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
National Wildlife Federation
To support the National Wildlife Federation's 2020 Women in Conservation Leadership conference
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
To assess five years of conservation finance awards under the federal USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant program to inform future work across the field to improve water quality, water quantity and other natural resource conditions
2019
Environment
$150,000
Media Impact Funders, Inc.
Sponsorship of the 2019 Media Impact Focus on Climate & the Environment Conference
To support capacity building associated with nonpartisan advocacy and education in support of federal and state policies regarding agricultural water conservation
To strengthen and expand grantee's sustainability standard that can be applied to any fishery and build demand for certified products by demonstrating the impact of certification and the economic value it provides
To support grantee's initiative to acquire and manage water rights for restoration projects throughout the Colorado River Delta, work with partner organizations to implement the Minute 323 agreement between Mexico and the U.S., continue development of capacity and governance for the grantee and its water trust functions, and complete restoration of 155 acres at the El Chausse restoration site.
To improve fishery management plans (Planes de Manejos, or PdMs) for four benthic fisheries as tools for change toward sustainable fisheries; to reduce the risk of failed implementation by enhancing the scientific knowledge used in management of each fishery, building capacity among stakeholders, and incorporating the ecosystem-based approach.
