| Following is a summary of grants made under the environmental
programs of The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation in 2001. Those
programs include (in declining order of size) Marine/Fisheries Conservation, South Florida Environment, Alabama Environment, Population & Environment, Business & Environment, and District of Columbia Environment. Some grants
are made for projects that cover both Alabama and Florida. Please know that
except where noted, all grants carry a 1:1 match requirement. The second
year of a two-year grant is subject to approval of progress on goals and
objectives by the Board prior to the release of second-year funds. It is possible that the project is listed by name rather than fiscal agent. |
| Alabama Environmental Council |
2001: $15,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
| Funding for partnership with Wild Alabama and the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition to work on national forest management issues in Alabama. |
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| Alabama Forest Resources Center |
2001: $25,000 |
| Mobile, Alabama |
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| Funding to educate the public and promote the use
of conservation easements to protect private lands in Alabama. |
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| Alabama Rivers Alliance |
2001: $35,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Funding for watershed protection, grassroots river group micro-grant program and River Visions project. |
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| Alabama Water Watch |
2001: $15,000 |
| Decatur, Alabama |
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| Funding for its volunteer citizen water quality monitoring activities. |
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| American Littoral Society |
2001: $15,000
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| Key Biscayne, Florida |
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| Matching funds for Key Biscayne restoration project. |
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| American Zoo & Aquarium Association |
2001: $55,000
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| Silver Spring, Maryland |
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| Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award. The 2001 Award winners were the Bermuda Aquarium and the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. |
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| Bermuda Biological Research Station |
2001: $30,000 |
| Hamilton, Bermuda |
| First year of a two-year grant for research project on marine protected areas. |
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| Biodiversity Project |
2001: $15,000 |
| Madison, Wisconsin |
| Support for work on biodiversity outreach and education, and for sprawl focus groups and other message development work.
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| Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative |
2001: $13,000 |
| Coconut Grove, Florida |
| Funding in support of the managment plan for Biscayne Bay and associated activities. |
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| Boys & Girls Clubs of Montgomery |
2001: $10,000 |
| Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Funding to support the expansion of the Outdoor Club. |
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| Center for Resource Economics/Island Press |
2001: $10,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
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| Funding to support publication and distribution of marine-related books, including From Abundance to Scarcity, Estuarine Science, and Economic Losses from Marine Pollution. |
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| Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
2001: $25,000 |
| Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Funding for outreach and education programs for District of Columbia schoolchildren. |
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| Citizens for a Better South Florida |
2001: $15,000 |
| Miami, Florida |
| Support for education and outreach programs in the Miami-Dade area. |
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| Coast Alliance |
2001: $25,000 |
| Washington, D.C. |
| Funding for support of the Florida coastal initiative. |
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| Colorado’s Ocean Journey |
2001: $15,000 |
| Denver, Colorado |
| Support the planning phase of the Ocean
Project, a multi-institution marine conservation education program. |
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