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New Program/Grant Application Available to the Public
Valley CAN Welcomes Ideas and Innovations
Valley CAN, a San Joaquin Valley non-profit organization
created to help support and promote real-world solutions
to improving the region’s air quality, has developed
a program/grant application process to solicit and review
proposals from the public.
The application can be used by the public to apply
for program or grant funding or to submit ideas for
possible future Valley CAN activities. The organization
is seeking innovative approaches and demonstration projects
that highlight pragmatic solutions to a range of air
quality problems, from reducing diesel and wood fireplace
emissions to reducing dust and reduce emissions from
older vehicles.
“We created the application process to help Valley
CAN identify the kinds of efforts that we can fund and
promote throughout the Valley,” said Valley CAN
President Bob Maddux. “ We already have received
a number of good ideas and are looking forward to developing
some of them.”
Criteria for programs/grants must foster the mission
of Valley CAN, which is to:
- Serve as a leader in educating the public about
the need to take personal responsibility for reducing
air pollution.
- Promote voluntary actions to reduce air pollution
by individuals, government, agriculture, business
and industry.
- Initiate and publicize creative new approaches
to reduce air pollution.
- Sponsor pilot programs and educational efforts
dedicated to providing solutions to high emissions
sources.
The organization focuses on a Valley-wide effort that
encourages the participation of individuals and community
and business leaders who are serious about immediate,
actionable and quantifiable solutions to air quality
issues. Valley CAN also will identify and promote voluntary
local emission reduction opportunities and existing
programs that already are making a difference. Some
of the targets for these initiatives will include individual
activities, motor vehicles, large and small businesses,
industries, agricultural operations, and property development.
The program/grant application is available on the Valley
CAN website www.valley-can.org.
For more information about Valley CAN and the program/grant
application, contact Tom Knox at (916) 325-2908
or Shelley Cousineau at (559) 438-2040.
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