| Following is a summary of grants made under the environmental programs of The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation in 2002. Those programs include (in declining order of size) Marine/Fisheries Conservation, South Florida Environment, Alabama Environment, Population & 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 |
2002: $7,500 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
| Funding for work on national forest management issues in Alabama |
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| Alabama Forest Resources Center |
2002: $15,000 |
| 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 Media Coalition |
2002: $15,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Support for media and communications training for grassroots watershed and other groups. |
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| Alabama Rivers Alliance |
2002: $30,000 |
| 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 |
2002: $7,500 |
| Decatur, Alabama |
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| Funding for its volunteer citizen water quality monitoring activities. |
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| American Oceans Campaign |
2002: $25,000
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| Washington, D.C. |
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| Support for work on federal oceans commission and related issues. |
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| American Zoo & Aquarium Association |
2002: $55,000
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| Silver Spring, Maryland |
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| Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award. The 2002 Award winners were the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. |
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| Apalachicola Bay & Riverkeeper |
2002: $20,000 |
| East Point, Florida |
| Seed funding for ABARK's work to expand its programs to protect the Apalachicola Bay & River system. |
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| Bermuda Biological Research Station |
2002: $30,000 |
| Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Second year of a two-year grant for research project on marine protected areas. |
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| Biodiversity Project |
2002: $10,000 |
| Madison, Wisconsin |
| Support for work on biodiversity outreach and education, and for sprawl focus groups and other message development work.
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| Center for Biodiversity and Conservation |
2002: $5,000 |
| New York, New York |
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| Funding in support of the curriculum development program in the Bahamas. |
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| Center for Resource Economics/Island Press |
2002: $15,000 |
| 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 |
2002: $20,000 |
| Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Funding for outreach and education programs for District of Columbia schoolchildren. |
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| Consultative Group on Biodiversity |
2002: $5,000 |
| San Francisco, California |
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| Support for efforts to promote collaboration among grantmaker interested in protecting the world's biodiversity. |
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| Coral Reef Alliance (C.O.R.A.L.) |
2002: $15,000 |
| Berkeley, California |
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| Funding for "Dive into Earth Day" programs and activities. |
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