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 support grantee's initiative to implement a series of campaigns in the upper and lower Colorado River Basin that advance the initiative’s five-year goals.
To continue communication with public water managers and other decision-makers and water leaders within the Upper Colorado River Basin for the purpose of building support for – and focus on – developing tools related to increasing water reliability and security; increasing sustainable funding for water management; advancing stream management plans; and promoting river restoration work.
To support grantee's initiative to implement a series of campaigns in the upper and lower Colorado River Basin that advance the initiative’s five-year goals.
To support grantee's initiative to implement a series of campaigns in the upper and lower Colorado River Basin that advance the initiative’s five-year goals.
Support for grantee to develop a shared agenda and build relationships between philanthropic interests and representatives of the 29 Colorado River Basin tribes
Sponsorship for the scholarship fund associated with the 2018 Colorado Communities Symposium
2018
Environment
$5,000
Grand View Group Consulting
Support to grow federal funding to more directly support on-the-ground agricultural infrastructure and practices needed to respond to drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin
Support for grantee to continue the restoration of priority wetland and riparian areas of the Colorado River delta in Mexico and implementation of Minute 323 agreement
Support for grantee to establish a proof of concept for a Water Fund framework and entity and securing additional water rights to support ecological restoration of the Colorado River delta