To support grantee's development of a communication platform to provide non-partisan education in support of a sustainable, nutritious, accessible and equitable food system.
To conduct two studies related to the perceived economic and agronomic risks farmers associate with cover crops and other soil health building practices
To support grantee's initiative to write and produce a public strategy document for the Seafood Markets strategy based on the templates completed for Indonesia and Chile.
To maintain staff capacity dedicated to improving bottomland hardwood reforestation policy and administration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas
To advance protection, restoration and planning efforts to rebuild bottomland hardwood forests on frequently flooded land in Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
Implementation of a workshop in partnership with IMARPE (Marine Institute of Peru) as host, for the management of jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) in Peruvian waters.
Sponsorship of grantee's 5th annual Americas Latino Eco-Festival (ALEF)
2017
Environment
$5,000
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
To work with other universities and the state-federal partnership known as the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Taskforce (HTF) to improve measurement of the impact of agricultural conservation practices on water quality
Support for the Network for Good, a project of the grantee’s Donor-Advised Fund: Capacity Building Fund, to develop and deliver a capacity-building program to grantees working across the Gulf Coast.