Grantee Database

This database contains a representative list of grants approved since 2004. Grants appear alphabetically by organization name, with most recent grants first. Unless otherwise specified, grants are for general operating support.
185 results found

The Clean Water Fund

Washington DC

to develop a strategic plan for work to improve Minnesota Initiative Foundations water quality in the Minnesota portion of the Mississippi River basin

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $40,000

to reduce agricultural pollution by strengthening non-point source management efforts

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $80,000

to foster the development and strengthen the enforcement of state policies to reduce polluted runoff from agriculture

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $75,000

The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Baton Rouge LA

To promote restoration of the Mississippi River's coastal delta

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $120,000

to promote restoration of the Mississippi River's coastal delta

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $75,000

to promote restoration of the Mississippi River's coastal delta

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $250,000

for an organization that promotes restoration of the Mississippi River's coastal delta

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $230,000

for general operating support

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $200,000

for general operating support

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $200,000

The Conservation Fund - A Nonprofit Corporation

Arlington VA

For outreach to increase land protection along the Mississippi River, and to expand the Mississippi River Revolving Fund

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $750,000

to support land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $75,000

to support land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $50,000

to support land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $225,000

to support land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $160,000

to support permanent land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $160,000

The Foundation for Sustainable Development

Austin TX

for the Lower Mississippi Valley Sustainable Forestry Outreach Project

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $20,000

The Iowa Policy Project

Iowa City IA

for research and reports on water quality issues in Iowa

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $75,000

for research and reports on water quality issues in Iowa

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $180,000

for research and reports on water quality issues in Iowa

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $180,000

for operating support to produce five reports on policies affecting water quality in the Mississippi River, with a focus on Iowa

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2012
Grant Amount: $75,000

The Minnesota Project, Inc.

St. Paul MN

To support effective implementation of conservation programs in federal farm policy

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $150,000

to support development and promotion of conservation programs in federal farm policy

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $200,000

to improve conservation practices on farms

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $37,500

The Nation Institute

New York City NY

to fund five articles of investigative reporting on food, agriculture, and the farm bill

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $50,000

The Nature Conservancy

Arlington VA
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to establish a land trust for coastal restoration in Louisiana

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $75,000

for projects to protect and restore the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $800,000

to protect and restore the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $650,000

to evaluate an online suite of farm conservation planning tools in the Root River watershed

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2012
Grant Amount: $80,000

to restore water quality and increase resiliency of the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2012
Grant Amount: $550,000

The Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA

Pittsboro NC

to work for reforms in federally subsidized crop insurance

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $25,000

The Sierra Club Foundation

San Francisco CA

for efforts to improve water quality in Illinois

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $40,000

to support development of statewide agricultural pollution standards in Illinois

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $39,352

The Trust for Public Land

San Francisco CA

to launch a bottomlands restoration partnership in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $100,000

The Wetlands Initiative

Chicago IL

to increase the use of conservation practices in the Big Bureau Creek watershed in north-central Illinois

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $56,000

to increase the implementation of conservation practices by farmers in north-central Illinois

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2012
Grant Amount: $60,000

The Women's Environmental Institute at Amador Hill

North Branch MN

to provide information to vulnerable populations in the Twin Cities about potential hazards of certain toxins in the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $45,000

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Washington DC

for a conservation program initiative to protect fish and wildlife and their habitat throughout the Mississippi River Corridor

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $80,000

to support the Growing Conservation Campaign and the Wetlands Bill of Rights Campaign

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $200,000

to engage hunters and fishers to advocate for federal conservation policies to improve water quality

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $75,000

to engage hunters and fishers to advocate for federal conservation policies to improve water quality

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $120,000

Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council

Mankato MN

to support communications training for agricultural conservation personnel in the Minnesota River Basin

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $17,000