Alaska Conservation Foundation awarded 89 grants totaling $2.8 million in fiscal year 2014* to support efforts across Alaska.
Alaskans for Energy Freedom Campaign
- Alaska Center for the Environment $180,000
Anchorage, AK
Increase AEF engagement organizing capacity and expand to the Mat-Su - Alaska Center for the Environment $332,000
Anchorage, AK
Support for AEF Campaign - Alaska Center for the Environment $165,000
Anchorage, AK
Sponsoring AEF Campaign Leadership - Alaska Wilderness League $35,000
Washington, DC
Organizing on Alaska Coal - Castle Mountain Coalition $9,000
Chickaloon, AK
Organizing Local Opposition to Coal Development in the Matanuska Valley - Castle Mountain Coalition $55,000
Chickaloon, AK
Grassroots Organizing in Opposition to Coal Development in the Matanuska Valley - Center for Science in Public Participation $20,000
Bozeman, MT
Technical Support for AEF Campaign - Chuitna Citizens Coalition $5,000
Beluga, AK
Organizing to Oppose the Chuitna Mine
- Coalition for Susitna Dam Alternatives $1,000
Talkeetna, AK
General Support - Cook Inletkeeper $225,000
Homer, AK
Building Power to Stop the Proposed Chuitna Mine - Earthjustice (National Office) $30,000
San Francisco, CA
Legal Support for AEF Campaign - Native American Rights Fund $60,000
Anchorage, AK
Legal Support to the Native Village of Tyonek - Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL) $6,000
Fairbanks, AK
REDOIL Direct Action Camp - Sierra Club Foundation $60,000
San Francisco, CA
Organizing opposition to Arctic coal development - Trustees for Alaska $122,500
Anchorage, AK
Legal Support for AEF - Trustees for Alaska $245,000
Anchorage, AK
Legal and Technical support for AEF Campaign
Total Alaskans for Energy Freedom Grants $1,550,500 (16 items)
Alaska Native Fund
- Chickaloon Village Traditional Council $19,984
Chickaloon, AK
Indigenous Knowledge Policy Development Project - City of Savoonga $3,689.81
Savoonga, AK
Appreciation grant – Arctic Funders Group - Della Cheney $8,000
Juneau, AK
Xaygwaay (Weaving our World) - Andrew “Drew” Michael $2,500
Anchorage, AK
Aggravated Organizms - Igiugig Tribal Village Council $10,000
Igiugig, AK
Airport/Tourism Support Facility Hangar Lighting Upgrade - Inuit Circumpolar Council of Alaska $10,000
Anchorage, AK
Food Security Workshop Project - Kawerak, Inc. $15,000
Nome, AK
Knowledge of the Supernatural Environment in the Bering Strait Region - Kiana Traditional Council $3,650.11
Kiana, AK
Appreciation grant – Arctic Funders Group - Koahnic Broadcast Corportation $10,000
Anchorage, AK
The Arctic Series - Lucas Rowley $8,000
Anchorage, AK
Chinook - Native Village of Gambell $3,689.81
Gambell, AK
Appreciation grant – Arctic Funders Group - Native Village of Port Graham $10,000
Port Graham, AK
Port Graham Ethnobotany Web Page Project/ Traditional Knowledge & Gathering of Local Plant Lore - Nunamta Aulukestai $12,000
Dillingham, AK
Sayak: Mary Olympic’s Story - Organized Village of Kasaan $15,000
Kasaan, Ketchikan, AK
Prince of Wales Tribal Sea Otter Commission - Sealaska Heritage Foundation $15,000
Juneau, AK
Development of a Pilot Herring Restoration Plan using Local and Traditional Knowledge - Seldovia Village Tribe $10,000
Seldovia, AK
SVT Sea Otter Skin Sewing Project - Tyonek Tribal Conservation District $8,000
Anchorage, AK
Tyonek’s Outdoor Science Education Program - United Tribes of Bristol Bay $10,000
Dillingham, AK
UTBB Strategic Plan Development - Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association $10,000
Anchorage, AK
Promoting Food Security by Reducing Salmon Bycatch
Total Alaska Native Fund Grants $184,513.73 (19 items)
Bristol Bay Conservation Campaign
- Center for Science in Public Participation $75,000
Bozeman, MT
Science Support for the Bristol Bay Campaign
Total Bristol Bay Conservation Campaign Grants $75,000 (1 item)
Community Capacity Fund
- Alaska Center for the Environment $15,000
Anchorage, AK
ACE Re-branding Support - Alaska Center for the Environment $30,000
Anchorage, AK
ACE Statewide Communications, Data, Advocacy Support - Trustees for Alaska $8,000
Anchorage, AK
Legal analysis and strategic advice for 2014 session HB77 bill
Total Community Capacity Fund Grants $53,000 (3 items)
Conservation Achievement Awards Fund
- Audubon Alaska $1,000
Anchorage, AK
Recommended by Eric Myers, 2013 Murie Award Recipient - Cook Inletkeeper $500
Homer, AK
Recommended by Roberta Highland, 2013 Hunter Award Recipient - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust $500
Homer, AK
Recommended by Roberta Highland, 2013 Hunter Award Recipient
Total Conservation Achievement Awards Fund Grants $2,000 (3 items)
Leghorn Endowment Fund
- Audubon Alaska $2,200
Anchorage, AK
General Support - Discovery Southeast $1,000
Juneau, AK
General Support - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $1,000
Juneau, AK
General Support
Total Leghorn Endowment Fund Grant $4,200 (3 items)
Organizational Capacity Grants
- Alaska Center for the Environment $23,000
Anchorage, AK
Organizational Capacity Grant - Alaska Community Action on Toxics $23,000
Anchorage, AK
Organizational Capacity Grant - Alaska Conservation Voters $23,000
Anchorage, AK
Organizational Capacity Grant - Cook Inletkeeper $23,000
Homer, AK
Organizational Capacity Grant - Renewable Energy Alaska Project $23,000
Anchorage, AK
Organizational Capacity Grant - Sitka Conservation Society $23,000
Sitka, AK
Organizational Capacity Grant
Total Organizational Capacity Grants $138,000 (6 items)
Rapid Response Fund
- Alaska Center for the Environment $10,000
Anchorage, AK
Public Opposition to HB77 - Alaska Center for the Environment $10,000
Anchorage, AK
HB77 Education and Accountability Campaign - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $7,250
Juneau, AK
Juneau Road to Nowhere Project
Total Rapid Response Fund Grants $27,250 (3 items)
Restricted Grantmaking
- Alaska Marine Conservation Council $22,500
Anchorage, AK
Bering Sea Elders Group
Total Restricted Grantmaking Fund Grants $22,500 (1 item)
Studebaker Family Environmental Education Donor Advised Fund
- Alaska Center for the Environment $2,928
Anchorage, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies $2,928
Homer, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Discovery Southeast $2,928
Juneau, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Friends of Creamer’s Field $2,928
Fairbanks, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment $2,928
Copper Center, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives
Total Studebaker Family Environmental Education Donor Advised Fund Grants $14,640 (5 items)
Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program
- Alaska Center for the Environment $26,565
Anchorage, AK
Coordination of the Conservation Internship Program - Alaska Center for the Environment $5,040
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Kelsi Swenson
- Alaska Community Action on Toxics $5,040
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Laura Drotar - Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,040
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internships for Cortney Foos - Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Inc. $5,040
Homer, AK
Conservation Internship for Elizabeth Schell
- Discovery Southeast $5,040
Juneau, AK
Conservation Internship for Cori Schleich
- Kenai Watershed Forum $5,040
Soldotna, AK
Conservation Internship for Jenn Moskel - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $5,040
Fairbanks, AK
Conservation Internship for Emma Hedman - Sitka Conservation Society $5,040
Sitka, AK
Conservation Internship for Sarah Stockdale - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $5,040
Juneau, AK
Conservation Internship for Molly O’Ray - Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council $5,040
Fairbanks, AK
Conservation Internship for Willoughby Peterson
Total Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program Grants $76,965 (11 items)
Tongass Fish People & Place Campaign
- Alaska Wilderness League $10,000
Washington, DC
Support work to implement a transition from old-growth logging to sustainable management - Haa Aani’ Community Development Fund Inc. $28,644
Juneau, AK
Support for Resilient Food Systems in the Tongass - Organized Village of Kasaan $24,420
Kasaan, Ketchikan, AK
Sustainable Southeast Partnership Support - Renewable Energy Alaska Project $22,000
Anchorage, AK
Support for renewable energy projects in Southeast - Sitka Conservation Society $43,000
Sitka, AK
Tongass Transition Support - Sitka Conservation Society $72,440
Sitka, AK
Sustainable Southeast Partnership Support - Sitka Conservation Society $7,000
Sitka, AK
Fish to Schools Support - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $10,000
Juneau, AK
Transboundary Tongass Project - Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition $251,850
Haines, AK
Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund - Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition $10,725
Haines, AK
Sustainable Southeast Partnership Support - Southeast Conference $30,470
Juneau, AK
Sustainable Southeast Project Support - Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program $93,000
Juneau, AK
Support TU’s Tongass Transition Campaign
Total Tongass Fish People & Place Campaign Grants $603,549 (12 items)
Watchable Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game $11,400
Anchorage, AK
McNeil River trail work - Copper River Watershed Project $5,000
Cordova, AK
Fostering Environmental Stewardship Through Outdoor Education
Total Watchable Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Grants $16,400 (2 items)
Jeanne S. Williams Anadromous Fish Protection Endowment Fund
- Alaska Center for the Environment $2,500
Anchorage, AK
Martha Levensaler Leadership Fund - Alaska Center for the Environment $1,000
Anchorage, AK
AYEA General Support - Alaska Center for the Environment $1,500
Anchorage, AK
Martha Levensaler Leadership Fund - The Ocean Foundation $1,500
Washington, DC
Support for the Ocean Acidification Program
Total Jeanne S. Williams Anadromous Fish Protection Endowment Fund Grants $6,500 (4 items)
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*7/1/13 – 6/30/14
