Awarded Grants

Environment

• American Farmland Trust

  Washington, DC

  Ohio office operating support.

  $74,000 over 2 years

• Beyond Pesticides

  Washington, DC

  Pesticides exposure reduction in Greater Cleveland schools.

  $50,000

• Buckeye Environmental Network

  Grove City, Ohio

  Consultant review.

  $1,500

• Buckeye Environmental Network

  Grove City, Ohio

  BEN provides information, technical and organizing assistance statewide to disadavantaged communities on local toxics threats. General support. Contact: Teresa Mills: (614.871.1353)

  $40,850

• Buckeye Forest Council, Inc.

  Columbus, Ohio

  Operating support.

  $30,000

• Chagrin River Land Conservancy

  Novelty, Ohio

  CRLC is a land trust focused on conserving the Chagrin River watershed and its tributaries. For outreach and technical assistance to other lands trusts in Northeast Ohio. Contact: Richard Cochran (440.729.9621)

  $50,000

• Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc.

  Willoughby, Ohio

  Operating support.

  $35,000 over 2 years

• City of Cleveland

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Start-up support for a sustainability program for the City of Cleveland.

  $114,000 over 2 years

• Cleveland Botanical Garden

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Development of cooperative conservation programs with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Zoo.

  $60,000

• Cleveland Botanical Garden

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Strategic planning for outreach programs. Contact: Brian Holley (216.721.1600)

  $8,500

• Cleveland Metroparks System

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Wildlife management survey on human-animal interaction in and near urban parks.

  $50,000 over 2 years

• Cleveland Museum of Natural History

  Cleveland, Ohio

  For the Lake Erie Ecology Conservation and Restoration Symposium, to be held in the fall of 2004. Contact: Jim Bissell (216.231.4600 x3219)

  $5,000

• Cleveland Zoological Society

  Cleveland, Ohio

  The Cleveland Zoological Society is the nonprofit support entity for the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the ninth oldest zoo in the country and home to over 600 species, 116 of them endangered. This grant will go towards continuing efforts by the zoo to enhance the operation of its conservation programs, as well as increase public awareness, through such initiatives as the development of a survey and lecture series about the zoo’s involvement with conservation. Contact: Elizabeth Fowler (216.635.3342)

  $90,500 over 2 years

• Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Inc.

  San Francisco, California

  The CGBD is a national affinity group of foundations focused on biodiversity conservation. General support. Contact: Lynn Lohr (415.561.6575)

  $8,000

• Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Investing in Healthy Streams for Healthy Communities symposia.

  $5,000

• Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization

  Cleveland, Ohio

  The Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization (CRCPO) is a shareholder-based organization focused on restoration of the Cuyahoga River. This grant will provide funding for the initial planning, outreach, and development of the Cuyahoga/Lake Erie Environmental Restoration Technology Enterprise Center (CLEERTEC), an effort to establish the Cuyahoga River as a center of restoration technology. Contact: Jim White (216.241.2414)

  $60,000 over 2 years

• Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy

  Peninsula, Ohio

  The CVCC is creating new, sustainable farmsteads in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Contact: Darwin Kelsey (330.657.2532)

  $80,000 over 2 years

• Earth Day Coalition

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Sustainable Communities Partnership to assist Cleveland neighborhoods with environmental issues.

  $120,000 over 2 years

• Earth Day Coalition

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Grant funds will be used for travel support for the Dike 14 Environmental Education Collaborative. Representatives will study Crissy Field in San Francisco, a model of urban park restoration. Contact: Chris Trepal (216.281.6468)

  $5,000

• EcoCity Cleveland

  Cleveland, Ohio

  The EcoVillage project is developing an ecologically sustainable community on the west side of Cleveland. This project is a partnership with Detroit-Shoreway Community Development Corporation. Contact: David Beach (216.961.5020)

  $50,000 over 2 years

• EcoCity Cleveland

  Cleveland, Ohio

  ECC provides a range of planning, education and advocacy programs on a sustainable Cleveland bioregion including open space preservation, urban redevelopment, transportation reform and smart growth. General support. Contact: David Beach (216.961.5020)

  $65,000

• Ecological Design Innovation Center

  Oberlin, Ohio

  Northeast Ohio Foodshed Network.

  $80,000 over 2 years

• Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  Washington, DC

  Promoting Sustainable Clean Energy and “Energy Smart” Smart Growth.

  $40,000

• Environmental Fund for Ohio

  Columbus, Ohio

  Operating support.

  $76,000 over 2 years

• Environmental Health Watch Inc.

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Operating support.

  $120,000 over 2 years

• Environmental Support Center, Inc.

  Washington, DC

  For programs assisting nonprofit grassroots environmental organizations in Ohio. Contact: James Abernathy (202.331.9700)

  $30,000

• Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, Inc.

  Coral Gables, Florida

  National funders directory and conference on green buildings.

  $20,000

• Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, Inc.

  Coral Gables, Florida

  Operating support.

  $7,500

• Grand River Partners, Inc.

  Painesville, Ohio

  GRP conducts land conservation to protect the Grand River in Northeast Ohio. It also coordinates the Grand River Partnership, a consortium of 30 organizations working to protect the Grand River. General support. Contact: Chuck Ashcroft (440.375.7310)

  $30,000 over 2 years

• Green Energy Ohio

  Columbus, Ohio

  This matching grant will support a 100 foot tall wind data collection tower atop the 50 foot tall Cleveland “Crib,” an offshore structure that serves as the city’s water intake. The test tower is the first step in determining the viability of using wind power in Northeast Ohio, an area that is considered to be a potential site for wind power. Contact: William Spratley (614.985.6131)

  $15,000

• Heartwood, Incorporated

  Bloomington, Indiana

  Operating support.

  $15,000

• Institute for America’s Future Inc.

  Washington, DC

  Apollo Project analysis of adapting existing manufacturing capacity in Northeast Ohio to the growing renewable energy market.

  $66,080

• Institute for Conservation Leadership

  Takoma Park, Maryland

  Great Lakes Leadership Development Program workshops.

  $104,780 over 2 years

• Land Trust Alliance, Inc.

  Washington, DC

  Technical assistance and training for land trusts in Ohio.

  $40,000

• League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Inc.

  Washington, DC

  LCVEF will conduct nonpartisan voter identification and education to encourage pro-environment voters to participate in the fall elections. A component of this is part of a national college “get out the vote” effort. Contact: Marnie Urso (216.281.4077)

  $75,000

• Medina Summit Land Conservancy

  Medina, Ohio

  This grant will go towards a data assembly and a process that will map and identify priorities for a master plan for MSLC’s conservation program in Medina and Summit Counties. The project will assemble information on existing protected sites, unique features and ecosystem elements for conservation, as well as coordinate with current partners’ priorities. Contact: Chris Bunch (330.722.7313)

  $25,000

• Michigan State University

  East Lansing, Michigan

  Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute.

  $15,000

• National Audubon Society

  New York, New York

  This grant will support the Ohio Audubon chapter’s Bird Conservation Plan, and site conservation planning and implementation for Important Bird Areas in Ohio. Contact: Jerome Tinianow (614.224.3303)

  $110,000 over 2 years

• National Wildlife Federation

  Reston, Virginia

  Clean Water Network’s Clean Water Week conference.

  $5,950

• National Wildlife Federation

  Reston, Virginia

  The Corps Reform Network is a coalition of over 100 national, state and local organizations. It seeks ways to improve the environmental performance of the US Corps of Engineers. This grant is for work in the Ohio River and Lake Erie watersheds. Contact: Tim Eder (734.769.3351)

  $50,000 over 2 years

• Nature Conservancy

  Arlington, Virginia

  For the planning, site mapping and partnership development for conservation of migratory bird stopover sites in Western Lake Erie. Contact: John Anderson (312.759.8017x15)

  $70,000

• Oberlin Design Initiative

  Oberlin, Ohio

  ODI will advance adoption of green building principles into downtown development in Oberlin, Ohio. Contact: Michael Roche (440.776.0209)

  $25,000

• Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Coalition, Inc.

  Akron, Ohio

  OECCC provides a range of technical assistance to trail and greenway development on the Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor. General Support. Contact: Dan Rice (330.434.5657)

  $50,000 over 2 years

• Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  Good Neighbor Program on toxic source sites.

  $122,000 over 2 years

• Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  The Ohio Open Secrets Project assembles and analyzes campaign finance information for the media, general public, and policymakers. Contact: Catherine Turcer (614.263.4111)

  $35,000

• Ohio Environmental Council

  Columbus, Ohio

  Grant funds will be used for publication of contaminated fish consumption advisory information to at-risk communities in the Lake Erie Basin. Contact: Vicki L. Deisner (614.487.7506)

  $8,000

• Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund

  Columbus, Ohio

  Operating support.

  $100,000 over 2 years

• Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund

  Columbus, Ohio

  Voter education initiative.

  $5,420

• Ohio Parklands Foundation

  Westerville, Ohio

  Ohio Greenways project.

  $40,000

• Ohio PIRG Education Fund Inc.

  Columbus, Ohio

  This intern program will identify, train and place college students in environmental advocacy organizations in Ohio. Contact: Erin Bowser: (614.460.8732)

  $50,000

• Ohio River Foundation

  Cincinnati, Ohio

  Technical assistance and policy coordination for grassroots watershed conservation organizations in the Ohio River basin.

  $56,000 over 2 years

• Ohio to Erie Trail Fund

  Columbus, Ohio

  To assist trail planning for this statewide trail. General support. Contact: Edward Honton (614.451.8776)

  $5,000

• Our Lives Count Inc.

  Leavittsburg, Ohio

  Regional Environmental Assistance and Coordinated Help project.

  $8,000

• River Network

  Portland, Oregon

  Travel fellowships for grassroots leaders from the Ohio and Lake Erie watersheds to the 2004 River Rally in Virginia. Contact: Don Elder (503.241.3506)

  $8,000

• River Network

  Portland, Oregon

  Training and technical assistance for grassroots watershed conservation groups in the Lake Erie and Ohio River basins.

  $90,000 over 2 years

• Rockefeller Family Fund, Inc.

  New York, New York

  This grant will provide operating support to the Environmental Grantmakers Association. Contact: Sarah Hansen (212.812.4260)

  $1,900

• Rockwood Leadership Program

  Berkeley, California

  This grant will support third leadership training for social change leaders in Northeastern Ohio. Contact: Jennifer Cobb (510.524.4000x105)

  $26,887

• Rocky Mountain Institute

  Snowmass, Colorado

  Regenerative Development Zone creation in the Cuyahoga Valley.

  $100,000 over 18 months

• Rural Action, Inc.

  Trimble, Ohio

  Citizen Environmental Monitoring training for Ohio volunteers.

  $4,000

• Rural Action, Inc.

  Trimble, Ohio

  Sustainable Forest Economies Project in Appalachian Ohio.

  $40,000

• Shorebank Enterprise Group Cleveland

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Entrepreneurs for Sustainability.

  $92,000 over 2 years

• Slavic Village Development

  Cleveland, Ohio

  Slavic Village Development is a neighborhood-based community development corporation with programs focusing on housing, retail and commercial development, recreation, parks, and other amenities contributing to a livable community. Kingsbury Run is the stream that runs from Maple Heights and Warrensville Heights to the Cuyahoga River. This grant will fund initial planning for the Kingsbury Run Greenway Project, an urban ecological initiative that aims to clean and restore the Kingsbury Run Valley as a commun

  $18,000

• St. Clair-Superior Coalition

  Cleveland, Ohio

  SCSC is a Cleveland neighborhood-based organization near downtown Cleveland. This grant will assist them in addressing an array of local environmental quality issues including industrial toxics sources. Contact: Diane Swander (216.881.0644)

  $80,000 over 2 years

• The Cleveland Green Building Coalition, Inc.

  Cleveland, Ohio

  For the Sustainable Communities Symposium 2004. SCS 2004 is a multiday gathering of sustainability projects in Northeast Ohio. Contact: Wendell Robinson (216.961.8850)

  $5,000

• The Enterprise Foundation

  Columbia, Maryland

  Green Communities Partnership for green affordable housing in Cleveland.

  $100,000 over 2 years

• The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, Inc.

  Washington, DC

  Earth Gauge broadcast meteorology program for Lake Erie.

  $15,000

• The Regents of the University of Michigan

  Ann Arbor, Michigan

  For a Northeastern Ohio case study as part of a book on regional open space planning and conservation. Contact: Donna Erickson (734.763.1577)

  $5,000

• The Regents of the University of Michigan

  Ann Arbor, Michigan

  Great Lakes Radio Consortium journalist training.

  $50,000 over 2 years

• The Society of Environmental Journalists Inc.

  Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

  Grant funds will be used to provide travel fellowships for Ohio journalists to Pittsburgh for the annual conference. Contact: Beth Parke (215.884.8174)

  $7,000

• Tinkers Creek Land Conservancy

  Twinsburg, Ohio

  The Tinkers Creek watershed encompasses approximately 100 square miles south and east of Cleveland, and is the largest sub-watershed of the Cuyahoga River. This grant will be used for a study to map the watershed, identify sites of high ecological value, and develop plans for a concerted effort to protect the most important elements of the ecosystem. Contact: Marion Olson (330.425.4159)

  $25,000

• Trust for Public Land

  San Francisco, California

  Ohio field office operating support.

  $50,000

• West Creek Preservation Committee

  Parma, Ohio

  Operating support.

  $45,000 over 2 years

• Western Reserve Historical Society

  Cleveland, Ohio

  ‘Big and Green’ is a 3,000 square foot traveling exhibit created by the National Building Museum that portrays examples of how green building techniques have been applied to large buildings and other mega-structures. This temporary exhibit will be premiered in partnership with and in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Ohio Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Contact: Patrick Reymann (216.721.5722)

  $29,460

• Western Reserve RC&D, Inc.

  Painesville, Ohio

  Center for Farmland Preservation in Northeast Ohio.

  $48,060

• Western Reserve RC&D, Inc.

  Painesville, Ohio

  Countryside Program.

  $61,885