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2016 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Getting the Bang for the Buck: Improving Grant Funded Projects

Student(s):

Mishu Pham-Whipple

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Elise Glassman

Partner(s):

  • UW Sustainability

Faculty advisor(s):

Jan Whittington Assistant Professor Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington

This study found ways to improve the accountability of grant funded sustainability projects, using the Green Seed Fund (GSF) as a case study. After interviewing past project teams that were funded by the GSF about their projects, their experience with the GSF, and their plans for the future, I identified three categories that projects fell under: investigative research, education and infrastructure. Using insights from the interviews of project teams and independent academic research, I then formulated recommendations related to how the fund can hold each type of project accountable through the application and reporting process.