To assess the ability of conservation practices to function under future climate conditions and the retention of practices by farmers after government incentives have ended
To complete commitments in progress on constructed wetlands and helping advance understanding of wetlands and natural infrastructure in the state of Illinois
To support bottomland hardwood forest restoration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley and non-partisan research and education on the federal easement programs
To support efforts to develop partnerships between urban areas and farmers to improve water quality to meet drinking water standards and avoid water treatment downstream in Illinois and Iowa
To support the implementation of the Conservation Infrastructure Action Plan
2019
Environment
$75,000
Verde Natural Resource Conservation District
To organize and educate senior surface water rights holders in the Verde Valley, Arizona
2019
Environment
$75,000
Coro Northern California, Inc.
To support the development of Colorado River leaders through a leadership training and development course for mid-level water leaders from Arizona, Nevada and California
2019
Environment
$150,000
Minneapolis Foundation
To support research and analysis of historical and current sustainable fisheries finance funds in order to better understand best practices and challenges
To support the training of journalists to report on ocean and climate in preparation for COP25 in Chile
2019
Environment
$40,000
RARE
To establish a blended finance mechanism in Indonesia that will attract large pools of public and private capital for coastal fisheries management in Indonesia to support sustatinable fisheries and other conservation efforts