1999-2000 GRANTS
 
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Conservation Fund 1999: $15,000
Palm Beach, Florida 2000: $25,000
Support for implementation of a land acquisition program in Palm Beach County.
 
Coral Reef Alliance (C.O.R.A.L.) 1999: $25,000
Berkeley, California 2000: $25,000
Funding to support projects related to engaging divers in support of marine resource protection and other outreach activities.
 
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund 1999: $20,000
Washington. D.C. 2000: $20,000
Funding for legislative research/liaison work for Ocean Law Project and for education and outreach elements of the “Florida Sustainable Waters Program.”
 
Environmental & Land Use Law Center 1999: $20,000
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2000: $20,000
Funding to support work on land use planning and other issues in the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and Martin County.
 
Environmental Law Institute 2000: $10,000
Washington, DC
Funding for the 2001 biodiversity conference.
 
Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) 1999: $40,000
Washington, D.C. 2000: $40,000
Funding for immigration handbook, its distribution, and for radio programming on immigration/population issues.
 
Florida Oceanographic Society 2000: $10,000
West Palm Beach, Florida
Funding to support the Society’s coastal education programs
 
Florida State University: Institute for Marine Fishery Resources 2000: $25,000
Tallahassee, Florida
Funding for jewfish tags and the “Targets, Thresholds and Burden of Proof” symposium.
 
Funders Network for Smart Growth 1999: $10,000
Miami, Florida 2000: $30,000
Funding to support the Network’s projects in south Florida and the activities of the Public Parks Coalition.
 
Georgia River Network 1999: $20,000
Atlanta, Georgia 2000: $15,000
Support for work in transboundary watersheds in Georgia and Alabama.
 
Habitat Productions 2000: $25,000
San Rafael, California
Support for a three-part series “Fishing for Alternatives” developed in conjunction with public television station KTEH.
 
Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation 1999: $15,000
Tallahassee, Florida 2000: $17,500
Funding to educate the citizenry on threats posed by underground injection wells, and to support grassroots organizations working on related water quality issues.
 
Marine Conservation Biology Institute 1999: $20,000
Redmond, Washington
Funding for building capacity in marine biology conservation, including a workshop, research and other projects.
 
Marine Conservation Science Center 2000: $15,000
Coral Gables, Florida
Funding to support the Caribbean conch project
 
Marine Fish Conservation Network 1999: $60,000
Washington, D.C. 2000: $80,000
Support for the Network’s activities and its media outreach project.
 
Martin County Environmental Studies Center 1999: $5,000
Jensen Beach, Florida 2000: $7,500
Support for the “Good Nature Outreach Program” and the weekend openings for families program.
 
Martin County Regional Land Trust 2000: $25,000
Stuart, Florida
Funding to support the “Our Green Heritage” program.
 
Mississippi River Basin Alliance 1999: $10,000
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Support for work on ways of addressing the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico.
 
Mobile Bay Watch/Baykeeper 1999: $5,000
Mobile, Alabama 2000: $10,000
Support for efforts to address environmental concerns in the Mobile Bay area.
 
Mote Marine Laboratory 2000: $15,000
Sarasota, Florida
Support for work on redfish stocking in Biscayne Bay.
 
National Aquarium in Baltimore 1999: $10,000
Baltimore, Maryland 2000: $10,000
Support research and production costs for its Watermark magazine and the seagrass restoration project.
 
National Audubon Society: Living Oceans Program 1999: $45,000
Islip, New York 2000: $40,000
Support for work on fisheries management issues, especially large pelagics
 
National Coalition for Marine Conservation 1999: $25,000
Leesburg, Virginia 2000: $25,000
Support for the “Bring Back the Big Fish” campaign.
 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1999: $40,000
Washington, D.C. 2000: $25,000
Core funding for fisheries program and to match funds to NOAA coral reef projects.
 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 2000: $15,000
Washington, D.C.  
Research on swordfish bycatch reduction (approved in 1999).
 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1999: $30,000
Washington, D.C.
Seed funding for a freshwater mussel nursery project to be located at Virginia Technical in Blacksburg, Virginia, and for a project to develop gear to reduce bycatch of juvenile swordfish.
 
National Geographic Society 2000: $25,000
Washington, D.C.
Support for the District of Columbia Geographic Alliance summer institute for teachers on the myriad natural resources available in the Washington area for teaching students.
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