program and master’s program that will address shortages in the primary and secondary teaching workforce as well as build leadership pathways for educators. (Substrategy: Educator Capacity)
for the Berkeley Wildlife program
The mission of the University of California system is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. This grant supports UC Berkeley’s program Berkeley Wildlife, which provides solutions-oriented, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary research, while also training the next generation of scientists and professionals to tackle complex problems in wildlife ecology, management, and policy. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
