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Grants Awarded - 2006


•PROTECT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OF COMMUNITIES THREATENED BY TOXICS & ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Alaska Community Action on Toxics$50,000 over two years
Anchorage, AK
General support for a statewide organization working for environmental health and justice through support and assistance to communities and Native tribes in Alaska.

Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger$25,000
Merrimac. WI
General support to clean up the Badger Army Ammunition Plant and assist other communities seeking adequate cleanup and restoration at contaminated military bases.

Coal River Mountain Watch$40,000 over two years
Whitesville, WV
General support to organize communities in West Virginia to stop environmental destruction caused by mountaintop removal, and to rebuild sustainable communities.

Community Coalition for Environmental Justice$25,000
Seattle, WA
General support for environmental justice organizing in the Northwest, with a focus on Seattle and adjacent communities.

DataCenter$60,000 over two years
Oakland, CA
Project support for ImpactResearch, which provides research and information to community-based organizations working for social, environmental and economic justice.

Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment$50,000 over two years
Winslow, AZ
General support to assist Navajo residents in addressing environmental insults to their lands and communities.

Environmental Health Coalition$50,000 over two years
National City, CA
General support for environmental justice work in the San Diego/Tijuana region through organizing, advocacy, research, education and technical assistance to community groups.

Environmental Justice Action Group$25,000
Portland, OR
General support for environmental justice organizing in Portland, and for strengthening local and regional environmental justice alliances.

Environmental Research Foundation$60,000 over two years
New Brunswick, NJ
General support for technical information services to grassroots environmental organizations, and promotion of more sustainable public policies and new tools for citizen action.

Grassroots Global Justice$25,000
San Pedro, CA
General support for an alliance of U.S.-based grassroots groups organizing to build an agenda for power for working and poor people.

Indigenous Environmental Network$50,000 over two years
Bemidji, MN
General support for technical assistance, networking and advocacy for Native communities confronting issues of economic and environmental justice.

Kentucky Coalition$50,000 over two years
London, KY
General support for a statewide citizens' organization promoting environmental justice and long-term social change.

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization$25,000
Chicago, IL
General support for environmental justice work in predominately Latino communities of Chicago, including connecting with regional and national work on clean air and other environmental justice issues.

Louisiana Bucket Brigade$13,000
New Orleans, LA
General support to assist Louisiana communities fighting to decrease industrial pollution.

Mision Industrial de Puerto Rico, Inc.$50,000 over two years
P.O. Box 363728
San Juan, PR 00936-3728

General support for organizing work on environmental justice issues in Puerto Rico.

Native Action$50,000 over two years
P.O. Box 409
Lame Deer, MT 59043

General support for addressing environmental justice issues on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and adjacent lands in Montana.

North Carolina Fair Share Education Fund$50,000 over two years
P.O. Box 12543
Raleigh, NC 27605

General support for work in low-income rural communities in eastern North Carolina to develop local leadership, reduce health and environmental impacts from toxic pollution and build healthy, sustainable communities.

North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network$50,000 over two years
Durham, NC
General support to provide organizing, advocacy and technical assistance to groups working on hazardous and nuclear waste issues in North Carolina.

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition$50,000 over two years
Huntington, WV
General support for community organizing and public education on environmental issues in the Ohio Valley region of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.

Oil & Gas Accountability Project$60,000 over two years
Durango, CO
General support for a coalition of local, state, regional, national and tribal organizations working on health and environmental issues associated with development of oil and gas resources.

Power U Center for Social Change$50,000 over two years
Miami, FL
General support for work on environmental justice issues in Miami, unincorporated Dade County and the surrounding areas.

Southwest Workers' Union$50,000 over two years
San Antonio, TX
General support for organizing in communities of color and among workers in south Texas, and for participation in international environmental justice and global justice movements.

United States Social Forum$25,000
Atlanta, GA
General support to organize and convene a U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta in 2007.

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