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

Northwest Minnesota Foundation

Bemidji MN

To develop and implement a Healthy Lakes and Rivers Partnership program in the Mississippi River watershed

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $70,000

Onanegozie Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.

Mora MN

To encourage more sustainable forestry in the woodlands surrounding the Upper Mississippi's headwaters

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $119,963

Oregon Tilth

Corvallis OR

for the Organic Conservation Program

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2012
Grant Amount: $70,000

Organic Farming Research Foundation

Santa Cruz CA

to promote farmers' transition to organic production

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

Ouachita Riverkeeper, Inc.

Monroe LA

to support the Ouachita Riverkeeper's work to curb discharge of industrial waste into the Ouachita River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $20,000

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota

St. Paul MN

To increase advocacy capacity in the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix River corridors

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $100,000

For a land acquisition program

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $250,000

for land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River watershed

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $100,000

for land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River watershed

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $125,000

for land conservation efforts in the Mississippi River watershed

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

Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center

Oakland CA

to build alliances in Minnesota and Illinois to reduce pesticide pollution from agriculture

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

to build alliances in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa to reduce pesticide pollution from agriculture

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

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Ames IA

to promote sustainable livestock production systems

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $35,000

for production of a 30-minute educational film about the impact of high-intensity farming on water quality in the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $75,000

to promote sustainable livestock production systems

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $80,000

to promote sustainable livestock production systems and measure water quality changes as a result of using those systems

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $100,000

to promote sustainable agriculture systems in Iowa through strategic communications, policy, and livestock grazing networks

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2012
Grant Amount: $160,000

Prairie Rivers Network

Champaign IL

To restore and protect the Illinois River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $40,000

to strengthen efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $420,000

to strengthen efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $335,000

to establish a waterkeeper program to monitor and protect sections of the Mississippi and Rock rivers

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $25,000

to strengthen efforts to improve water quality and resilience of the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $278,000

to support participation in the Mississippi River Collaborative, and to strengthen policies in Illinois to reduce pollution from agriculture and improve management of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $288,000

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

Washington DC

To improve federal agencies' actions affecting the Mississippi River watershed

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $100,000

to strengthen efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $526,000

to strengthen efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $412,000

to restore water quality of the Mississippi River and protect wetlands in the lower River corridor states

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $260,000

to provide technical support for the statewide member groups of the Mississippi River Collaborative in their efforts to protect wetlands and improve the water quality and resilience of the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $270,000

Quad Cities Waterkeeper, Inc.

Port Byron IL

for general operating support

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $54,000

Resource Conservation and Development for Northeast Iowa, Inc.

Postville IA

to complete an analysis and develop an action plan for water pollution reduction in the Turkey River Watershed Project in Northeast Iowa

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $90,000

Restore America's Estuaries

Arlington VA

to communicate guidance on the economic and market impacts of coastal restoration

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $15,000

River Action, Inc.

Davenport IA

to implement RiverWay - A National Treasure

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $600,000

for river advocacy in the Quad Cities region

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $400,000

for general operations in support of work to improve water quality

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $275,000

River Alliance of Wisconsin

Madison WI

To advocate for improved water quality in the Mississippi River basin in Wisconsin

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $105,000

for Wisconsin River restoration

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $120,000

to advocate for improved water quality in the Mississippi River watershed in Wisconsin

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $100,000

to support efforts to protect and restore the Wisconsin River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $140,000

to reduce polluted runoff to the Wisconsin River, the state’s largest tributary to the Mississippi River

Program Area: Mississippi River
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $150,000