2001 GRANTS PROGRAM
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. | |
| Alabama Forest Resources Center | 2001: $25,000 |
| Mobile, Alabama | |
| Funding to educate the public and promote the use of conservation easements to protect private lands in Alabama. | |
| Alabama Rivers Alliance | 2001: $35,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Funding for watershed protection, grassroots river group micro-grant program and River Visions project. | |
| Alabama Water Watch | 2001: $15,000 |
| Decatur, Alabama | |
| Funding for its volunteer citizen water quality monitoring activities. | |
| American Littoral Society | 2001: $15,000 |
| Key Biscayne, Florida | |
| Matching funds for Key Biscayne restoration project. | |
| American Zoo & Aquarium Association | 2001: $55,000 |
| Silver Spring, Maryland | |
| Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award. The 2001 Award winners were the Bermuda Aquarium and the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. | |
| Bermuda Biological Research Station | 2001: $30,000 |
| Hamilton, Bermuda | |
| First year of a two-year grant for research project on marine protected areas. | |
| 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. | |
| Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative | 2001: $13,000 |
| Coconut Grove, Florida | |
| Funding in support of the managment plan for Biscayne Bay and associated activities. | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Montgomery | 2001: $10,000 |
| Montgomery, Alabama | |
| Funding to support the expansion of the Outdoor Club. | |
| Center for Resource Economics/Island Press | 2001: $10,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding to support publication and distribution of marine-related books, including From Abundance to Scarcity, Estuarine Science, and Economic Losses from Marine Pollution. | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | 2001: $25,000 |
| Annapolis, Maryland | |
| Funding for outreach and education programs for District of Columbia schoolchildren. | |
| Citizens for a Better South Florida | 2001: $15,000 |
| Miami, Florida | |
| Support for education and outreach programs in the Miami-Dade area. | |
| Coast Alliance | 2001: $25,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding for support of the Florida coastal initiative. | |
| Colorado’s Ocean Journey | 2001: $15,000 |
| Denver, Colorado | |
| Support the planning phase of the Ocean Project, a multi-institution marine conservation education program. | |
| Consultative Group on Biodiversity | 2001: $7.500 |
| San Francisco, California | |
| Support for efforts to promote collaboration among grantmaker interested in protecting the world's biodiversity | |
| Coral Reef Alliance (C.O.R.A.L.) | 2001: $25,000 |
| Berkeley, California | |
| Funding to support projects related to engaging divers in support of marine resource protection and other outreach activities. | |
| Donors Forum of South Florida | 2001: $2,500 |
| Miami, Florida | |
| Funding to support collaborations and continuing professional training of south Florida grantmakers. | |
| Duke Marine Laboratory | 2001: $5,000 |
| Durham, North Carolina | |
| Support for the longline fisheries research project. | |
| Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund | 2001: $10,000 |
| Washington. D.C. | |
| Funding for education and outreach elements of the “Florida Sustainable Waters Program.” | |
| E Magazine | 2001: $7,500 |
| Westport, CT | |
| Support for a special issue on America's endangered rivers. | |
| Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) | 2001: $50,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding for outreach and education projects on immigration/population issues. | |
| Florida Keys Environmental Trust Fund | 2001: $15,000 |
| Key Largo, Florida | |
| Support for restoration work at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge. | |
| Florida Wildlife Federation | 2001: $15,000 |
| Naples, Florida | |
| Funding for the Lake Okeechobee watershed and related project work. | |
| Friends of the Earth | 2001: $25,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding for a joint project with Taxpayers for Common Sense on possible designs for fisheries allocation programs. | |
| Funders Network for Smart Growth and Sustainable Communities | 2001: $12,500 |
| Miami, Florida | 2000: $30,000 |
| Funding to support the Network’s activities and projects in south Florida. | |
| Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources | 2001: $10,000 |
| Potomac, Maryland | |
| Support for journalist education on natural resource issues in coastal zones. | |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | 2001: $20,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for voter education about conservation issues in Florida. | |
| Marine Conservation Biology Institute | 2001: $10,000 |
| Redmond, Washington | |
| Funding for building capacity in marine biology conservation, including a workshop, research and other projects. | |
| Marine Fish Conservation Network | 2001: $80,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the Network’s fisheries policy activities and its media outreach project. | |
| Martin County Environmental Studies Center | 2001: $7,500 |
| Jensen Beach, Florida | |
| Support for the “Good Nature Outreach Program” and the weekend openings for families program. | |
| Martin County Regional Land Trust | 2001: $25,000 |
| Stuart, Florida | |
| Funding to support the “Our Green Heritage” program. | |
| Mobile Bay Watch/Baykeeper | 2001: $25,000 |
| Mobile, Alabama | |
| Support for efforts to address environmental concerns in the Mobile Bay area. | |
| National Aquarium in Baltimore | 2001: $25,000 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Support seagrass restoration and other conservation projects. | |
| National Coalition for Marine Conservation | 2001: $20,000 |
| Leesburg, Virginia | |
| Support for the “Bring Back the Big Fish” campaign and related fisheries management policy issues. | |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | 2001: $25,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Core funding for fisheries program and to match funds to NOAA coral reef projects. | |
| National Geographic Education Foundation | 2001: $5,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| First year of three year grant in memory of Joe Ferguson and Ann Judge of the National Geographic Society. | |
| National Parks Conservation Association | 2001: $25,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for work on marine issues in our national parks and for work on the management plant for Biscayne National Park. | |
| National Public Radio | 2001: $20,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding for the 2001-2002 Radio Expeditions program. | |
| National Wildlife Federation | 2001: $15,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding to support the Everglades Project Office. | |
| Negative Population Growth | 2001: $15,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding to support media outreach programs. | |
| New England Aquarium | 2001: $25,000 |
| Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Support for the Conservation Action Fund in partnership with the Oak Foundation. | |
| NOVA Southeastern University | 2001: $15,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| Support for research identifying genetic markers for shark fin samples to help trace sources of sharkfins for the world market, particularly in Hong Kong. | |
| Pacific River Council | 2001: $15,000 |
| Eugene, Oregon | |
| Support for staff position working on forest issues in the state of Alabama. | |
| Planned Parenthood of Alabama | 2001: $15,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Funding for education and outreach programs, especially the Montgomery clinic. | |
| Planned Parenthood of Metro. Washington, D.C. | 2001: $10,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding to continue outreach and education program for teenagers and others. | |
| Planned Parenthood of the Palm Beach & Treasure Coast Area | 2001: $10,000 |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | |
| Funding for family planning outreach and education program. | |
| Population Communications International | 2001: $25,000 |
| New York, New York . | |
| Support for Mass Media Communications program. | |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) | 2001: $18,000 |
| Washington, DC | |
| Seed funding for the “Saving Florida’s Water” program. | |
| Reef Environmental Education Foundation (R.E.E.F.) | 2001: $25,000 |
| Key Largo, Florida | |
| Support work collecting data for Great American Fish Count and on fish surveys in the Florida Keys as well as the U.S. Caribbean. | |
| SeaWeb | 2001: $30,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the aquaculture clearinghouse, for an audio marine education curriculum, and for related marine outreach and education projects. | |
| Southern Environmental Center | 2001: $35,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Funding for the Environmental Center’s education and outreach programs (located at Birmingham Southern College) for schoolchildren and adults. | |
| South Wings | 2001: $15,000 |
| Jasper, Tennessee | |
| Support for expanding volunteer pilot flyover program in Alabama. | |
| Student Conservation Association | 2001: $20,000 |
| Charlestown, New Hampshire | |
| Support for the student intern programs at select Florida wildlife refuges and parks | |
| Sustainable Development Institute | 2001: $10,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Third-year grant to support Atlantic Coast Watch, a bimonthly newsletter on coastal issues | |
| The Nature Conservancy - Alabama | 2001: $30,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | |
| First year of three-year commitment to provide support for The Nature Conservancy's work to preserve critical habitat in Alabama. | |
| The Nature Conservancy - Florida | 2001: $25,000 |
| Key West, Florida | |
| Funding for the Sea Stewards program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and for the pilot exotics/removal, public education campaign adjacent to Matheson Hammock State Park, Miami. | |
| The Nature Conservancy of Maryland & the District of Columbia | 2001: $15,000 |
| Chevy Chase, Maryland | |
| Funding for habitat restoration and volunteer training in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. | |
| The Ocean Conservancy | 2001: $75,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Funding for the Florida marine program, work on policy issues at the South Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Council, and related issues. | |
| TechRocks | 2001: $15,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for tech assessments and related support to non-profit organizations in Alabama. | |
| Trust for Public Land-Dade County | 2001: $20,000 |
| Miami, Florida | |
| Continuing support for Miami parks project, particularly the Miami River greenways effort. | |
| Tukabatchee Boy Scouts | 2001: $15,000 |
| Montgomery, Alabama | |
| Support to improve outdoor environmental education opportunities for participants. | |
| UNC-Wilmington | 2001: $15,000 |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | |
| Support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Undersea Research project in Key Largo, Florida. | |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | 2001: $1,500 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the promotion of collaboration among Washington Area grantmakers. | |
| Waterkeepers Alliance | 2001: $5,000 |
| White Plains, New York | |
| Support for the 2001 National Keepers Conference in Pensacola, Florida. | |
| Wild Alabama | 2001: $15,000 |
| Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Support for the partnership with Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition and Alabama Environmental Council to improve management of Alabama’s national forests, particularly the Bankhead. | |
| Wilderness Society | 2001: $20,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the production of a report on "Alabama's Mountain Treasures" and related work. | |
| World Resources Institute | 2001: $20,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the development of market-based incentives for water quality improvements and related projects. | |
| Worldwatch Institute | 2001: $15,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for electronic distribution of policy papers and other information on marine and related issues. | |
| World Wildlife Fund | 2001: $75,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the fisheries conservation program, particularly international fisheries management and domestic policy issues. | |
| World Wildlife Fund | 2001: $50,000 |
| Washington, D.C. | |
| Support for the South Florida ecosystems program, particularly Everglades restoration and the Florida Keys. | |
| Yale University | 2001: $25,000 |
| New Haven, Connecticut | |
| Support for the School for Forestry and Environmental Policy's Center for Coastal Studies seminar series on marine issues. | |
| 1000 Friends of Florida | 2001: $35,000 |
| Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Support for growth management work in Palm Beach and Martin Counties and site specific handbooks on local growth management tools, particularly in zoning and related laws and regulations. | |
| 1000 Friends of Maryland | 2001: $10,000 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Support for outreach & education as well as the revitalization and preservation program. | |