To continue to develop support from decision-makers within the State of California for solutions related to the mitigation efforts in the Salton Sea; to help establish a robust water market and water data platforms and tools throughout the western United States; and to grow support for philanthropic investments in Western water policy issues.
To support grantee's initiative to engage markets to foster sustainable fishing practices; advance rights-based management for small scale fisheries; build the scientific capacity of the Ocean Institute of Peru (IMARPE); and help Peruvian fishing communities, industry and economies thrive.
To support grantee's initiative in addressing the backlog of fishery improvement projects (FIPs) on FisheryProgress.org by contracting an additional FIP analyst, in addition to providing three months’ of bridge grant support to align with funding from the Packard Foundation.
To test implementation of solutions to some of the biggest barriers to commercial fishers through understanding, supporting and adapting its business models to priority restoration projects in Southeast Louisiana.
To support grantee's initiatives to: 1) bring attention to the consequences of agricultural pollution for drinking water and rural quality of life; 2) deepen regional engagement to support the work of state and local groups; and 3) use remote sensing to monitor the use of cover crops in Iowa, and recommend a low-cost methodology of monitoring conservation practices that could be used by supply chain partners.
To conduct a demographic assessment of coastal parishes impacted by restoration projects and policies, and to develop a dashboard of economic indicators related to coastal restoration. The Data Center is the project of the grantee that houses this body of work.
To support grantee's initiative to implement an expanded campaign to execute the Colorado Water Plan, with a particular focus on creating sustainable funding of at least $20 million annually for Colorado River Collaborative (CRC) priorities in Colorado (i.e., river health, agricultural and municipal conservation and efficiency, and environmental water transactions.)
To complete planned riparian restoration treatment in the Verde River watershed and to incubate a groundwater banking institution to address threats to groundwater and streamflow depletion in the Verde River valley.
To support grantee's Seafood Collaboration Fund which supports the Oceans and Seafood Markets Initiative's efforts to increase the efficacy and efficiency of fishery improvement projects.
