About the Fund
The Kern County Air Pollution Mitigation Fund fulfills the intent of a series of settlements between the Sierra Club and residential building developers in the Bakersfield area. As required by these settlements, the Fund receives air pollution mitigation fees paid by property developers to offset the cumulative air pollution impacts of the new developments. With the advice of a Bakersfield-based funding advisory board, the Rose Foundation uses these developer fees to support grants for projects designed to reduce particulate or ozone air pollution in Kern County.
Since inception, the Fund has awarded more than $2.5 million to support clean air projects in the Bakersfield area. As additional air pollution mitigation fees are paid into the Fund, additional grants are possible. Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, a grantmaking public charity with experience in administering court-ordered restitution funds, serves as the Fund’s trustee, and administers its grant making program.
Deadlines/How to Apply
Due to a current lack of funding we are not accepting applications at this time. Please continue to monitor our website for more information or click here to receive notification of future grant opportunities.
Grant Reporting Instructions
If your group is awarded a grant, you must provide a final grant report within one year of receiving the money, or before your group can receive additional funding. Click here for the full grant reporting instructions.
Funding Board Members
The Fund is guided by the Kern County Air Pollution Mitigation Fund Committee, an oversight body with joint representation from the homebuilding and environmental community. Click here to review their bios.
CURRENT AND PAST GRANTEES
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jodene Isaacs, Mitigation Funds Director
jisaacs@rosefdn.org
(510) 658-0702
