To continue advocacy work using crop insurance and other tools for risk management tools to incentivize the adoption of conservation practices to improve water quality
To expand the reach and impact of Field Work, a social impact project aimed at encouraging large scale conventional farmers in the Midwest to give sustainable agricultural practices a try
Continued support for the Mississippi's Lower Delta Partnership (LDP) to continue work promoting USDA conservation programs to encourage conservation and reforestation in the Mississippi Delta
To establish an Ocean News Desk at the grantee's Latin American website to produce and distribute online news content about oceans and fisheries, with a focus on Chile and Peru
To support the piloting of a pooled loan fund, called the Sustainable Seafood Fund, aimed at providing $600,000 in partially forgivable loans to entities that commit to improve fisheries management
In support of the WaterNow Alliance project to educate, activate and leverage the leaders of local water utilities to adopt municipal water conservation practices in the Colorado River Basin
To support a comprehensive effort to modernize the U.S. fisheries data system in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), regional fisheries management councils, the fishing industry, scientists and conservation organizations
To fund programmatic work on Mississippi River health that highlights the potential benefits of federal funding and coordination to address nonpoint nutrient pollution reduction
To ensure funds flow to the best restoration projects, showcase restoration successes in the Gulf as part of the larger national infrastructure conversation and to raise the profile of progress to date in the Gulf
To support strengthening the capacity of key actors (i.e., fishers, municipal and national government officials, and local communities) and advocate for the design and approval of an ordinance focused on co-management of coastal artisanal fisheries
To implement the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan by supporting the Colorado River Indian Tribes and building tribal capacity to engage in water decision making