Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.14
Liaison Olivia Wiebe
Submission Date Dec. 28, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Idaho
IN-40: Sustainability Projects Fund

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Olivia Wiebe
Sustainability Manager
Office of the President
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Name of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
Alternative Energy Initiatives

Which of the following best describes the primary source of funding for the sustainability projects fund?:
Student fees

Year the institution’s sustainability projects fund was established:
2,020

A brief description of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
This $1.75 per full time student, per semester fee provides funding to innovative student-led campus projects relating to alternative energy and green infrastructure to further the university's goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

A brief description of the multi-stakeholder decision-making process used to determine which projects receive funding through the sustainability projects fund:
This fund is managed by the University Director of Sustainability. The fee was established immediately before the 2020 pandemic, and no projects have been funded as of time of reporting. The proposed method for funding allocation decisions is to review of projects proposed by students that intersect with organizational priorities by a board of vested members. This board will be lead by the University Director of Sustainability and include the Sustainability Manager and Sustainability Coordinator, a representative from the Division of Finance and Administration, and the Director of Sustainability from the Associated Students of the University of Idaho.

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Website URL where information about the sustainability projects fund is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Olivia Wiebe, Sustainability Manager, Office of the President

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