40,000 awarded to ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability in
This grant supported the expansion of Garrett Fitzgerald’s position at ICLEI to include bringing the Communities 21 Program up to full capacity, taking the lead on this initiative for the organization. This project will allow Garrett to...
40,000 awarded to http://www.advancedconservation.org in
The Mitigation Strategies project is the central focus of this new organization’s work. The project will address the issue of fisheries bycatch and related mortality in seabird and sea turtle species. Through research, demonstration...
37,000 awarded to Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory in
To hire Brett Thelen as the organization’s first Science Director. Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory (AVEO) links volunteers with scientists to gather ecological data aimed at improving conservation decision-making and planning in...
To employ Bailey Green as a Senior Affiliate of the Pacific Institute to develop a proposal for a more sustainable and effective wastewater treatment technique for the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Bailey’s role as Senior Affiliate will...
40,000 awarded to The Adirondack Nature Conservancy in
To hire Robert Long to coordinate a one-year research project on the habitat needs and potential connectivity of habitat blocks for large carnivores between the Green Mountains in Vermont and the Adirondacks in New York, to inform...
35,000 awarded to South Yuba River Citizens League in
To hire Katrina Schneider as Staff River Scientist, providing leadership for South Yuba River Citizen’s League’s evolving and expanding science programs. As Staff River Scientist, Katrina will use her skills in hydrology, fluvial...
This funding was provided to promote Jeremy Hays into the position of Western States Organizing Director for the Apollo Alliance. Last year Jeremy was hired as Western States Organizer working in California, Oregon, and Colorado. Jeremy...
40,000 awarded to Coalition for the Environment in Jewish Life in
To hire Daniel Orenstein as a Science Fellow for COEJL where he will work on a variety of environmental initiatives for the organization. Daniel will be hired as senior staff of COEJL and will be responsible for advising the organization at...
20,000 awarded to UCLA Institute of the Environment in
This grant provides a second year of funding for Rafe Sagarin as Research Coordinator for UCLA's Institute of the Environment's SEA-LABB program. This second year of funding will allow Rafe to continue the work he began last year heading up...
40,000 awarded to UC Berkeley, Center for Children's Health Research in
Guadalupe Chapa will work as a post-doc researcher serving on the field and research team of The Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS), a community-university partnership that investigates...
