GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES NEW ENERGY EDUCATION GRANTS FOR CALIFORNIA TEACHERS

8/27/2001

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SACRAMENTO Governor Gray Davis today announced a new $1 million program for California K-12 teachers to receive grants of
up to $3,000 to support innovative projects to teach energy conservation and efficiency to their students.

"Teachers have the power to encourage their students to adopt energy conservation habits that will last a lifetime,"
Governor Davis said. "These energy education grants will allow teachers to be even more creative in teaching their
students about energy conservation."

The Energy Education Grants program is designed to allow teachers from all disciplines, art, science, math, English,
history, drama, and others, to develop creative approaches to teach energy conservation and efficiency lessons to
students.

"We hope to receive an array of thoughtful, creative, and effective proposals from teachers," said Aileen Adams,
Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency.

Secretary Adams noted that this program is the result of meetings with teachers and other members of the
education community. Projects might include school energy patrols, energy conservation murals, home energy
audits, and theatrical presentations.

The Davis Administration is allocating up to $1 million for the Energy Education Grants program. Funding for these
grants to teachers was made available through Senate Bill 5x, which provided $7 million for programs to teach
school children about energy conservation at home and in school. Earlier this year, the State and Consumer
Services Agency launched the Kids Flex Your Power Energy Challenge, an energy awareness activity guide that
was sent to every 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teacher in California. The guide contains energy educational materials,
additional resources for teachers, and a take-home energy audit homework assignment. More than 100,000
students have completed the home energy audit already.

Teachers can download an Energy Education Grant Application at this link, or can contact Claudie Kiti at
916/651-8792 to obtain a copy of the application and grant requirements. Grant applications will be reviewed and
awarded on an on-going basis, but must be received no later than December 1, 2001.