2019 Grantees:
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School
Project: Tech Upgrade
Amount Funded: $3,125 (Matching)
- Funding to help purchase secure device charging stations for three classrooms and increase the number of iPads so that students from 2nd to 6th grades each have an iPad to use for research and to complete class work. This will help bring the school into line with modern teaching practices.
Project: Mutt Mitts
Amount Funded: $5,000
- This grant will fund the purchase of roughly 100,000 bio-degradable doggy waste bags to be placed in dispensers along high dog traffic beaches, pier and parking areas, thus making it easier for dog walkers to help keep our beach area clean.
Project: Cancer Well-Fit Program
Amount Funded: $4,000 (Matching)
- Program provides nutrition, exercise and health coaching at Avila Bay Club to cancer patients living in the area.
Project: Exhibit Improvements
Amount Funded: $5,000 (To be used for Central Coast Aquarium only)
- This grant will fund a new custom-made rock formation insert for the Giant Pacific Octopus exhibit which is the Aquarium's most popular exhibit. The goal of the project is to enhance the animal's welfare by providing a habitat similar to its natural environment.
Project: Exhibit Refurbishment
Amount Funded: $4,679
Project: Native Plant Garden Installation
Amount Funded: $4,000 (Contingent upon acquiring balance of project funding)
- This grant will be used to build a new museum quality four-wall exhibit to showcase the history of Avila Beach and the Point San Luis Lighthouse.
- This grant will help fund the final portion of the Lower Terrace Restoration project for the installation of a native plant garden.
Project: Summer Program Support
Amount Funded: $6,500 (Matching)
- This grant will help fund the highly popular summer program that involves 200 youngsters annually by subsidizing costs associated with scholarships, equipment, transportation and storage.
Project: Supportive Housing Case Management Services
Amount Funded: $4,000
- This grant covers most of the cost for case-management support for residents of the Lachen Tara Apartments, a subsidized housing complex in Avila Beach. Case management helps residents access community services and transition into permanent affordable housing.
Project: Community Center Management Support
Amount Funded: $8,500 (Portion Matching)
- The purpose of this grant is to provide the ABCA resources to operate the Avila Beach Community Center. These funds will partially fund the Executive Director, whose duties are to provide leadership, manage and administer all functions of the organization to ensure that year-round programs and services will be provided.
Project: Ocean Water Quality Testing
Amount Funded: $1,000
- This grant would help fund the Blue Water Task Force program to cover the costs for the testing equipment for weekly testing of the water quality at multiple sites in Avila Beach.
Project: Avila Beach Transmitter Maintenance
Amount Funded: $1,800
- This grant would help cover the maintenance costs of the new radio transmitter that replaced an aging transmitter located on Cal Poly Pier. This transmitter allows residents of Avila Beach and the 5 Cities area clear reception of the KCBX channel.
Project: Subsidize Free Trolley Rides
Amount: $3,700
- This is a continuation of the Foundation’s commitment to enable South County Area Transit to operate a trolley (during high season and Friday Fish and Farmers’ Market weekends) that is free to riders who want to come to Avila Beach in a loop that extends from Port San Luis to the Pismo Beach Outlets.
Project: Mailing to Avila Beach Households
Amount: $4,200
- Funds subsidize the mailing of the Avila Community News to households in Avila Beach and Avila Valley