Grants - 2007
PROTECT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT OF COMMUNITIES THREATENED BY TOXICS & ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
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Alaska Community Action on Toxics | $25,000
| 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.
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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.
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Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolas | $25,000
| Glassboro, NJ
General support for grassroots organizing work on environmental, economic justice and sustainable agriculture issues with farmworkers in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
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DataCenter | $30,000
| Oakland, CA
Project support for ImpactResearch, which provides research and information to community-based organizations working for social, environmental and economic justice.
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Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment | $25,000
| Winslow, AZ
General support to assist Navajo residents in addressing environmental insults to their lands and communities.
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Environmental Health Coalition | $25,000
| 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.
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Environmental Research Foundation | $30,000
| 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.
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Farmworker Association of Florida | $25,000
| Apopka, FL
General support for a statewide farmworker organization organizing primarily Latino and immigrant farmworkers to address workplace, health, environment and political issues.
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Farmworker Health and Safety Institute | $25,000
| Glassboro, NJ
General support to work with Latino and immigrant farmworker organizations to address environmental and health issues, and impact public policy.
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Grand Bayou Community United | $10,000
| Houma, LA
General support to preserve the Grand Bayou community through protection and regeneration of the bayou, and development of a sustainable economy based on renewable resources.
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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.
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HEAL Utah | $25,000
| Salt Lake City, UT
General support to protect the health and environment of Utah from industrial pollution, and toxic and nuclear waste disposal.
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Kentucky Coalition | $25,000
| London, KY
General support for a statewide citizens' organization promoting environmental justice and long-term social change.
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Little Village Environmental Justice Organization | $25,000
| Chicago, IL
General support for environmental justice work in predominately Latino communities of Chicago, and for connecting with regional and national work on clean air and other environmental justice issues.
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Louisiana Bayoukeeper | $15,000
| Barataria, LA
General support to engage and activate coastal communities in promoting sustainable stewardship of the south Louisiana bayou country watersheds and its natural resources for the benefit of all.
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North Carolina Fair Share Education Fund | $25,000
| Raleigh, NC
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.
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NC WARN | $25,000
| Durham, NC
General support to provide organizing, advocacy and technical assistance to groups working on hazardous and nuclear waste issues in North Carolina.
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Oil & Gas Accountability Project | $30,000
| 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.
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Power U Center for Social Change | $25,000
| Miami, FL
General support for work on environmental justice issues in Miami, unincorporated Dade County and the surrounding areas.
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South Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance | $25,000
| Camden, NJ
General support to promote environmental justice in disadvantaged communities in southern New Jersey.
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SouthWest Organizing Project | $25,000
| Albuquerque, NM
General support for grassroots organizing work on environmental and economic justice issues in New Mexico.
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Southwest Workers' Union | $25,000
| 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.
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FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE NEW YORK CITY
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Added Value | $20,000
| Brooklyn, NY
General support to strengthen the skills and leadership of youth in Red Hook, Brooklyn, to shape a more sustainable food system.
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East New York Farms! | $20,000
| Brooklyn, NY
Program support for East New York Farms!, which organizes youth and adults to promote local and regional sustainable agriculture and community-based development.
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El Puente | $20,000
| Brooklyn, NY
Project support for a community-based peace and environmental justice organization for the youth of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Families United for Racial and Economic Equality | $15,000
| Brooklyn, NY
General support for grassroots organizing and advocacy by low-income families and people of color in Brooklyn to make systemic changes for a more environmentally just and socially sustainable New York.
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Just Food | $20,000
| New York, NY
Program support for community supported agriculture initiatives, and advocacy work to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region.
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Make the Road New York | $15,000
| Brooklyn, NY
Support to expand the Environmental and Housing Justice Project for organizing and advocacy work throughout the city to promote environmental health and safety.
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Morningside Heights/West Harlem Sanitation Coalition | $10,000
| New York, NY
General support to improve the rate of recycling in the largest public housing development in New York City, build the environmental movement, diminish air pollution and decrease the city's dependence on landfills.
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New Farmer Development Project | $20,000
| New York, NY
Project support to build a sustainable regional agriculture and community food security by helping New York City Latino immigrants with farming backgrounds re-enter farming and market their crops.
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Pratt Center for Community Development | $15,000
| Brooklyn, NY
Program support for an environmental justice initiative that promotes community-based leadership for equitable and sustainable development of low-income neighborhoods in the New York City.
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Sustainable South Bronx | $20,000
| Bronx, NY
General support for organizing, advocacy and development work to advance a community vision for an environmentally just and socially sustainable South Bronx.
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UPROSE | $20,000
| Brooklyn, NY
General support to educate and organize the multi-ethnic residents of Sunset Park, particularly the youth, to exert power in planning and creating a more environmentally just neighborhood and city.
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Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice | $20,000
| Bronx, NY
General support to serve and organize Latino and other youth of color and their families to promote environmentally and socially just redevelopment in the South Bronx.
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ENSURING QUALITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT
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ACCESS/Women's Health Rights Coalition | $25,000
| Oakland, CA
General support to ensure that all women in California have the information, support and resources they need in making decisions about reproductive health care, and to advocate on state and national policy issues.
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Alaska Pro-Choice Alliance | $20,000
| Anchorage, AK
General support to protect reproductive rights and promote reproductive health services in Alaska through education, advocacy and community organizing.
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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | $30,000
| New York, NY
Support for the Reproductive Freedom Project's work to protect and advance reproductive rights at the federal, state and local levels.
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Breast Cancer Action | $30,000
| San Francisco, CA
General support to educate the public about the role of corporate interests in the breast cancer epidemic, and to advocate for change in public and private sector policies to reduce toxic threats to the environment and public health, particularly reproductive health.
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Brooklyn Young Mothers' Collective | $10,000
| Brooklyn, NY
General support to provide pregnant and parenting adolescent girls in Central Brooklyn with comprehensive reproductive health and rights education, advocacy, peer engagement and leadership development.
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Center for Genetics and Society | $20,000
| Oakland, CA
To support the Gender, Justice and Human Genetics Program, to inform women's health, reproductive rights, disability rights and racial justice groups about reproductive and genetic technologies.
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Feminist Women's Health Center | $20,000
| Atlanta, GA
Project support for the Latina Outreach Phase of the Atlanta-based Young Women's Leadership initiative.
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Georgians for Choice | $25,000
| Atlanta, GA
General support for a statewide coalition working through grassroots organizing and public education, and in collaboration with the faith-based community, to attain and protect reproductive freedom.
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Idaho Women's Network Research and Education Fund | $30,000
| Boise, ID
General support to promote and protect women's reproductive health and rights in Idaho by expanding grassroots organizing, education, advocacy and coalition building activities.
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Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health | $20,000
| Chicago, IL
General support for advocacy efforts that increase access to sexual health care and comprehensive sex education for adolescents, and promote support for pregnant and parenting youth.
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Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | $25,000
| St. Louis, MO
General support to protect and expand reproductive choice for all people in Missouri, with an emphasis on the African American community.
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NARAL Pro-Choice Montana Foundation | $20,000
| Helena, MT
General support to ensure that women and men in Montana can make informed decisions about sexuality, contraception, pregnancy, childbearing and abortion.
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National Advocates for Pregnant Women | $20,000
| New York, NY
General support to advance reproductive and human rights for women.
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National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum | $20,000
| Takoma Park, MD
General support to strengthen and build leadership among Asian Pacific American female advocates working to augment reproductive justice at the state and national levels.
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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health | $30,000
| New York, NY
General support to ensure and protect the reproductive health and rights of Latinas nationwide through public education, policy and advocacy, and community mobilization.
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New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | $25,000
| Albuquerque, NM
General support for education and advocacy efforts using the moral power of religious communities in New Mexico to ensure reproductive choice.
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Northwest Women's Law Center | $30,000
| Seattle, WA
Project support for the Northwest Reproductive Freedom Network, which advocates in five Northwest states to advance and protect reproductive rights and to ensure that reproductive health services are part of mainstream health care.
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Sistas on the Rise | $20,000
| Bronx, NY
General support for community-based work in the South Bronx and citywide that focuses on assuring adequate education and opportunities for adolescent mothers to develop as leaders in their communities.
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Third Wave Foundation | $10,000
| New York, NY
Project support for the Reproductive Health and Justice Initiative that supports young women-led reproductive health and justice programs nationwide.
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Third Wave Foundation | $20,000
| New York, NY
General support to build long-term capacity among its five participating groups, engage in joint projects, and expand outreach to the next generation of reproductive rights activists and supporters.
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Utah Progressive Network | $25,000
| Salt Lake City, UT
Program support for the Gender Justice initiative, a collaborative effort to integrate reproductive health and rights issues into the broader social justice movement.
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West Virginia FREE | $25,000
| Charleston, WV
General support for a statewide coalition working for reproductive freedom in West Virginia.
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Western States Center | $25,000
| Portland, OR
Program support to broaden the reproductive rights debate among Western social justice organizations through the sharing of strategies and models that prevent the use of wedge tactics around gender issues.
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Young Women United | $20,000
| Albuquerque, NM
General support to address the issues of violence against women, reproductive rights and other issues for young women of color in New Mexico.
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PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM
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California Coalition for Food and Farming | $25,000
| Watsonville, CA
General support to promote sustainable agriculture in California and nationally through policy advocacy, networking and education.
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Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund | $20,000
| Chambersburg, PA
General support to stop the corporatization of agriculture in Pennsylvania and other states while building a movement for local democratic control.
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Cornucopia Institute | $20,000
| Cornucopia, WI
General support to promote family-scale organic farming in the Midwest and nationally.
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Dakota Rural Action | $20,000
| Brookings, SD
General support to build grassroots leadership for family-farm-based agriculture and environmental conservation through community organizing in South Dakota.
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Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund | $20,000
| East Point, GA
General support to strengthen the capacity of African American farmers to retain their land, profit from agriculture, increase program equity in the delivery of U.S. Department of Agriculture services, promote fair trade, and advocate for Farm Bill programs that benefit limited resource farmers.
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Hunger Action Network of New York State | $20,000
| New York, NY
Program support to promote a community food security agenda for New York State, and to provide assistance to regional community food security networks.
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Just Harvest from Field to Fork | $15,000
| Madison, WI
Project support to bring concern for human rights and the voice of agricultural workers into the consciousness of natural foods consumers and the sustainable agriculture movement.
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Michael Fields Agricultural Institute | $15,000
| East Troy, WI
Project support to build the capacity of the grassroots sustainable agriculture movement by providing information, training and organizing on the federal appropriations process, and on the utilization of federal programs that support sustainable agriculture.
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Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group/Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | $25,000
| Indianapolis, IN
General support to bring the grassroots perspectives of sustainable agriculture practitioners and proponents to Farm Bill debates, and to the implementation of federal farm policies and programs.
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Missouri Rural Crisis Center | $20,000
| Columbia, MO
General support to promote a locally-based agriculture and food system.
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National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture | $30,000
| Pine Bush, NY
General support for a grassroots coalition of diverse organizations from across the country, advocating for national public policies that promote an ecologically viable, environmentally sound and socially just food system.
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New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group | $20,000
| Rochester, NY
General support to expand collaborative policy, advocacy, organizing, education and outreach in order to build a more sustainable food and agriculture system in New York State.
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Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group | $20,000
| Belchertown, MA
General support to advocate for sustainable food and farm policies, develop local and regional food systems, and promote public education, member networking and capacity building.
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Organization for Competitive Markets | $20,000
| Lincoln, NE
General support to counter the further concentration of food production and the industrialization of agriculture.
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Rooted In Community | $10,000
| Rochester, NY
General support for a national network of grassroots groups that develops youth leadership for healthy communities and sustainable food systems.
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Rural Coalition | $25,000
| Washington, DC
General support to increase equity in the delivery of U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, and impact policies that shape agricultural opportunities for farmers globally.
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Rural Vermont | $20,000
| Montpelier, VT
General support to help family farmers build economic justice and a sustainable food system.
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Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network | $20,000
| Mount Vernon, WA
General support to promote community, environmental, social and economic well-being by mobilizing individuals and organizations to advocate for sustainable and organic food and farming.
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White Earth Land Recovery Project | $20,000
| Callaway, MN
General support for sustainable agriculture, value-added production, direct-marketing and organizing campaigns to combat chemical and biological pollution on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, on tribal lands throughout the region, and globally.
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Women, Food and Agriculture Network | $12,500
| Atlantic, IA
General support to promote sustainable agriculture and community systems through education, networking and advocacy.
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MULTIPLE FUNDING PRIORITIES
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Lideres Campesinas | $45,000
| Pomona, CA
General support to develop leadership among farmworker women for political, social and economic change.
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2007 OPPORTUNITY FUND
OTHER
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Appalachian Sustainable Development | $10,000
| Abingdon, VA
To cover general costs associated with the fire recovery and the continuation of the food production and marketing system.
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